"City of CHI- Compost site to expand beyond 25yds- transparency around how to request expansion."
C REATE AND E XPAND P ROGRAMS
Use already existing resources
"The city should advocate for and leverage existing hauling operations" "Use resources City of Chicago already has to promote and created composting operations in the City" "Many municipalities already accept leaves & lawn clippings. Expanding to collecting food waste scraps is low-hanging fruit." "Right-Size"" all communities in Chicagoland (i.e.: all communities should have access to curbside collection)" "More local opportunities to compost close to home both for residents and haulers."
Diversify collection More programs
"City contract or requirements for pickups from every home" "Composting as end-of-life option. Available in other states. "
F UNDING
Technical assistance "Representative from enforcing agency (or partner?) available for consultations " "Public-funded technical assistance with consistency for sustainability ‘success’" "Block Clubs can be utilized ($ for proposals) TIFF"
S UPPORT FOR F ACILITIES /P ROCESSORS
"Tweak permitting to facilitate landscape processors accept food waste & other organics" "Create new or refine current zoning ordinances to allow the creation of composting facilities.” “Allow landscape waste composting facilities to accept food scraps”
D EVELOP S TRATEGY & S UPPORT
"Developing IL State food waste strategy policy; leg, regulations $s, coordination" "Chicago: Developing City wide compost/food waste strategy w/resources." "Creations food waste/composting priority for Chicago Food Equity Council" "Regional collaboration on recycling of organic matter. (i.e. municipal governments working together to plan and implement policy)" "Department of Environment reinstate in city" "Getting Composting leg passed at IL Leg" "Continuity of composting policy thru administration" "Figure out who is responsible for a) Providing b) paying for c) tracking (?) effectiveness" "Developing & approving a sustainable procurement policy to prioritize options beyond landfill & recycle"
C LEARER L ABELING
"Improving labeling of ‘compostable’ products - biodegradable. certified?"
T ABLE 10: S ELECTED C OMMENTS ON E DUCATION A CTIONS Note: Comments are representative of the identified themes. Not all comments are displayed. Numbers in parentheses (1) indicate the number of ‘votes’ received to prioritize for discussions. The numbers do not indicate that one action item is more worthy than another. I NCREASE U SAGE AND D RIVE D EMAND
"Educate potential large purchasers of compost (3)" "Incentives for private customers to use compost over fertilizers (3)" "Gather farmers that have been successful w/switching to compost to share experience with other farmers (2)"
Private use
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