100 Million Pounds of Food Scraps Diverted!

We're SOILbrating a major milestone! The homes and businesses composting with CompostNow's services have diverted over 100 million pounds of food scraps from landfills!

Our story began in 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina, with a mission to keep food scraps out of landfills and create compost for our community. From a small team and a handful of members, our collective impact has grown because individuals who believe that small, every day actions can add up to a big difference.

One scrap at a time, our members have diverted over 100 million pounds of food scraps – let's break down that impact in a special, 100M Impact Report!

100M Pounds Impact By The Numbers

100M pounds of food scraps diverted is equivalent to:

• CO2 Avoided: 260,000,000 pounds

  • Methane (CO2e) Avoided: 10,400,000 pounds

  • Equivalent to Miles Driven: 291,915,882 miles (That's like driving round trip to Mars!)

  • Equivalent to Cars Taken Off the Road (1 Year): 25,384 cars

  • Equivalent to Trees Planted: 590,909 trees

    
    

• Compost Created: 33,000,000 pounds

  • Tomato Plants Supported: 16,500,000 plants

  • Tomatoes Grown: 247,500,000 tomatoes

Team Shoutout

Since 2011, our team has collected and cleaned over 4,100,000 containers, ensuring a clean and reliable service experience for our members.

Top Diverting Residential Members

When we say "one scrap at a time," we mean it! Here are some of the individuals that have contributed most to our 100M milestone:

• Anne M., 12 years, 30,038 pounds

• Ellen R., 10 years, 22,643 pounds

• Toni M., 6 years, 21,936 pounds

• Emilie K., 8 years, 19,869 pounds

• Holly K., 11 years, 17,039 pounds

Top Diverting Commercial Members

Commercial members come in all shapes and sizes. Here are a few of our highest diverters:

• University of North Carolina

• Atlanta Hawks State Farm Arena

• Whole Foods (Chapel Hill)

Top Garden Partners (Compost Delivered)

Closing the loop on food waste by delivering compost to local gardens and farms is a critical part of our mission. Below are some of our longest-standing Garden Partners and the amount of compost they have received and returned to our soils:

• Inter-Faith Food Shuttle, 12 years, 343,350 pounds

• Raleigh City Farm, 12 years, 269,889 pounds

• Carrboro Community Garden Coalition, 8 years, 192,408 pounds

• Farm Church, 7 years, 175,500 pounds

• The Hub Farm, 6 years, 161,490 pounds

• Fresh Harvest Garden, 6 years, 79,300 pounds

• Southside Community Garden, 7 years, 70,800 pounds

• Aluma Farm, 7 years, 64,200 pounds

• Unearthing Farm, 3 years, 52,000 pounds

• Chattahoochee Queen, 5 years, 47,320 pounds

The Craziest Finds

Every once in a while we open a bin or container and say, "Woah." Here's a list of fun finds over the years:

• A whole 3 ft fish!

• A live garden snake!

• An engagement ring!

• An entire Edible Arrangement…including the vase!

• Family heirloom photos (our driver used the name on the back to find them on facebook and they were returned successfully)!

We're so grateful to the members that compost with our services! We can't wait to reach our next 100M pounds of food scraps diverted!

About CompostNow

Founded in 2011, CompostNow is a solutions provider for organics recycling with expertise in hauling, logistics, consultation, production, and distribution of compost. Their collection services and network of facilities help thousands of homes, businesses, and municipalities divert and compost over a million pounds of pre-consumer and post-consumer organic waste each month.

CompostNow’s work is rooted at the intersection of healthy people and healthy planet, and their mission is to rebuild the health of our soil by diverting waste from landfills and using it to create compost for our communities. B Corp Certified