"Even in private business it can still be VERY difficult to get people to separate the waste properly. But can MAKE THEM do it. " "Composting is very disconnected. How to encourage orgs to work together?" "It's a lot of work! (barrier)” "Composting is hard. Most people who try it on a small scale are not successful and get discouraged."
Leadership
Labor
General
"Lack of collection, processing, [and] use" "Not everything needs to be composted now" “Public vs. Private infrastructure” "Aerobic composting is hard & most people aren't successful."
A PPROPRIATE T ECHNOLOGY
"Infrastructure for managing compostable materials (at all levels- backyard, community, large scale composting)" "Finished compost application tools/equipment" "There are financial barriers to implementing proper technology. It costs $$$" "Anerobic Digesters ·limited maybe single waste product works - dairy, meat."
G EOGRAPHIC /S PACE L IMITATIONS Implementation area(s)
"Location? Where are the most probable communities where success can be expected?"
Waste collection
"Limited space in downtown business district to allow for more containers." "Having space for a third additional bin to collect organic waste" "Barrier/opportunity more haulers specialized in food waste" "Chicago has very limited commercial composting—out of sight, out of mind" "Lack of yard space to install backyard bins" "Lack of spаce for large format composting in a city campus" "Space - balancing compost needs with growing space; Maximizing growing space while still prioritizing composting."
Compost production
Processing capacity
"Composting facilities at capacity/need for additional facilities" “Lack of infrastructure, facilities for large scale composting”
A CCESS
"Affordable + easy access to diverting food scraps + yard waste for composting." "All communities should have access resources to curbside & drop off model" "Residential curbside participation Boone co Marengo" "Support Compost Collectives" "Composting must be as easy as consumption in order to include those w/ multiple challenges in their lives +limited resources."
T ABLE 3: S ELECTED C OMMENTS ON B ARRIERS TO P OLICY Note: Comments are representative of the identified themes. Not all comments are displayed. C URRENT P OLICIES AND P ROCEDURES
Chicago-specific
Regulations difficult to understand "Hard to decipher rule/regulations of City compost ordinance" "Composting permits in the city-confusing, complicated, no real process." "City permitting process for composting at scale is mysterious" "Specific Permits For in vessel & vermicompost for City of Chicago" Lack of transparency
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