A 2017 study revealed that 78% of Orange County’s “trash” sent to the landfill was not trash at all. Almost 50% was compostable! UPC’s Earth Care Team will have green compost bags at today’s Second Sunday Lunch to collect your compostable plates, cups, napkins, utensils and food waste. At previous Second Sunday Lunches we’ve thrown these items into trash cans destined for the dumpster and landfill. At September’s lunch alone, we generated 82 pounds of trash! How much can we compost today, and how much less will we send to the landfill?
