The Environment Council of Rhode Island is a coalition of more than 60 Rhode Island organizations that advocate for policies to protect and enhance the environment. Our policy priorities would address some of Rhode Island’s most pressing environmental issues.
Our purpose is to empower local communities to manage their organic materials and reduce waste for their benefit, and for the benefit of the environment and the local economy.
The Westerly Land Trust will expand their Living Laboratories program to involve students from Westerly and surrounding towns in outdoor experiential learning on a variety of preserves, including the Barlow Nature Preserve which features multiple farms.
The tools gained through the fund will allow students to engage in research projects incorporated into their environmental education lessons as they explore these farms, compost operations, and conserved land.
The San Miguel School in Providence was awarded a Loraine Tisdale grant in order for them to improve their own composting process at the school.
Students and teachers at the Henry Barnard School, working with the Rhode Island College Environmental Club, will create an educational video about composting that will teach other students at HBS how to properly separate out food scrap for composting. In addition, the video will be shared with other schools around the state.
The Agenda for the 2016 Rhode Island Compost Conference and Trade Show to be held March 10, 2016.
Anaerobic Digestion and Orbit Energy’s Efforts to Build a Digester in Johnston, RI
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on March 16, 2015 during the RI Compost Conference & Trade Show at Kingston, Rhode Island.
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at the Rhode Island Compost Conference & Trade Show on March 16, 2015.
The program for the 2015 Compost Conference & Trade Show to be held on March 16, 2015 at URI's Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences, Kingston, Rhode Island.
Agenda for 2015 Compost Conference & Trade Show taking place on Monday, March 16, 2015.
