Lunch and Learn: Composting: Campus + Community (In-Person and on Zoom)
Venue: Blacksburg Library, Blacksburg
Organizations: Sustainable Blacksburg
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
Blacksburg Library and Sustainable Blacksburg presents a Lunch and Learn with the topic "Composting: Campus + Community" available in-person and on Zoom on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.

Please join us to learn about current options and future plans for composting and diversion of organic waste on the Virginia Tech campus and in the community. Presenters will discuss the science behind composting, as well as current options and future plans for composting, and diversion of organic waste on the Virginia Tech campus and in the community.

Participants will learn about the pros and cons of true composting vs. anaerobic digestion; as well as technical, financial, and regulatory challenges to enacting community scale composting programs. Potential campus/community partnerships will also be discussed.

Presenters include:
• Prof. Greg Evanylo – VT Professor in the School of Plant & Environmental Sciences

• Blake Bensman – VT Residence Life & Dining Services Sustainability Manager

• Carol Davis – Town of Blacksburg Sustainability Manager

This is a hybrid event. If you'd like to attend the event on Zoom, please register on https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMlcOyorTMqHt20V2YHOY1MMFoudZ4Wn4DW. Otherwise, we hope to see you in-person at the library!

Note: Originally the topic was set to be "20 Trees That are Better Than a Bradford Pear".

For more information, visit: http://www.montgomery-floyd.lib.va.us/ or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blacksburg-Library/152248358735 or call 540-552-8246.