Carl Grimm Oregon Metro Portland, Or.

1. Carl Grimm | July 17, 2018
Strategic home composting

2. Why we care about composting
Eliminate waste
Reverse global warming
Grow urban ecosystems
Connect youth with nature
Think strategic
Proactive on rodents
Budgets and bandwidth
Racial equity, diversity and inclusion
Strategic home composting

3. Waste and impacts
happen all along
material life cycle
Preventing and
managing waste well
at its source is
usually best
Metro home and
curbside compost
programs make most
of gardening fervor
Eliminate waste
City of Portland, OR

4. Aerobic composting
sequesters carbon while
preventing methane
Drawdown.org ranks food
composting #60 out of 100
solutions to reverse global
warming
Home composting can also
help reduce emissions from
hauling and processing
Reverse global warming

5. Local food
Wildlife habitat
Ecosystem services
Grow an urban ecosystem

6. Standards-based
school programs
Cycles, food webs,
interdependence,
helping your
community,
empathy
Connect youth with nature

8. Plan for great success, and
great responsibility
Collaborate with your local
vector control agency early
Specify rodent resistant bins
(lid, floor and no holes wider than ¼ inch)
Educate up front about
rodents
Think strategic: Rats aren’t fun
Michael Atonishak

9. Community based social
marketing best but not
easy see www.toolsofchange.com
Train the trainer
programs require care
and feeding
Effective demo gardens
don’t maintain
themselves
Budgets and bandwidth key

10. Extension Services, Community
nonprofits, Schools, Parks, Zoos,
Local television and news media
Make most of partnerships
Garfield Park Conservatory & Illinois Extension Service
Eden Place Nature Center
Trash4Peace

12. Oregon Zoo Wildlife Garden

13. Metro’s Strategic Plan to
Advance Racial Equity, Diversity
and Inclusion
Meaningfully engage
communities of color
Create welcoming spaces and
programs
Advance equity in procurement,
contracts and staffing
Diversity, equity and inclusion
See Oregonmetro.gov/equity

14. Carl Grimm
Senior solid waste planner
carl.grimm@oregonmetro.gov
503-797-1676