Implementing Compost Bins at

Hamline University: A Feasibility Study

ENG 1800: Introduction to Professional Writing and Rhetoric
Joseph Yang

Outline
Introduction
Methods
Research

Results

Conclusion
Recommendations

Introduction
Examined

the feasibility of implementing compost

bins at Hamline University

Identified

garbage as a problem Hamline University

contributes to

Metrics of garbage nationwide

Metrics of garbage in Minnesota

Introduction
Compared

Macalester University to Hamline

University

Macalesters study body size in similarity to Hamline

Macalesters recycling and composting programs

Identified

challenges of composting for students

Understanding what items are least compostable

Statistically low appeal of composting

Financial

benefits of composting

Methods
Researched

articles from the Summons Database

Researched

governmental data on landfills and waste

production
Researched

colleges with composting programs

Distributed

a questionnaire to 29 Hamline students

Primary Research
Percentages of students who view that Hamline strives
to reduce waste versus viewing waste as in increasing
issue

Primary Research
Percentages of students who support and do not support
implementing compost bins

Primary Research
Percentage of students who do and do not have
challenges identifying recyclable and compost items

Conclusions
The

majority of Hamline students would utilize compost

bins
Hamline

students need to be more educated on recycling

and composting

Students

do not entirely perceive Hamline as a waste

reducing university

Recommendations
More

research on financial cost for composting

programs is recommended

More

research on specific items Hamline students

dispose of is recommended

More

research on Hamlines recycling program is

recommended