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Trash in Green Waste490 viewsSamples of trash found in the green waste. Metal and glass objects are especially dangerous for the crew and equipment if they get into the shredder.
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Green Waste Trash Bin488 viewsTrash bin for noxious weeds in the upper composting area. All noxious weeds should be put in the green waste bins which are handled separately when they are picked up.
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Farmer's Market Green Waste487 viewsGreen waste from local farmer's markets is also composted.
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Shredding Crew - Tuesdays - 7:00 a.m.487 viewsEvery Tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m. volunteers meet in the lower composting area and shred the green waste pile which has accumulated during the past week. All garden members are welcome to participate. Visible in this photo are the green waste pile, sifting screen, shredder and concete pad on which the shredded material will be piled.
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485 views (Photo Credit: Frank Harris)
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MacKissic Shredder484 viewsThe MacKissic Shredder is kept in the shredder shed with other composting tools.
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Another successful Tomatobration!484 views (Photo Credit: Ona Rynearson 8/8/2010)
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Sifting and Sorting the Green Waste483 viewsTrash and foreign objects (plastic, metal, glass, etc.) are sorted out of the green waste material. Dirt clods are broken up and dropped below the sifting screen as dirt will jam the shredder.
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Sifted Dirt483 viewsDirt sifted from the green garden waste on Tuesday is moved from the shredding platform into the compost bay.
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Turning Schedule483 viewsThe material is turned on a regular basis. Careful notes are kept about when the material is flipped from one bay to another.
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Ready Sign483 viewsThe Ready sign indicates which of the three bays is ready for use.
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Shredding the Material481 viewsAnother view of the green waste being fed into the shredder. The shredded material is blown out below onto a concrete pad where it is formed into a pile.
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