Meet Our New Intern!
Hello! My name is Beca McCarthy and I am very excited to be Kompost Kid’s 2019 Sustainability Media Intern! I am a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee pursuing my bachelor’s degree in global studies, with a focus in environmental security. I plan to continue my studies toward a master’s degree in natural resource management next year. My favorite things are kayaking, wildlife, and
#MKENoWaste: Show Us Your Mug!
Milwaukee! We want you to REFUSE first, then Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. As we gear up to the Bay View Bash (September 21, 2019), Milwaukee’s most sustainable street festival, we’re launching our #MKENoWaste Contest. Share yourself using your reusable mug, pint, fork, straw, etc. at your favorite outdoor festival, taco truck rally, concert, block party, beer garden, bike race, etc. and refuse single-use plastic. Follow the
Great Prizes, Awesome Community Support at HamBINGO!
“This is NOT your typical “church basement bingo.” – Hamburger Mary’s Hosted by some of Milwaukee’s best drag entertainers (Dear Ruthie, Karen Valentine, and Pagan Holladay) we’re the featured charity for this fantastic upcoming HamBINGO event, Thursday, April 18. BINGO starts at 8PM, show up at 7:30 to get your seat and BINGO cards. There are fun drink specials supporting Kompost Kids as well.
Seeking Sustainability Media Intern (Summer 2019)
Board member, Maddy, and her daughter sorting Bay View Bash materials in 2016. We’re looking for an organized, sustainability-minded, intern to help coordinate our efforts to make the 2019 Bay View Bash a near zero-waste event. Check out the Full Internship Description and our Bay View Bash Info Page for more details! The intern must be present the entire weekend of the Bash: September 21
Make Dirt, Not Trash: Volunteers Make It Possible
An article series by Kompost Kids and Milwaukee Area Science Advocates Welcome to the #MakeDirtNotTrash series which describes the efforts of Kompost Kids, Milwaukee Area Science advocates (MASA), and the Bay View Bash moving towards an all-volunteer, near-zero–waste street festival. Check out the previous articles: The Bay View Bash Keeps Trash Out of the Landfill and Our Roots. Volunteers make it possible for us
Make Dirt, Not Trash: Our Roots
An article series by Kompost Kids and Milwaukee Area Science Advocates Thanks for following along the #MakeDirtNotTrash series which describes the efforts of Kompost Kids, Milwaukee Area Science advocates (MASA), and the Bay View Bash moving towards an all-volunteer near-zero waste street festival. Check out the first article in the series here. The commitment to making the Bash near-zero waste has been challenging. Below we
Make Dirt Not Trash: The Bay View Bash Keeps Trash Out of the Landfill
An article series by Kompost Kids and Milwaukee Area Science Advocates. It’s time again to talk trash in Bay View. The city is hosting its annual Bay View Bash on September 15, between Potter and Clement on Kinnickinnic Avenue, and this year is revving up to be the biggest yet. The entirely volunteer-led festival is focused on becoming a sustainable, zero-waste event with all
Free Compost!
Our site at Auer and Gordon in Riverwest, lovingly renovated a few years ago, now cycles toward the public entrance to the nature preserve and offers a self-serve model of compost screening. Compost is there for the taking, and the public is welcome to visit our site to learn about how to produce first-rate local compost with rudimentary tools and materials. Our system is
This weekend – #ThisWillBeDirt
HUGE NEWS!! Our Good Friends at Company Brewing are supporting us in a big way. Bring or show this flyer anytime in May and let them know you’re with us. They’ll donate 10% of those sales to us 🙂 #ThisWillBeDirt Opening Night Reception Friday, May 4 from 7-11PM Artists collaborate to benefit Kompost Kids in a show at the Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts. Renée luna
Turning Scraps into Plants
Kompost Kids Inc is an all-volunteer organization. Some of our most favorite volunteers are the plants that spontaneously grow or regrow in our compost piles. We frequently see potatoes and especially onions sprout new roots and new leaves in our contribution bins. Squash flourish in the finished compost piles. Plants thrive around us, and so we thought it would be fun to try to grow