Urban Matters | A Jenkins
Unlike industrial organic waste systems, community composting reinvests the majority of its inputs, including dollars, back into our neighborhoods. The Institute for Local Self Reliance estimates that for every 10,000 tons of organic material processed, community composting generates 6.2 jobs, compared to just one and two jobs in incineration and landfills, respectively. They’re jobs available at the neighborhood level and cultivate a wide diversity of skills, typically pairing compost collection and processing with education and outreach.
