Set up a shared compost system for a building on the 5200 Wilshire block (2026-07-17)

Food scraps from this block's apartments ride the truck to a landfill and become methane, while every planter on the block wants the finished compost. One properly-set-up shared bin closes that loop (and California's SB 1383 already requires the diversion). Standard: Michelin Green Star criteria — sustainable sourcing, waste elimination, and ethical practice in food service. Proof: before/after site photos + signage photo + first-batch log + GPS Method (Michelin Green Star criteria — sustainable sourcing, waste elimination, and ethical practice in food service.): 1. Site the bin with the building's manager/residents: shaded, drained, away from doors and vents; photograph the site before. 2. Assemble a rodent-resistant three-stage or tumbler system and post simple what-goes-in signage. 3. Charge the first batch: layered greens/browns, moisture-checked. 4. Walk two residents through the routine (add, cover, turn) so the system survives you leaving. 5. Photograph the finished setup + signage and log the first-batch contents. Done when: before/after site photos + signage photo + first-batch log + GPS

Where

5200 block of Wilshire Blvd (public right-of-way + typical residential conditions), Los Angeles, CA 90036

Pay

$80 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash. You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

before/after site photos + signage photo + first-batch log + GPS

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-07-25

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 90–180 minutes. Method of record: Michelin Green Star assessment — score the kitchen's sustainability practice against observed evidence, not stated intent

Bring

• clipboard or app with the criteria
• camera
• scale
• probe thermometer
• notebook

Steps

1. Photograph the site BEFORE with GPS on and a legible timestamp; confirm you are inside the posting radius.
2. 2. Walk the operation: sourcing, storage, prep, service, and waste.
3. 3. For each criterion, record what was OBSERVED, with a photo or a number.
4. 4. Ask for documentation on sourcing claims and record what was actually produced.
5. 5. Weigh one service period's waste streams rather than accepting an estimate.
6. 6. Record gaps as gaps; an intention is not a practice.
7. 7. Produce the score with each criterion's evidence attached.
8. Photograph AFTER from the same position as the before shot.

If it does not match the plan

• A sourcing claim has no document behind it -> record it as unevidenced, do not score it.
• Waste figures are supplied rather than weighed -> weigh, or mark the figure as unverified.
• Observation contradicts the stated practice -> the observation is the finding.
• Food-safety violation observed -> report it immediately; it outranks the assessment.

What counts as done

• Every scored criterion carrying an observation, photo, or number
• Sourcing claims either documented or marked unevidenced
• At least one service period's waste weighed, not estimated
• Gaps recorded explicitly
• Before and after photos from the same position, GPS inside the posting radius, timestamps legible

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.