Composting services should be accessible to everyone, not just people living in major cities. These services can take place in the form of either a pick-up or drop off service, depending on the budget of the town. Towns could also provide bins and education on the importance of composting. Roughly ⅓ (or 1.3 billion tons) of the food produced every year gets lost or wasted. These losses cost between $310 billion to $680 billion US dollars. Food loss and waste also amount to a major squandering of resources, including water, land, energy, labor, and capital and needlessly produce greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to global warming and climate change. Hence, food waste severely impacts both the economy and the environment. One simple solution is composting.

Calgary is one example of a town where a free compost service was successfully implemented, as a green cart program. Check out this informational video from the City of Calgary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGopFxRsQWg They have seen an almost 50% (!!) reduction in residential waste that goes to the landfill.