More and more businesses are realizing that composting is cost effective and earth-friendly. Control your disposal costs by removing the heavy stuff from the trash.

By participating, your business will help preserve landfill space and reduce climate change by avoiding methane emissions from organic decay in landfills. The compostable materials are turned into nutrient rich soil that helps grow fresh food.

• Background information
• How does composting work?
• What is compostable?
• What is not compostable?
• Participating businesses (Support them!)
• Drop-off Program for Residents

Want to start composting?
Contact Save That Stuff at 617.241.9998 or adam@savethatstuff.com. View the brochure and training poster.

Background Information

The City received a MassDEP grant to work with our business recycling hauler Save That Stuff, to offer food waste recycling services to Cambridge businesses including universities, supermarkets, hotels, cafeterias (hospitals & assisted living homes), restaurants, bars, florists, and coffee shops.

Collection began in September and our goal is to collect 10-15 tons/day 5-6 days/week. Save That Stuff has developed pricing options that are the same or less than the current price paid by the customer for trash disposal. John Connolly, a consultant with extensive experience implementing organics programs, was been hired to help recruit and train customers.

Diverting organics from the waste stream helps the City meet the goals of the Cambridge Climate Protection Plan and the goals of the Massachusetts Solid Waste Master Plan. This service will also be offered to the public schools participating in CitySprouts in the 2006-2007 school year.

• 2007 Final Report, Attachments
• Biocycle Magazine Article
• 2006 Interim Report
• Powerpoint Presentation

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How does composting work?

Join the supermarkets, flower shops, cafes and restaurants across the state that are composting almost half of their waste. Composting is easy—it rarely poses a space problem and it can save businesses money. Any business that generates compostable material can participate.

Save That Stuff provide customers with secure, leak-proof covered carts. Pickup service is available six days per week. Free multilingual posters and training is available

In addition, Save That Stuff will work with you to develop a pickup schedule that helps you minimize the amount of time the organic materials are stored at your location.

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What’s compostable?

All Food Scraps: kitchen trimmings, plate scrapings, coffee grounds and filters, tea bags, meat, bones, fish dairy products and baked goods. Food Soiled Paper: paper cups and paper plates, placemats, milk cartons, waxed cardboard boxes and saw dust. Plants: yard trimmings and floral clippings.

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What’s not compostable?
Glass, plastic, styrofoam, metal, liquids, grease, and other nonbiodegradable items.

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Cambridge businesses & institutions composting their organic waste!
(in alphabetical order, continually updated)

1. Atwoods
2. Basta Pasta Trattoria
3. Berry Line
4. Boston Tea Stop
5. Bukowski's Tavern
6. Cambridge Brewing Company
7. Cambridge Common
8. Central Square Florist
9. Cellars Wine
10. Charles Hotel
11. Charlie's Kitchen
12. Dunkin Donuts (JFK St)
13. EF Education First
14. Formaggio Kitchen
15. Genzyme
16. Irving House at Harvard
17. Harvard University
18. Harvest Co-op Market
19. Hong Kong Restaurant
20. Hot Off the Press
21. Hungry Mother Restaurant
22. Kabloom (1668 Mass Ave)
23. Lesley University
24. Magolia's Southern Cuisine
25. MIT
26. Museum of Science
27. Oleana Restaurant
28. Ole Mexican Grill
29. Portugalia Restaurant
30. Redline
31. Rendevous in Central Square
32. Shaw's Market (Sidney St)
33. Sheraton Commander
34. Sofra Bakery
35. Summer Shack
36. 1369 Coffeehouse
37. Tommy Doyle's
38. Whole Foods (Fresh Pond)
39. Whole Foods (Prospect St)
40. Whole Foods (River St)
41. Veggie Planet