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— Thanks to Principal J. Enns for allowing us to start this initiative at <br /> our school <br /> • We brought custodian staff and cafeteria staff on board <br /> — Installed a bucket for liquids, one bin for recycling, one for trash and <br /> one for composting in the school cafeteria (in that order) <br /> — They are a big help and without them we cannot achieve this big <br /> task <br /> In The Community <br /> • Community Outreach: <br /> — We set up a booth at the Chapel Hill Public Library explaining about <br /> worm composting, backyard composting and our results at school <br /> — We had booths at Walk for Education event (all of the 19 Chapel Hill <br /> and Carrboro schools participated in the walk) <br /> — We made videos about worm & backyard composting and posted it <br /> on our website. <br /> — We created an online community survey <br /> • To educate our community and raise the greater <br /> awareness <br /> — We worked with Orange County Solid Waste department at FestiFall <br /> (Art and Music festival on UNC campus) to help them sort <br /> compostables, recyclables and trash at the festival <br /> • We were interviewed by two newspapers <br /> — Chapel Hill News and the Daily Tarheel <br /> — These articles informed the community about our project and raised <br /> awareness about the need to reduce our trash <br /> — Increase interest in composting and recycling <br /> More Community Outreach <br /> Senator Foushee and (Former) Senator Kinnaird visited our school cafeteria <br /> • We presented to the CHCCS Sustainability Director, Mr. Dan Schnitzer <br /> - He agreed to help us on our Project <br /> - All district schools will compost in the cafeteria by the end of this year <br /> Holiday Composting: <br /> Our winter initiative was to encourage people to compost over the holidays <br /> • Whole Foods kindly donated compostable trash bags to us <br /> • We then redistributed them to teachers at our school <br /> - These bags can be dropped in our school compost trolleys <br /> Social Media: <br /> • We made several social media pages: <br /> - Our website: https:Hsites.google.com/site/phillipscompostingteam/ <br /> - Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Phillips-Compost- <br /> Team/451961391598434?ref=hl <br /> - Twitter: https:HTwitter.com/phiIIipscompost <br /> - Instagram: http://instagram.com/phiIIipscompostteam <br /> • We made an infomercial which will air on TV <br /> - It will air on Time Warner Cable for one month in Chapel Hill Durham region <br /> • We presented to Chapel Hill Mayor and Council Members <br /> • We presented to the Carrboro Mayor and Board of Aldermen <br />