Commercial Composting
Once your food scraps and other compostables are collected, the full buckets or totes go for a short ride to a Chicagoland commercial composting site. They are mixed with grass clippings, leaves, Christmas trees, and food-soiled cardboard. Exposed to the sunlight, rain, and air, they break down naturally into a beautiful soil treatment. At the site, a process called windrow composting is used to create the finished compost, which is mostly used for landscaping.
Commercial Composting List
Meat, bones, fish, and seafood
Seafood shells
Fruits and vegetables
Eggs and eggshells
Milk, cheese, and other dairy
Dressings, condiments, sauces, and soups
Flour, bread, pasta, and pastries
Coffee grounds, filters and teabags
Nuts and nut shells
Spices, oils, and fats
Compostable Disposables
100% Paper plates and napkins
Food soiled cardboard
Corn based plastic cups and bottles
Popsicle sticks and skewers