"Full cycle education USE THE COMPOST" "Examples of policy/infrastructure that requires landscapes to use compost-amended products" Soil health "Research-based recommendations on growing media mixes and amendments for urban (farms)" "Regenerating Soil" "Soil health water retention benefits of compost (for) homes and farms" "ID businesses that are composting. in the community to highlight via case studies, panels w/ Chamber of commerce" "Expand awareness of existing curbside composting program.” "So much opportunity to connect the dots for people— residential, curbside, container, swap, drop off, @home etc.!" "Yard-waste in spring, Pumpkin Smash in Fall Co-promote composting." "Community awareness and education events. How to make fun?" "Gov't can promote benefit of composting and leverage reach, direct citizens to existing solutions." "Educate businesses, event managers on compost.” "PFAS, compostable education debunk products for sale" "Transparency from City about residential yard waste pick up. Is it composted?" "Education directed towards individuals about how composting can be beneficial to them." "Prevent Rescue then Recycle" "Education State/city wide that dispels notion of composting is only for SOME people." "Change that composting is only an environment Convo(conversation). Not just hippies. Look to Europe as example. Partner with farmers.” "More education to communities to use existing assets. COMM.GARDENS to compost their household scraps and yard waste." "Neighborhoods + Organizations need to bring solutions & initiate convos"
I NCREASING A WARENESS OF O PPORTUNITIES AND I MPACT Who is composting?
What services/events are currently available?
Benefits
Who’s it for?
B USINESS /C OMMERCIAL Developing models that work
"Connecting those businesses to share their lessons learned." "Commercial education, marketing initiative" "Create business models for large scale in-City, compost operations"
Job creation
"Workforce development especially for youth" "Job creation, business opportunities" "Community led business/job opportunities"
T ABLE 8: S ELECTED C OMMENTS ON O PPORTUNITIES IN I NFRASTRUCTURE Note: Comments are representative of the identified themes. Not all comments are displayed. I NCREASING A CCESS
Drop off locations
"Compost drop off at farmers markets and gardens" "Expand Chicago Community Compost Pilot to more gardens.” "Every community should have a free food scrap drop off site." "Compost material collection @ farmers markets – receptive audience." "churches & schools" "Community composting drop-off sites in every neighborhood; access=public parks.
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