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Compost+Company
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mashcode/Compostandco
- Owner: mashcode
- License: gpl-2.0
- Created: 2015-02-18T03:26:55.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: gh-pages
- Last Pushed: 2017-06-07T03:39:52.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-02T12:22:48.261Z (3 months ago)
- Language: ApacheConf
- Homepage: http://compostandco.marcshifflett.com/
- Size: 536 KB
- Stars: 3
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 1
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
Compost + Company
=========
###inedible food scrap curation in a very big city [map](http://compostandco.marcshifflett.com)
Curate and map neighborhood food waste diversion data soliciting crowd-sourced metadata
Look at the center of any strange idea, you'll always find someone with a great question.
[Comment on Kickstarter =>](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/968545879/107477158?token=d5142f89)
## Question, questions
* Can we visualize food waste to compost participation over time? Is there even data to measure this? If not, can it be inferred by other means?
* How does metadata inform participation?
## Inputs
* Metadata
* Data
* Tests
* Surveys and polls
## Rules of CompostandCompany
* Rule 1 keep it close to home
* Rule 2 keep it close to home
* Rule 3 relationships = trust
* Rule 4 {measure ~ data ~ truth}
* Rule 5 No truth? then Rule 4
## Some Assumptions
* My planet will have soil, air and water free of man-made chemical pollutants.
* Reduce ~ Reuse ~ Recycle loop bad. Waste ~ Decay loop good.
* Planned obsolescence must die!
* Global climate changes profound impact on water resources is the visible threat that crosses all geographic zones.
* Cities are food scrap machines. Doh.
* Using economies of scale can facilitate a consistent & reliable product.
* Adding composted organic matter innoculates, improves water retention and provides plant nutrients.
* Soils rich in beneficial organisms become carbon sponges.
* Compost is a natural "nearly free" resource unlike water.
## Possible Outcomes
* Creative ideation
* Field data collection
* Event / Media campaigns
* Metadata, datasets & APIs
* Explore sensors
* GCFS (General Compost Standard)
* Maps, maps, maps
* Viz, viz, visu-a-li-zation
* Discourse/Slack chat
* Fun
Rewards
* Fun
* Stickers
* Hemp bags4Bikes
* Some really special secret stuff
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## Resources
**Books**
_Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the way we make things,_ 2002. Michael Braungart and William McDonough.
"WITH AND OF AND BY AND FOR" by Greg Bloom https://civicquarterly.com/article/with-and-of-and-by-and-for/
**Opendata**
* https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Environment/Food-Scrap-Drop-Off-Sites/rmmq-46n5
* https://data.cityofnewyork.us/City-Government/DSNY-Monthly-Tonnage-Data/ebb7-mvp5
**Web Scraping & Mapping tools**
* [Kimono Labs] (https://www.kimonolabs.com/)
* [Tabula PDF](https://tabula.technology/)
* [ScraperWiki] (https://scraperwiki.com/docs/developer/)
* [QGIS Community](http://www2.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/index.html)
* [Cartodb](https://cartodb.com)
csv2geojson urban_ag_sites_geocoded.csv > urban_ag_sites_geocoded.geojson
csv2geojson urban_ag_sites_geoclient.csv > urban_ag_sites_geoclient.geojson
**Reports**
* [CBC (Citizens Budget Commission) audit] (http://www.cbcny.org/sites/default/files/REPORT_GarbageFacts_05222014.pdf)
* [NYC Composting Project] (http://www1.nyc.gov/site/dsny/resources/initiatives/nyc-compost-project.page)
- [DSNY Community Composting Report](http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/dsny/downloads/pdf/studies-and-reports/2014-community-composting-report-LL77.pdf)