Name: Audrey Martin

Social Justice Group: Microplastics (B)

Date of Fieldwork: January 9, 2025

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork:

On January 10th my group and I visited Washington Square Park to see how many people knew about composting. We talked to 16 people: 10 knew about composting and 6 did not. Those who knew about composting shared some cool facts. One person compared it to growing herbs, while another mentioned that Boston has a great composting system. We also learned that Seattle has a good composting system, and some cities even turn waste into bio.

However, some people said that their city makes it hard to compost because of a lack of support and infrastructure. Overall, this experience showed us that while some places are doing well with composting, there’s still a lot of work to be done to make it easier for everyone. This highlights the need for better systems and more awareness to support composting efforts and make it accessible to all.