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  Compost that Stuff!
 

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.

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.

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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 and schools that are composting!
(in alphabetical order, continually updated)

  1. Abt Associates
  2. Atwoods
  3. Basta Pasta Trattoria
  4. Berry Line
  5. BoLoco
  6. Boston Research Center
  7. Boston Tea Stop
  8. Bukowski's Tavern
  9. Cambridge Brewing Company
  10. Cambridge Common
  11. Center for Effective Philanthropy
  12. Central Square Florist
  13. Cellars Wine
  14. Charles Hotel
  15. Charlie's Kitchen
  16. Craigie on Main
  17. Christopher's
  18. Crema Cafe
  19. Dunkin Donuts (JFK St)
  20. EF Education First
  21. Felipe's Taquaria
  22. Formaggio Kitchen
  23. Four Burgers
  24. Genzyme
  25. Grendel's Den
  26. Harding House
  27. Harvard University
  28. Harvest Co-op Market
  29. Hong Kong Restaurant
  30. Hot Off the Press
  31. Hungry Mother Restaurant
  32. International School of Boston
  33. Irving House at Harvard
  34. Jose's Mexican Restaurant
  35. Kabloom (1668 Mass Ave)
  36. King Open School
  37. Lesley University
  38. Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
  39. Market in the Square
  40. MIT
  41. Museum of Science
  42. Oleana Restaurant
  43. Ole Mexican Grill
  44. Pfizer
  45. Portugalia Restaurant
  46. Redline
  47. Rendevous in Central Square
  48. S & H Construction
  49. Schlumberger Tech Corp
  50. Shaw's Market (Sidney St)
  51. Sheraton Commander
  52. Shire
  53. Sofra Bakery
  54. 1369 Coffeehouse
  55. West Side Lounge
  56. Whole Foods (Fresh Pond)
  57. Whole Foods (Prospect St)
  58. Whole Foods (River St)
  59. Veggie Planet
  60. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
  61. Zing Pizza




 



 

  


 
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