Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Progress as of 8/31/11


We've brainstormed some of the key problems, and some possible solutions to them.These problems are;
  1. We don't want to touch the fecal matter while mixing it
  2. It has to be easily watered
  3. It has to hold our school's and the community's compostable waste.
  4. It has to be able to be emptied
  5. We have to have a use for the compost when it is done.
Some solutions we've brainstormed are;
  1. a) Use gloves and b) have a crank-based manual powered turning system
  2. Have a misting system in the compost bin
  3. Will need a big volume
  4. Conveyor belt system
  5. a) donate to Grow House and b) donate to sunflower field
We've also planned out our timeline:



Sunday, August 21, 2011

Welcome to the BioScience Compost Blog!

Our engineering group has be assigned the task of making a compost bin that is easily mix, easily watered, and has a large volume. This blog will track our progress toward our end goal.