Report: Greater Chicagoland Compost Summit

"Subsidize Community Garden Composting"

"How to inform constituents about curbs program availability?(2)" "Implement Commercial Composting (w/ garbage) more facilities -curbside (1)" "Positive Reinforcement ($) for Clean Curbside Containers (3)" "Create more options for compost pick up (1)" "Commercial + Residential bins/pickup/etc. (5)" "Municipal. Compost Bin*Pick up (2)" "Create ways for small pickup to get paid(city, tax)?" "Build the curb-side composting language in your contract specifications.” "Create biz. dev ops. for community small pickup services"

Pick up

I NCREASE A WARENESS

Create maps & directories

"Social infra/ directory tailored to communities (2)" "Google Maps ☆ for Showcasing Businesses that compost. (1)" "Create a database/network of compost resources" "Identify compost locations + services map + merge into usable tool. target communities and gaps" "Use existing government resources to assist (local, state) i.e. develop maps (1)" "Pumpkin Smash and other collection events to keep households interested (1)" “Compost give back days.”

Hold more events Develop ad campaign

"Full-out of the program needs to include a robust education campaign (2)" "Ads/Awareness Social Media Post Municipal website" "Community engaged ahead of implementation"

I NCREASE U SAGE /D EMAND

Farm use

Regional Farmer Connections to Soil Health & Composting (Agriculture) networking to connect farmers with compost sources + Composting opportunities on-site (4) Farms/Companies who apply biosolids to spread compost “Companies adding amended soil to large sites I-DOT Construction or other County municipalities, institutions universities corps. (4)" “Eliminate pulverized topsoil as go to (or tax move tax on compost)” (3) "Use of topsoil with compost" "Tax incentives for landscapers +topsoil producers to bring in compost (4)" Talk to engineers about specs for projects (4)" "Meaningful Community Motivation" "How people know" “Misinformation + perceptions about composting. Converting individuals not knowing what will motivate them” “Communal use may drive residential (2)" “Mentorship infra(structure)” "For Biz Accreditation Marketable for Green Restaurants SCC (1)"

Public use

Motivate residents

C REATE POLICIES TO SUPPORT ADOPTION / SYSTEM

"Make spray fertilizer less affordable” "Help reduce trucking fees & fuel costs" "Supportive equitable well written policy for farmers to be involved in compost as a business model (1)" "Supportive, equitable well written policy that will provide funding for farmers to become trained in compost usage/processing(?) (1)" "Allowing off site materials" "Publicly Subsidized Policy Solution (2)"

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