SGS+Team+1+-+Composters

Link to the the other half of our team, the growers group Here's the Problem Statement we came up with for our project:

Construct and maintain a system to recycle household food waste without offensive odors or pest infestations. This system should be easy to use and maintain.

Here are some observations we made over the past few weeks as we monitored our composter:


 * Date || Mass of Material Added || Description of material added || Total mass of composter || smell || Photo ||
 * 5/25 || 567 grams || coffee grinds, carrot peels, egg shells || 1,678g || rotting smell || [[image:http://www.sciencegold.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Photo-on-2011-12-02-at-10.541.jpg width="99" height="130"]] ||
 * 6/5 || 678 g || apple cores, squash peels || 1,987g || very rancid smell || [[image:http://www.sciencegold.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Photo-on-2011-12-16-at-10.54.jpg width="95" height="125"]] ||
 * 6/11 || 45 g || orange peels, moldy cantaloupe pieces || 2,003g || yikes! Overpowering rancid mildew smell || [[image:http://www.sciencegold.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Photo-on-2011-12-15-at-11.121.jpg width="92" height="71"]] ||
 * 6/25 || 478 g || leaves, egg shells, moldy orange || 2,134g || smell has improved, still somewhat rancid || [[image:http://www.sciencegold.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Photo-on-2011-11-28-at-11.12.jpg width="97" height="73"]] ||