Did you know that food waste is one of the leading causes of climate change? More than a quarter of U.S. garbage is composed of organic material that could be composted, but instead is either burned in incinerators or buried in landfills which generate greenhouse gasses such as methane. Methane gas is much more potent than carbon dioxide, trapping 80 times as much heat over a 20-year period. BUT! By composting we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, sequester carbon in our soil, and grow MORE nutritious produce with that recycled food waste.
With the thanks of local individuals and community partners, each year we divert over 30,000 pounds of compostable material from landfills.
