Wasted food is one of the largest sources of trash, and the average American family wastes $3,000/year on food that goes uneaten. By turning household food scraps into compost that is then returned to local communities, the new Mill + Compost Crew service makes it easy for people to keep food out of landfills and participate in a system that conserves existing resources, supports sustainable agriculture, and prevents methane emissions.
Households across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area (DMV) can sign up for the new Mill + Compost Crew service. Starting from $39/month, customers receive a Mill food recycler—which dries and grinds food scraps into clean, dry grounds—plus pickups by Compost Crew either monthly or every other month. The collected grounds are processed at Compost Crew's local sites into a nutrient-rich soil amendment used on nearby farms and gardens. Households are also eligible to receive free finished compost each year as part of the program.
"We are delighted to partner with Mill to develop this new offering for DMV residents," said Ben Parry, CEO of Compost Crew. "Compost Crew has helped tens of thousands of people start composting—yet hundreds of thousands of area homes still send their food waste to the landfill or incinerator, which is an inefficient use of resources and creates harmful methane emissions. Mill's technology provides an innovative alternative for people who have been hesitant to take that first step into food scrap recycling in the kitchen, while Compost Crew handles the rest."
"We've long admired Compost Crew's industry-leading composting infrastructure, which allows them to compost food scraps at scale in a hyperlocal way, and return those resources back to the community. We're thrilled to introduce this new service together so more people across the DMV can reduce waste without the work," said Harry Tannenbaum, Cofounder and President of Mill.
Compost Outposts—operated by Compost Crew—are modular food scrap composting sites that are built and operated in partnership with local farms and other partners around the DMV. Compost Crew trucks pick up food scraps and process them at Compost Outpost sites close to where the food scraps originated. Mill's sleek, award-winning food recycling appliance has been widely covered for its ease-of-use and ability to capture unprecedented new insights and data around food scraps separation and recovery.
How it works:
- Visit mill.com/dmv
- Enter your address to confirm service availability
- Complete your order
- Receive your Mill food recycler via FedEx
- Your Compost Crew bucket will arrive within a week of receiving your Mill
- Set up your account to schedule and manage Compost Crew pickups
About Mill Industries Inc. ("Mill")
Mill makes it easy to prevent wasted food at home with an innovative new kitchen experience and pathways that keep food out of landfills. Food isn't trash. Together, we can do better.
Mill is a waste prevention technology company, and was founded in 2020 by Matt Rogers and Harry Tannenbaum, who worked together at Nest, building the iconic Nest Learning Thermostat and other smart home products. The lessons they learned about encouraging new habits at home that are good for people and the planet were applied in creating Mill to change our perception of waste, starting in the kitchen.
Mill and Food Grounds are trademarks of Mill Industries Inc.
About Compost Crew
Compost Crew Inc., A Benefit Corporation, is the largest organics recycling company in the mid-Atlantic. The company provides simple and convenient composting solutions trusted by tens of thousands of businesses, organizations, and residential customers throughout Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Compost Outpost is a trademark of Compost Crew.
SOURCE Mill Industries Inc.
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