Bootstrap Compost Collects Kitchen Scraps From Homes and Cafes
Rebecca Byers — September 24, 2012 — Social Good
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Bootstrap Compost is a social business operating a year-round kitchen scrap pickup service in Greater Boston and promoting eco-friendly living. Operating on membership, Bootstrap Compost will transport compostable materials from anywhere in the Greater Boston area and offers each of its members a portion of the super rich compost 10-15 weeks after their first donation to the Bootstrap Compost bank.
Additionally, Bootstrap Compost donates the finished compost to urban gardens in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. Founded in 2011, the service costs $8 and is guided by its mission to both give back to the community and providing an outlet for Boston residents to harness the power of compost.
Contact Information
Bootstrap Compost website
Bootstrap Compost on Facebook
Additionally, Bootstrap Compost donates the finished compost to urban gardens in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain. Founded in 2011, the service costs $8 and is guided by its mission to both give back to the community and providing an outlet for Boston residents to harness the power of compost.
Contact Information
Bootstrap Compost website
Bootstrap Compost on Facebook
Trend Themes
1. Kitchen Scrap Pickup Services - There is an opportunity to provide kitchen scrap pickup services to households and businesses to reduce waste and promote eco-friendly living. Businesses can differentiate themselves by offering additional perks, such as compost distribution and donation to urban gardens.
2. Community Composting - Community composting can emerge as a sustainable solution to reducing waste and producing rich soil across urban gardens. Innovative businesses can develop compost facilities centered around compost distribution and education, and partner with urban gardens to donate the compost.
3. Socially Responsible Businesses - Socially responsible businesses that prioritize the environment and community can stand out in the market and attract customers who are concerned about sustainability. Compost pickup services can incorporate donation to urban gardens as a way of giving back to the neighborhood.
Industry Implications
1. Waste Management - Waste management companies can provide a kitchen scrap pickup service on a larger scale to households and businesses in urban areas. Companies can partner with community composting facilities or develop their own compost sites to reduce landfill waste.
2. Urban Gardening - Urban gardening can benefit from the rich compost created from kitchen scraps by compost pickup services. Urban gardening businesses can partner with composting facilities or offer their own compost produced from their own or donated scraps to their gardening customers.
3. Social Entrepreneurship - Social entrepreneurship can integrate community composting and donation into their business model as a way to create a sustainable and socially responsible business. Companies can partner with urban gardens or community composting facilities to donate the finished compost and give back to the neighborhood.
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