Certified Compost Operations Manager™: Spotlight Greg Mankowski
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Greg Mankowski is the Compost Manager at Urban Roots. For the last three and a half years, he has grown the community scale composting program to more than 300 subscribers. The work that is most meaningful to him is developing his composting skills and sharing knowledge with his community. His primary goal is to see no food sent to the landfill by creating awareness for and frameworks to make composting available everywhere. Greg loves teaching others about compost through workshops and other learning opportunities. A few of his other passions include skateboarding, hiking around Lake Michigan’s shore, and attending live music (COVID permitting). He currently lives in Grand Rapids, Mich., with his fiancée.
"I pursued getting my CCOM because I felt it was the next step in my composting journey. My primary goal is to cultivate composting awareness among individuals and businesses. I’ll use my certification, knowledge and passion to inspire and educate others to compost."
