Taylor McManus is a student at Cal Poly Humboldt, where she studies Environmental Resource Engineering. In her spare time, Taylor is interested in farming and works on a local organic farm. Her agricultural interests have led to travelling and working on farms in Washington, Oregon and California. Taylor is particularly proud of the composting system she developed at Our Ground Up, a dairy located outside of Sacramento, CA. As a student, Taylor is eager to learn about waste management and would love to explore engineering systems that reduce landfill use. The concept of zero waste is particularly interesting to Taylor, who would love to be able to make near zero waste a more accessible goal.