Business Composting Program Information
Business owners, did you know that you can reduce waste, help your local
environment, and maybe even save some money all by simply diverting
food scraps from your kitchen, store coolers, and customer plates? The
CVSWMD Business Organics Program provides you with everything you need
to get started, from on-site training by our staff to free hauling
for the first month and more.
An estimated 4,300 tons (8.5 million pounds!) of food scraps have been diverted to local composting facilities through our Business & School Organics Programs! (through December 2010) Any businesses located in the central Vermont region are welcome to participate. Join us in getting food scraps out of the waste stream! |
Food Scrap Diversion
Organic materials, such as food scraps and yard waste, comprise 20%- 40% of the waste Vermonters send to the landfill; up to 50%-60% of restaurant waste is food scraps. Not only do these organic materials take up a lot of landfill space, they produce greenhouse gases as they decay. Read more good reasons to divert food scraps form the landfill on our Environmental Fact Sheet.
Many participating businesses find that their waste management costs drop when they keep food scraps out of their trash cans and dumpsters and divert them to the organics pickup instead. Once you remove the smelly and heavy food scraps from your business’ waste stream, you won’t need your trash picked up as often. Read the Economic Fact Sheet for more.
Contact the Program Manager at 802.229.9383 ext.106
How the Program Works
CVSWMD picks up food scraps from participating businesses on its hauling route and diverts them to several composting facilities in the region. The food scraps are recycled into a valuable soil amendment through composting, producing a product that helps build healthy soil for growing more food.
We offer all businesses the following:
Organic materials, such as food scraps and yard waste, comprise 20%- 40% of the waste Vermonters send to the landfill; up to 50%-60% of restaurant waste is food scraps. Not only do these organic materials take up a lot of landfill space, they produce greenhouse gases as they decay. Read more good reasons to divert food scraps form the landfill on our Environmental Fact Sheet.
Many participating businesses find that their waste management costs drop when they keep food scraps out of their trash cans and dumpsters and divert them to the organics pickup instead. Once you remove the smelly and heavy food scraps from your business’ waste stream, you won’t need your trash picked up as often. Read the Economic Fact Sheet for more.
Contact the Program Manager at 802.229.9383 ext.106
How the Program Works
CVSWMD picks up food scraps from participating businesses on its hauling route and diverts them to several composting facilities in the region. The food scraps are recycled into a valuable soil amendment through composting, producing a product that helps build healthy soil for growing more food.
We offer all businesses the following:
- Free employee composting program training
- Free instructional signs for your work spaces
- Free hauling of food scraps for the first month
- 100% subsidized tipping fees for the first month
- Free 48-gallon totes for food scraps
- Evaluation of your current waste removal system
- Recognition of your businesses' efforts in our outreach materials
Why divert Food Scraps?
