What is a Compost Program?
This is a system that allows people within in a building or community to collect their organic waste for industrial composting. A good program will be a seamless addition to an already familiar waste disposal process. It will include simple instructions for people to follow and tools to make collection clean and easy.
Compost Programs for Any Situation
MultiRes
School
Office
Curbside
Food Service
Waste Haulers
Grocery Stores
Many Others
How to Create a Successful Compost Program
Decades of experience and experimentation have taught us how to solve the biggest problems with compost collection:
How do I arrange collection?
Check with your current waste hauler to see if they are able to pick up organic waste. If they offer that service, add it to your schedule. If they don’t, find a hauler in your area that does and arrange service with them.
Will this make my waste room smelly and gross?
Separating organic waste properly will actually keep your waste room cleaner. You will need to have green bins available for the waste hauler to pick up. With an effective program, you can expect your your new green bins to reduce the amount of waste in your trash bins by between 25-40%. You should take this into account when ordering green bins for shared waste rooms. You should also strongly consider purchasing compostable bags to line your organics carts. This will keep the carts cleaner, greatly reduce waste room smells and mess, and will extend the useful life of your bins. EcoSafe offers compostable bags/liners to fit every commonly used bin and cart on the market. Use our bag size calculator to see get the right bag for your specific bin.
What a compost program look like for me?
Make collection simple. If you want people to use the new organics program, and not mix up the streams, it needs to be as simple as possible. To do this, fit your organics collection process into what people are already doing for waste and recycling. In a multi-residential building, this might mean providing bins and bags to the residents. In an office, this could mean clear signage at each floor’s waste station. In a food service business, this could mean providing compostable gloves as well as a 5 gallon bucket with a liner at every food prep station.
Will people participate in a compost program?
Forming new habits and educating people goes beyond just signage. EcoSafe has developed multiple resources to inform people on what is changing, why it’s changing, and how they can fit the changes into their normal routines. We are happy to share these resources and provide infromation on how to share them. If you are interested, contact us today.
How much upkeep will this take going forward?
Once the effort has been put in to make a program successful, you will want to protect it from deteriorating over time. Put processes in place to make sure the program is being communicated and monitored going forward. Also, create a system to reorder materials and quickly measure the effectiveness of your program. This will keep your program on track and will allow you to share the fantastic results you’re generating. We have tools and process to help you with this.
DIY Compost Program vs. EcoSafe
If you want to create your own compost program, it is certainly possible – we’ve outlined the steps above. The difficult part isn’t making organics collection possible, it’s encouraging participation and reducing contamination.
With EcoSafe, you know that all of the products you’ll be using are designed purposefully, and certified completely by both BPI and CMA. On top of that, we can also provide you with the best compost program resources on the market. We have guides, signs, and educational resources that we are happy to share with our customers.
Say Goodbye to Compost Smell
A bin full of food scraps won’t smell bad unless they are already decomposing. The reason compost bins get a bad rap is because food scraps smear on the bin, and will stay there even after being emptied. Those smears decompose over weeks and produce the foul smell we’ve all experienced.
To avoid this messy, smelly problem, we recommend using a bag to line each of your green bins. When food waste never touches the bin, everything stays clean and odor free. EcoSafe offers bags to fit every common bin on the market – find the size you need.
MultI-Residential Compost Program
Food Scraps Collection for Apartments and Condos
The patented EcoSafe® MultiRes program has everything you need to set up or improve a food scraps collection program. Collecting food scraps for compost is the #1 most influential way your residents can impact climate change.
Cost Savings
Collecting food scraps for compost will decrease the volume of waste sent from your property to landfills, which can reduce costs
Boost Your Brand
Seamless food scraps collection for any size or style of building will engage your current residents and attract new residents.
Certified Compostable Bags
EcoSafe bags are strong enough to collect and carry all your food scraps without tearing or leaking. In a compost facility, they decompose as fast as a leaf.
Seamless Transition
The EcoSafe® MultiRes Program fits within your resident’s normal waste separation and disposal habits to minimize the learning curve, and maximize participation.
School Compost Program
Food Scraps Collection for School of Every Level
The EcoSafe School program has everything your school needs to set up or improve a food scraps collection program. Collecting food scraps for compost is the #1 most influential way your students, as individuals, can impact climate change. Encourage a passion for the environment in your students to help lead a generation of people with sustainable habits.
Inspire Students
Develop or support a passion for the environment in your students through age-appropriate educational materials and engaging signage.
Included Tools
However your school works, the bins, bags, dispensers, and signage from EcoSafe can be adjusted to fit your exact needs and style.
Certified Compostable Bags
EcoSafe bags are strong enough to collect and carry all your food scraps without tearing or leaking. In a compost facility, they decompose as fast as a leaf.
Green Fundraising
Students can share enthusiasm with the community by fundraising with EcoSafe compostable bags to raise money for school trips, clubs or sports.
OFFICE Compost Program
Food Scraps Collection for Offices
The EcoSafe® Office program has everything needed to set up or improve organics collection in your building. Collecting food scraps for compost is the #1 most influential way individuals can impact climate change.
Real Change
Contribute to a greener work environment; diverting food from landfill can help your office gain LEED certification points.
Stay on Brand
Keep the look and feel of your office intact. Select from a range of bins to suit a professional aesthetic and complement your sophisticated environment.
Certified Compostable Bags
EcoSafe bags are strong enough to collect and carry all your food scraps without tearing or leaking. In a compost facility, they decompose as fast as a leaf.
Make it Easy
Get buy-in quickly using implementation strategies that are proven to smooth the transition to a centralized waste system.
Curbside Compost Program
Food Scraps Collection in the Food Service Industry
The EcoSafe® Food Service program has everything you need to set up or improve a food scraps collection program. Collecting food scraps for compost is the #1 most influential way businesses can impact climate change.
Cost Savings
Collecting food scraps for compost will decrease the volume of waste sent from your organization to landfills, which can reduce costs.
The Right Bins
We offer compostable bags to fit your existing bins, or choose from a range of EcoSafe® food service bins.
Certified Compostable Bags
EcoSafe bags are strong enough to collect and carry all your food scraps without tearing or leaking. In a compost facility, they decompose as fast as a leaf.
Get Resident Buy-In
Use strategies and communications specifically designed and tested by EcoSafe to help your residents get past their initial hesitation about composting.
Food Service Compost Program
Food Scraps Collection in the Food Service Industry
The EcoSafe® Food Service program has everything you need to set up or improve a food scraps collection program. Collecting food scraps for compost is the #1 most influential way businesses can impact climate change.
Cost Savings
Collecting food scraps for compost will decrease the volume of waste sent from your organization to landfills, which can reduce costs.
New or Existing Bins
Choose whichever bins work best for your kitchen. We have a compostable bag that will fit your choice perfect. You can even use regular 5 gallon buckets!
Certified Compostable Bags
EcoSafe bags are strong enough to collect and carry all your food scraps without tearing or leaking. In a compost facility, they decompose as fast as a leaf.
Make it Easy
Get buy-in quickly using implementation strategies that are proven to smooth the transition to a centralized waste system.
Waste Hauler Compost Program
Waste Haulers Save Money Using Compostable Liners
Collecting oranic waste is messy business that requires a lot of upkeep to reduce pests and extend the life of bins. There are many ways to keep your bins clean, but nothing is as cost efficient, time-saving, or environmentally beneficial as lining your customers bins with a compostable liner.
Grocery Store CompOst Program
Compost Collection for Grocery Stores
The EcoSafe® Grocery Program allows customer and staff at your store to greatly reduce the amount of plastic they use, and ensure more organic waste stays out of landfills.
Reduce Plastic
In many areas, plastic bags are already banned. By offering compostable produce and checkout bags, you can get ahead of the regulations.
Double Benefit
Our most popular produce and checkout bag sizes are designed to also fit into a residential countertop bin for secondary use and even more sustainable end-of-life.
Certified Compostable Bags
EcoSafe bags are strong enough to collect and carry all your food scraps without tearing or leaking. In a compost facility, they decompose as fast as a leaf.
Food Prep
Exchange your plastic gloves and bags behind your food prep counter for compostable ones. Throw them in your lined green bin when finished with them.
Compost Collection Anywhere
Food Scraps Collection in the Food Service Industry
Anywhere food is consumed, sold, or produced should have an organic waste collection program. EcoSafe has worked with major stadiums like the LA Coliseum, huge events like the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, and storied universities like UC Berkely. No matter the situation, we have the experience to put together a streamlined and effective compost program for you.
LA Memorial Coliseum
EcoSafe worked closely with the LA Memorial Coliseum to plan and implement an compost program that was strictly enforced. This program has been successfully running for 8 years now and has diverted thousands of pounds of organic waste away from landfills.
UC Berkeley
As a forward thinking and environmentally concerned university, UC Berkeley chose to work with EcoSafe to reduce their carbon footprint through effective food scraps collection.
2010 Vancouver Olympics
Named the exclusive compostable bag of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, EcoSafe provided bags for venues all across the city and province. This allowed the huge swell of visitors to properly divert their organic waste in to the compost stream.
Custom Programs
Although there are elements of a compost program that remain the same, different situations demand different strategies. We are here to help.