Compost Office
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The Compost Office helps busy urban dwellers and businesses compost their food and yard waste through scrap collection, home compost solutions and education. We partner with communities to reduce the amount of trash that enters our landfills and use it to create a valuable, sustainable resource that enriches our gardens and green spaces. Our mission is to make composting easy, convenient and affordable for everyone, so we can make a positive difference in Chicago and beyond.
Is it the weekend yet? Can't wait... We'll be joining ENJOY, AN URBAN GENERAL STORE on Saturday the 21st for Kids in the Square! Stop by and feed our worms some goodies at the VermiCHOMPost Cafe, make a rot pot for your garden, AND celebrate Earth Day weekend with us!
02/01/2012
The cafeteria at ye olde day jobbe installed a SOMAT composter! I got a behind-the-scenes tour this morning, and it's great. The machine takes all the food and paper scraps from the kitchen and trays and shreds them. Then they're taken to a dehydrator where 18-hours later they're transformed into a fluffy, sawdust-like material (in the photo) that can be spread on garden beds or mixed into a compost pile. So excited that they're finally putting all of the wasted food to good use around here!
01/05/2012
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