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* Provide a location for the University City community to sustainably dispose of its food scraps and other organic waste
Generate high quality organic compost to be used in University City gardens; | * Provide a location for the University City community to sustainably dispose of its food scraps and other organic waste
Generate high quality organic compost to be used in University City gardens; | ||
* The Dirt factory features the high capacity Earth Tub Compost System that will
produce compost year round from neighborhood organic waste. The Dirt Factory is also a community education center, featuring residential scale composting facilities, where community members can learn more about composting at home, and gardening using compost. | * The Dirt factory features the high capacity Earth Tub Compost System that will
produce compost year round from neighborhood organic waste. The Dirt Factory is also a community education center, featuring residential scale composting facilities, where community members can learn more about composting at home, and gardening using compost. | ||
<br>''Note:'' This facility is "closed for now" as of May 24, 2018. | |||
==In The News== | |||
*[http://www.westphillylocal.com/2018/05/24/the-dirt-factory-closes-its-4308-market-st-location-looking-for-new-space/ The Dirt Factory closed for now, looking for new space], West Philly Local, May 24, 2018. | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[[University City District (UCD)]] | |||
[[Category:Does-Composting]] | [[Category:Does-Composting]] | ||
[[Category:Where-University_City]][[Category:Teaches-Gardening]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 29 May 2018
. http://www.universitycity.org/dirt-factory
The Dirt Factory, located at 4308 Market Street, is a community composting facility for University City.
The mission of the Dirt Factory is to:
- Keep fallen leaves out of the waste stream, and in University City;
- Provide a location for the University City community to sustainably dispose of its food scraps and other organic waste Generate high quality organic compost to be used in University City gardens;
- The Dirt factory features the high capacity Earth Tub Compost System that will produce compost year round from neighborhood organic waste. The Dirt Factory is also a community education center, featuring residential scale composting facilities, where community members can learn more about composting at home, and gardening using compost.
Note: This facility is "closed for now" as of May 24, 2018.
In The News
- The Dirt Factory closed for now, looking for new space, West Philly Local, May 24, 2018.