Food Scraps collection
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We operate a commercial food scraps collection program in Santa Fe, collecting food waste from area restaurants and schools. We compost this food waste in Aerated Static Piles to create a premium soil amendment efficiently and effectively. The impact on our community’s quality of life is immense: Reunity Resources diverts thousands of cubic yards of food scraps from the landfill where they would create toxic methane. Instead, we are using this organic material to create a rich, fertile soil amendment that retains moisture and nurtures area farms and gardens.
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impact
- Diverted 3,957,539 pounds of food waste from the landfill 2014-2018
- Mitigated 7599.42 metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2014-2018 with Used Cooking Oil and Food Waste Diversion (equivalent of 19,500 cars taken off the road)
- Sold and donated over 8,000 cubic yards of nutrient-rich compost which is now increasing drought resilience and sequestering carbon throughout Santa Fe
Restaurant Food Scraps Collection
Our goal is to make food scraps/organics separation AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE for our restaurant clients, and to make a seamless transition from trash to treasure!
We provide bins, bags, labels and 64-gallon wheeled carts for collection.
Call Trevor at 505-393-1196, Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or email trevor@reunityresources.com to discuss the details of your restaurant, institution or event. We look forward to serving you.
We provide bins, bags, labels and 64-gallon wheeled carts for collection.
Call Trevor at 505-393-1196, Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m. or email trevor@reunityresources.com to discuss the details of your restaurant, institution or event. We look forward to serving you.
Doorstep Compost Service
This is a simple way to participate in the closed loop food system: we provide you a 4 gallon bucket and you collect your food scraps. Each week, we come and swap it out for you! This program is new in 2020 and the details are here.
Used cooking oil collection
We collect used cooking oil from over 60 restaurants. We make collection as simple as possible for restaurant staff. Collection is free and participants may qualify for a tax write-off. This used cooking oil is processed into low-emission biodiesel and redistributed in blends at fueling stations. We are not presently selling biodiesel directly from the farm.
To become a Partner in Sustainability in our BioFuel Collective, email Trevor at trevor@reunityresources.com or call at (505)-393-1196.
To become a Partner in Sustainability in our BioFuel Collective, email Trevor at trevor@reunityresources.com or call at (505)-393-1196.
Home composting
In partnership with the Santa Fe County Sustainability Department, we have piloted the home installation of compost bins, complete with individualized education in homes throughout the county. If you would like to begin home composting, stay tuned to sign up for our next round of installations!
Call 505-393-1196 Monday-Friday 9am-4pm to become a partner in sustainability.
Partners in Sustainability
Many thanks to these committed businesses for their donation of used cooking oil and/or participation in our food scraps collection program. Without these partners, we would not be able to do the work we do. We offer free, local, reliable used cooking oil collection and food scraps collection.