Organic Materials Management

Food Recycling

Food waste is best managed through prevention--just don't waste food! Shop smart, order appropriately, eat sensibly, clean your plate. Realistically though, there will always be preparation trimmings, plate scrapings, and leftovers, whether you operate a family kitchen or a fine restaurant. At home, much of this material can be turned into valuable soil amendments through the simple technique of composting or feeding a worm box. At the commercial scale, there are increasingly available opportunities to divert food scraps from disposal to large scale composting or vermicomposting.

• Food Waste Management. Information on how to recycle valuable food discards and keep them from going to landfills.
• Business Waste Reduction Fact Sheets. Industry specific factsheets with tips to reducing waste and saving money.
• Thumbnail Case Studies.
• Backyard Composting. Backyard composting yields a rich soil amendment which can be used in gardens and landscaping, saving homeowners money usually spent on soil conditioners and fertilizers.
• Worm Composting. Redworms eat food scraps, converting this organic matter to nutrient-rich food for plants.