{"id":4779,"date":"2021-02-25T00:23:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T00:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/?page_id=4779"},"modified":"2025-11-12T20:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T20:56:50","slug":"circular-community-compost-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/composting-and-carbon-farming\/circular-community-compost-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Circular Compost System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n        #myVideo_mp4{\n        position: absolute; z-index: -99; width: 100%; height: 100%;top:0;left:0;\n    }\n    banner-image-1 iframe,\n    banner-1 iframe{\n        width: 100%;\n        height: 100%;\n    }\n    .banner-1.full-block .mob-banner-sect.high-content-arrow {\n\t\tpadding:64% 0 0 0 !important;\n\t}\n    .banner-1.full-block .mob-banner-sect.high-content-arrow .banner-txt-1 {\n\t\ttop: 10%;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"banner-1 full-block large-banner   \">\n        <div class=\"mob-banner-sect lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;background-repeat: no-repeat;\n    background-size: cover;height:auto;padding:56.25% 0 0 0;\" data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/header-a-composting-in-boulder-county.png)\">\n            <div class=\"banner-txt-1\">\n                                                                                <h1>Building a Circular Community Compost System in Boulder County<\/h1>\n                                <h3>Eco-Cycle is creating a local model that keeps organic discards out of landfills, builds healthy soils, and supports farmers in Boulder County.<\/h3>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <div class=\"banner-image-1 banner-image-mobile lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\"\n              data-bg-image=\"url(https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/header-a-composting-in-boulder-county.png)\">\n\n                     \n        \n<script>\n  \/\/ 2. 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National Efforts<\/a><\/li>\n                                   \n                                               \n                                <\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <\/div>            \n                <\/aside>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-sm-9  arrow-bullet-list-blue \">\n                <section class=\"section-sidbar-block-pd   sidebar-page-main-column  inner-first  inner-page shift alternating-img-block\">\n                    <h2>Compost is a priority for climate, soil health, and water conservation.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eco-Cycle&rsquo;s compost program mission is to demonstrate and promote composting and <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/composting-and-carbon-farming\/what-is-carbon-farming\/\">carbon farming<\/a> as a critical climate solution by developing a comprehensive Circular Community Compost System in Boulder County to serve as a model, and contribute to a robust statewide compost system across Colorado.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Eco-Cycle has identified this as one of our priorities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">because it is one of the most significant actions communities can and must take NOW to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/resources\/fact-sheet-the-compost-solution\/\">turn a waste and climate problem into a soil, food, water, and climate solution<\/a>.<\/span><b><br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<h4>Creating a Circular Community Compost System in Boulder County is a climate solution:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Landfilled food and yard waste is a major generator of methane emissions. Methane is not just a greenhouse gas; it&rsquo;s a <\/span><b>climate-heating powerhouse that traps <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcc.ch\/assessment-report\/ar5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">84 times more heat<\/a><b> in our atmosphere than carbon dioxide <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over the short term. Keeping organics out of the landfill prevents these emissions. Local compost infrastructure would improve access to affordable collection of compostable materials, <\/span><b>which is expected to increase the amount of organic material diverted from the landfill by 44%.&nbsp;<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using that finished compost on agricultural and urban lands can increase the ability of healthy soils and plants to pull even more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere&mdash;<\/span><b>REVERSING climate change<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It&rsquo;s called &ldquo;carbon farming.&rdquo;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the potential of carbon farming on agricultural and urban lands to be fully realized, we must create a model Community Compost System based on Circular Economy principles that engages every sector of a community to:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b> Generate clean organic discards for composting.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> We are committed to helping Boulder County residents and businesses understand that their organic discards become the very compost THEY can use on their own growing spaces, so making sure they provide only the good stuff (food and yard debris) and NONE of the bad stuff (plastic, aluminum, Styrofoam, etc.) will be key to a successful system.&nbsp;<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> Build local compost infrastructure. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boulder County is committed to composting, <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/services-and-facilities\/zero-waste-hauling-and-consulting\/\">with many communities within the county providing compost collection services<\/a>, but emission-spewing trucks are now traveling 100 miles round-trip to the nearest compost facility. The goal of establishing a new facility within the county is to cut those transportation emissions to a fraction and to make local compost available to farmers and residents.<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><b> Use compost on agricultural and urban lands to build soil, save water, sequester carbon, and build community resilience to climate change. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For farming to be part of the climate solution we desperately need, new models are necessary&mdash;ones that reward farmers for building soil. We need to make compost available to &ldquo;carbon farmers&rdquo; (and backyard gardeners) at a cost that is competitive with their cost to spread synthetic fertilizers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16149 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/..\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CCS-graphic-blue-300x190.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"316\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CCS-graphic-blue-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CCS-graphic-blue-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CCS-graphic-blue.png 881w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/316;\" \/><\/h4>\n<h2>How a Local, Community-Owned Facility Helps Boulder County Reach Its Zero Waste Goals<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2001 (funded by a tax passed in 1994), <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/services-and-facilities\/bcrc\/\">Boulder County built its own recycling facility<\/a> to help the community reach its recycling goals. It&rsquo;s time to do the same to help us reach our compost goals. More than 40% of the waste stream from county residents and businesses is compostable. According to an analysis done as part of the county&rsquo;s evaluation process, the proximity of this site and the expected resulting cost savings for generators and haulers will attract an additional 18,500 tons of organic waste that is currently going to the landfill. This represents a 44% increase over the roughly 42,000 tons currently collected.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Demonstrating a Distributed Composting System<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composting is not about waste management or making discards &ldquo;go away&rdquo;&mdash;it&rsquo;s about recognizing that <\/span><b>organic materials like food scraps and yard trimmings are valuable resources essential for land regeneration.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp; By keeping these resources close to home, we can support local farms, grow healthier food, and rebuild degraded topsoil that helps draw down carbon from the atmosphere.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Eco-Cycle envisions a distributed compost system that connects all sectors of the community to local regenerative farmers to create compost tailored to their needs.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Through our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farmer First<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pilot, we&rsquo;re showing what&rsquo;s possible when a community works together to restore the soil beneath our feet.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover <a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/composting-and-carbon-farming\/farmer-first\/\">Eco-Cycle&#8217;s Farmer First Compost Program<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which partners with local schools, restaurants, and businesses to collect organic discards. These valuable materials are then composted and used by regenerative farmers&mdash;helping build healthy soils, grow more nutritious food, and sequester carbon from the atmosphere.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Join us!<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many ways you can be part of this important work!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Support the program:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Eco-Cycle needs funding for equipment procurement, training, permitting, and education. Reach out to Anna Leske, Sr. Advancement Officer, at <\/span><a href=\"mailto:anna@ecocycle.org\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">anna@ecocycle.org<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to learn more about supporting this program, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/get-involved\/donate\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donate online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Provide an on-farm location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you like to be one of our farm partners creating compost on-site?&nbsp; Join our program!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Host a presentation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you part of a community group? We&rsquo;ll come share the vision of our community-based, distributed composting system with you.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Participate in the next phase of our carbon farming campaign:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Eco-Cycle is using compost and other regenerative farming practices to sequester carbon while also planting trees to build the urban canopy (particularly in Boulder, which has been hard-hit by emerald ash borer), and support pollinator gardens. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ecocycle.org\/our-programs\/composting-and-carbon-farming\/carbon-farming-boulder-county\/cool-boulder\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about the Cool Boulder Campaign<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/coolboulder.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sign up!<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 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