TOPIC: Urban food waste
Feed people. Feed animals. Feed the soil.
Unused or discarded food is a resource, not garbage. Depending on its quality, food and food by-products can be diverted to food pantries, soup kitchens, and livestock pens. When nothing edible remains, the scraps and culls can be composted and returned to the soil to nourish and support the next generation of plants. That’s true sustainability, the recycling system designed by nature to keep the Earth in balance. Recycle urban food waste — don’t burn or bury.
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McGill trucks and processes by the ton. Here’s what you need to know to get a quote.
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Estimating volumes for composting
Before developing budgets and getting quotes, you need to know generation rates.
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Consider these alternatives if your community doesn’t offer curbside collection.
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Urban food waste mandates are only the halfway mark
Compost use gets organics recycling to the finish line.
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It’s time to pursue disposal alternatives that make environmental and economic sense.
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Compostable and biodegradable plastics – are they the same?
Look for certifications to make sure your degradable plastics are okay for commercial composting.
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Time to think outside the trash can
Could bypassing the big haulers in favor of a local-centric system improve food waste collection and the recovery of other recyclables?
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Is composting food waste wasting food?
Composting food waste is a good thing. But does composting justify wasting food?
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Can I compost cooking oil and grease?
Before thinking about composting fats, oils, and grease from the home kitchen, consider these reduction and reuse strategies.
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No curbside services in your town? No worries. There are always more options.
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We measure food waste recycling by the ton
Food processors and municipalities with SSO can find cost-effective composting solutions with McGill.
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A compostable label doesn’t guarantee the product or packaging will be composted.