Interactive Map and Database to Promote Compost Accessibility in Baltimore
Team: Bmore Composting
Project Description:
In Baltimore, our municipal waste is fed to an incinerator that contributes to serious health complications for nearby residents. Because the average municipally collected trash bag has over 50% compostable materials, collecting food scraps is a powerful method to promote public and environmental health.
Our team created a website with an interactive map to promote options for diverting food scraps from being incinerated. The website includes information about how to compost and why it is important. Since many people in Baltimore do not compost due to a lack of space and odor and pest concerns, we created an interactive map that residents can use to find the closest food scrap drop off sites and information about what is accepted. Community sites can register to be a drop off site on the map by filling out a form.
Check out our website here: https://sites.google.com/view/b-more-food-scraps/home
Project Photo:
We used Google Maps to create an interactive map that displays food scrap drop off sites. Users can find more information about each site by clicking on the icon.
Student Team Members
- Carlos Tenreiro-Braschi
- Mia Grahn
- Clara Kochendoerfer
- Emily Sperring
- Kristen Corlay