Commercial Composting

Once your food scraps and other compostables are collected, the full buckets or totes go for a short ride to a Chicagoland commercial composting site. They are mixed with grass clippings, leaves, Christmas trees, and food-soiled cardboard. Exposed to the sunlight, rain, and air, they break down naturally into a beautiful soil treatment. At the site, a process called windrow composting is used to create the finished compost, which is mostly used for landscaping.

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Commercial Composting List

Meat, bones, fish, and seafood

Seafood shells

Fruits and vegetables

Eggs and eggshells

Milk, cheese, and other dairy

Dressings, condiments, sauces, and soups

Flour, bread, pasta, and pastries

Coffee grounds, filters and teabags

Nuts and nut shells

Spices, oils, and fats

Compostable Disposables

100% Paper plates and napkins

Food soiled cardboard

Corn based plastic cups and bottles

Popsicle sticks and skewers

Click here for a comprehensive list.

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Waste stream of a typical household