FOTD: Grapes of Food Scraps
I recently heard about the innovative “Food Scrap Compost Program” that is run by NorCal Waste Systems. This program is COOL! The collect food scraps from restaurants and compost the waste rather than piling it into a land fill! Not only does it help keep land fill space free, but the compost is extremely rich and nutrient dense to the diversity of ingredients that go into making it!
Every day over 300 TONS of food waste are harvested from residents and over 2,300 businesses in San Francisco and Oakland. Some of the businesses are restaurants, delis, hotels, coffee shops, markets, and bakeries. In 2002 NorCal Waste Systems began marketing its “Four Course” compost program to vineyards and now over 30 have signed up! Apparently the grapes love the lush compost.
Sources:
- BioCycle Magazine, Vineyards Make Switch to “Four Course” Compost, 02/2005
- Kilduff, Paul, The Grapes of Trash, Waste Age Magazine on Waste Cap Wisconsin, 03/2006
