GREEN WASTE / COMPOST

STATE OF MATERIAL STREAM

The EPA estimated that 35.3 million tons of wasted food went to landfills in 2018 (24.1% of all Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfilled). During that same year, 10.5 million tons of yard trimmings went directly to landfill (7.2% of all MSW landfilled).

EPA

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

  • Process organics for energy recovery.
  • Establish community compost sites for yard waste.
  • Direct more food waste to compost sites which adds healthy microbes to the mix.

INSPIRING PROGRESS / COMPANIES FINDING SOLUTIONS