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Waste is an essential resource. It can help to create food and energy, and in this case help bring communities together. Scottsdale, Arizona, regarded as an upscale tourist and shopping destination, has a higher cost of living than most cities in Arizona – therefore having an elevated amount of waste. The majority of this waste is disposed of in a local landfill 20 miles from downtown Scottsdale; costing the city of Scottsdale millions in transportation and disposal costs. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, located next to Scottsdale, is an agricultural community. Its farms provide vegetables, fruits, and grains for export to communities outside of Arizona. In order to produce these crops, farmers must apply copious amounts of expensive fertilizer, only available from outside the state. This expense cuts the farmers proft margins by 70%. Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, apart from its problem with rising costs of fertilizers, has one of the highest diabetes rates in the United States. A reconsideration of the waste stream for Pima-Maricopa Indian community and Scottsdale can catalyze relationships between the communities. Scottsdale’s solid and liquid waste can be an agent for producing compost and locally used bioenergy. Tis provides fertilizer and fuel for the Pima -Maricopa agricultural community. Scottsdale’s waste can be locally composted, replacing the expensive fertilizers presently used. Nutrient-rich foods increase farmer’s proft margins and beneft local communities. The food is inexpensive, locally-grown, organic food that can help reduce the high diabetes rate. Local composting will cut down on transportation and dumping costs for Scottsdale. This project reveals the potentials for this waste recycling system and demonstrates through modeling how this system would be placed and operate within the community.
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