Food scrap pickup services take waste to composting sites | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A Detroit-area startup, Scrap Soils, is expanding a model that picks up household and restaurant food scraps for composting rather than landfill disposal. CEO Ricky Blanding drives a Ford Ranger on a weekly route, collecting buckets from porches and restaurants and delivering scraps to composting sites. The service targets people who can’t compost at home, live in cities without curbside pickup, or lack access to drop-off locations. The article notes that composting can reduce methane emissions from landfills and return nutrients to soil. Scrap Soils launched in 2020 and serves more than 70 homes and businesses in Detroit, with prices starting at $15 per month for homes and $60 per month or more for businesses.