FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING & ORGANIC RECYCLING PROGRAM

For years, we have been taught to recycle paper, plastics, bottles, and cans.  Now many restaurants, supermarkets, and food manufacturing plants in Massachusetts are increasing what they recycle by composting organic materials such as meat, seafood, fruits, vegetables, dairy products, eggshells, grains, bread, coffee filters, and other food waste.

MassDEP regulations now ban disposal of food and other organic wastes from businesses and institutions that dispose of more than one ton of these materials per week.

E.O.M.S. Recycling will ensure your business remains compliant and forward thinking when it comes to your food waste.

KEEP FOOD WASTE OUT OF LANDFILLS

Instead of throwing out your food waste, spoiled foods, and leftover meats, vegetables, doughnuts, bread, etc., we will design a custom organic recycling program to take this food waste and reuse it in an eco-friendly and environmentally beneficial way.  Composting creates nutrient-rich soil that helps protect the atmosphere.
 
The more food waste we recycle, the less is dumped into valuable landfill space. Large amounts of organic material in landfills produces methane, a greenhouse gas with a stronger warming effect than carbon dioxide. Together we can do our part to reduce methane emissions by improving your businesses food waste management and organic recycling efforts.
 
Processed food waste compost produces organic fertilizers that are the “green alternative” to chemical fertilizers. When composted, organic materials are used to nourish soil for other vegetables & grains to grow, or used as feed for livestock, the cycle of life is continued.

FOOD WASTE RECYCLING REDUCES WASTE REMOVAL COSTS

In addition to helping the environment by recycling food waste, Massachusetts restaurants, supermarkets, food manufacturing plants, grocery stores, and caterers will also save money and reduce their food waste management & removal costs through organic recycling.
 
Most restaurants and food vendors have trash compactors which they also dump food waste in. Food waste is very heavy, so by diverting the food waste to an organic composting program, there is a large cost savings as the disposal costs for trash are far higher than food waste. Massachusetts food businesses will also further save money by downsizing to a smaller trash compactor or dumpster with a proper food waste management plan in place. 

OTHER BENEFITS OF ORGANICS & FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING

Developing a reputation in the community as an environmentally conscious establishment that recycles. Many restaurant customers are looking to dine at “eco-friendly restaurants.” Many restaurants buy local, but could go to the next level by composting their food waste instead of putting it into the regular waste stream.

Advertise & market your company as a green business.  Restaurants, grocery stores, and food marts that participate in food waste composting and organic recycling programs can showcase this involvement in their marketing strategies.

Lowering regular trash disposal costs. Trash disposal costs are higher than food waste disposal costs. By keeping heavy food waste out of regular trash containers, restaurants and food businesses save money by diverting their food waste to separate dumpsters and right-sizing their trash containers or compactors.

CUSTOM ORGANIC RECYCLING PLANS AVAILABLE

We can help provide a food recycling plan for your Massachusetts business to recycle organics and help realize an overall savings on your food waste removal costs while continuing to save valuable space at our landfills. All of our food recycling programs are designed to fit the individual needs of each unique business.
 
Call E.O.M.S. Recycling, Inc., today at 508-587-9686, or email us with any questions you may have about our food waste composting & organic recycling programs.