Treasure, not Trash: Composting & Food Recovery | Denise Polk, Ph.D. | TEDxWestChester

Referencing the sustainable initiatives currently in progress, Denise will discuss how and why composting and food recovery makes all the difference in local communities and society as a whole. Denise Polk has a long-standing belief in sustainable living. She has earned funding from the Environmental Protection Agency for West Chester University to collaborate with the Borough of West Chester to conduct two food scraps pilot programs. To date, the programs have diverted over 400 tons of food scraps from going into the landfill, instead, turning it into compost, a valuable soil amendment. She is a member of the West Chester Borough Council, representing Ward 7 and serves on West Chester University’s Sustainability Advisory Council. She is a professor and Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at West Chester University with a Ph.D. from Kent State University. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx