Food Scrap Recycling and
Zero Waste
Make Your Next Event Less Wasteful;
Borrow our Zero-Waste Stations!
Sustainable Putnam makes its Zero Waste Station available free of charge to municipal and nonprofit organizations. Businesses may rent the Station for $50 for a 72 hour period.
Please complete the application form below and we’ll let you know if the Station is available.
What is food scrap recycling?
It’s a solution for food waste that can’t be composted at home: meat, fish, bones, dairy, grains, and more.
Your town establishes a voluntary drop-off program
Residents collect food scraps at home, then drop off their scraps at a convenient location
A commercial composter carts away the food scraps and composts them
The finished, nutrient-rich compost is sold to farms and garden centers
Why participate?
On average, American households waste 30-40% of the food they purchase
In a landfill, good waste decomposes anaerobically, producing methane, a powerful greenhouse gas
Food scrap recycling eliminates a major portion of what we send to landfills.
Virtually anyone can participate: apartments, condos, single family homes
How can I bring food scrap recycling
to my town?
Click the blue button above to let your town know you’re interested
Stay informed. Click here to receive composting updates
Get involved and help propose the program to your town board
You can also help by sharing a link to this page with friends and neighbors
Does my town have food scrap recycling?
