Composting program expands to businesses

The company that handles Richmond sanitation has expanded the residential food scrap program to include scraps from businesses in Richmond and surrounding cities. Under the program, businesses collect food waste like stale bread, chicken bones, coffee grinds and produce along with food soiled paper products and place them in large green bins on the curb for pickup by sanitation workers. “It’s pretty beneficial for us because it gives us extra space in our dumpster, and at the same time we’re giving back to mother earth and not just throwing stuff in the landfill." Read more about Richmond's progressive environmental programs on Richmond Pulse.