Cambridge, Massachusetts
Starting in June 2008, the Whole Foods Market on Prospect Street in Cambridge placed food scraps bins in its parking lot. The store is part of the city's commercial composting program, and now it collects an additional 100 to 300 pounds/week from its customers. Interested shoppers sign up and receive a reused 5-gallon pail from the store. "This is a great example of a business taking back waste from its customers," says Ms. Randi Mail, Director of Recycling for the Cambridge Department of Public Works. "It's the first of the businesses in our city's program to include local residents, and really expands upon the accessibility of composting." In addition to …
