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Testing a small-scale rapid aerated composting system for urban environments

By Ethan Bodnaruk
Backed by SUNNY ASLAM, Ethan Bodnaruk, Robert Coville, Bruce Yoder, Brian Brenhaug, Kristin S Ames, Jess Aslam, Revjennifer Hamlin Navias, Micha Gorelick, Susan Rainey, and 54 other backers
Atlantic Testing Laboratories
Syracuse, New York
EngineeringEarth Science
DOI: 10.18258/8423
Grant: Cities & TransportationGrant: Cities & Transportation
$2,883
Raised of $2,450 Goal
117%
Funded on 1/12/17
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  • Ethan Bodnaruk
    Ethan BodnarukResearcher
    Updated lab note just published giving an update. Sometimes life gets in the way of science! After selling the Syracuse house and moving to Ithaca, I'm looking forward to making progress on this project in 2020. Thanks everyone for your patience - I feel bad how long this has dragged on. See the lab notes for more details!
    Dec 30, 2019
  • Hank Siwinski
    Hank SiwinskiBacker
    May the rotting begin !
    Jan 03, 2017
  • Starke Donnally
    Starke DonnallyBacker
    I'm on Clarke Street and recycle all my vegetative wastes. Now, you can assist with the animal, hopefully. Cheers, Starke Donnally
    Jan 03, 2017
  • Diane Williamson
    Diane WilliamsonBacker
    Good Luck, Ethan!
    Jan 03, 2017
  • Ethan Bodnaruk
    Ethan BodnarukResearcher
    Thanks Diane! It's really coming along! Plus the grant funds will be distributed. Looks like there might be funds to expand the project! Everyone's being super supportive.
    Jan 03, 2017
  • Robert Coville
    Robert CovilleBacker
    As Ethan noted, composting connects us with the nutrient cycles that keep nature running. I have long appreciated Ethan's steadfast scientific skepticism and I am happy to see him proactively engage this research passion. This is important research for decentralized and adaptable urban solutions to waste management and its relations to soil health and food systems, and Ethan is the right person to do the research.
    Dec 16, 2016
  • Ethan Bodnaruk
    Ethan BodnarukResearcher
    Thanks so much for the support and encouragement!
    Dec 18, 2016