1. COMPOST MATTERS
On-Site Commercial Food Waste Management
Maurice M Sampson II
Niche Waste Reduction & Recycling Systems, Inc
The International House Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 9, 2010

2. Wilmington Organic Recycling Center
The start of a new era of material recovery

3.  Provide consultation to the clients
representing the, municipal, commercial and
institutional sectors
 Make waste management more efficient
 Reduce cost, volume and add recycling and
composting
“your waste management expert”

4. Theme: Selection and Management
Onsite Food Waste Collection Systems
Two types: Collection for Offsite Processing & Onsite In-Vessel
 Quick Review: Composting Basics & Types of
Composting
 Lessons from Moravian Court: Evolution of Food
Waste Collection and On Site Commercial
Composting Systems
 Guidance in selecting a system at your location
 Q&A

5. Quick Review
How Composting Works
 Aerobic: composting
with air
 Anaerobic: composting
without air
 Compost happens
regardless of method;
some methods are
faster than others

6. Quick Review
Types of Composting
 Bin Composting  Vermicomposting
 Passive windrow  In-vessel

 Turned windrow  Aerated static pile

7. Quick Review - Types of Composting
Compost Bin Vermicomposting

8. Quick Review -Types of Composting
Aerated Static Pile Passive/Turned Windrow

9. Quick Review - Types of Composting
In-Vessel Composting
 Composting in drums,
silos or Channels
 Uses controlled
aeration system
 Provides optimal
conditions
 Can be a facility or an
appliance

10. Quick Review - Types of Composting
In-Vessel Composting – Appliances
Accelerated Compost “Rocket” Moravian Court “Earth Tub”

11. Lessons: Moravian Court Recycling Facility
Established 2004
 Full service commercial waste
management operation
 Funded by PADEP and
University of Pennsylvania
 serves 22 establishments
- 9 retailers
- 5 restaurants,
- 4 vendor food court,
- 2 Coffee Shops
- University Offices for 435
- Computer Data Center

12. Moravian Court Recycling Facility
Facility Constructed to Resolve Crisis
 Trash room constructed in 1998 to allow for
construction of pedestrian corridor
 Problematic after five years: nine unsanitary
dumpsers, no recycling
Mission for Niche : Solve the Problem
 Eliminate the odor problem
 Provide for material & organics recycling

13. Moravian Court Recycling Facility
Waste Reduction & Recycling
 Waste Reduction: 80%
volume reduction going from
9 open dumpsters to only 2;
and from 7 to 3 days per
week of collection
 Recycling: Added dumpsters
for mixed paper &
commingled recyclable
containers; reduce baler size
for cardboard
 Result: Reduced cost for
waste removal; no cost or
payment to tip cardboard

14. Moravian Court Recycling Facility
Organics Recycling
 Composting: Separated wet
from dry at Moravian Court
to address odour issues later
adding on site composting
 Waste Vegetable Oil:
Replaced 55 open top drums
of waste vegetable oil for a
closed tank collection system

15. Lessons: Composting at Moravian Court
Management
 Commitment from the highest level of management
and on-going management is critical to success
 Material and Organic Recycling should be implemented
as part of a total waste management system
 Quality control is critical—starting in the kitchen
 Operational protocols and orientation for workers,
managers and the Cook

16. Lessons: Composting at Moravian Court
Functional
 Sixty percent volume reduction: nearly eliminates need
for collection (from 3x week to 2x month)
 Requires off site curing (4 to 6 weeks)
 Earth Tubs are effective in composting materials but
bulk feed is labour intensive,
 Operationally incompatible in this setting
This experience led to a search for better on-site options

17. Onsite Commercial Food Waste Management Options:
Food Waste Collection or In-vessel Composting

18. Onsite Commercial Food Waste Management Options:
Food Waste Collection Carts

19. Onsite Commercial Food Waste Management Options:
Food Waste Collection Carts

20. Onsite Commercial Food Waste Management Options:
In-vessel Composting – Earth Tub
Kitchen to Cart
Cart to Vessel
Garden to Kitchen Earth Tub
Vessel to Curing
Finished Compost
to the Garden

21. Onsite Commercial Food Waste Management Options:
Earth Tub In-Vessel Composting System

22. Onsite Commercial Food Waste Management Options:
Rocket Composter - On Site Commercial Composting
Food Scraps to Bucket
Bucket to the Rocket
Farm to Kitchen
Grounds & Gardens!

23. Onsite Commercial Food Waste Management Options:
Rocket Composter - On Site Commercial Composting

24. Onsite Commercial Food Waste Management Options:
Rocket Composter at Regents College
Central London UK

25. Onsite Commercial Food Waste Management Options:
Commercial Food Waste Collection: The BiobiN
Kitchen to BiobiN
Garden to Kitchen
BiobiN to Compost Facility
Finished Compost
to the Farm

26. Onsite Commercial Food Waste Management Options:
Commercial Food Waste Collection:
Sanitary Collection Dumpster

27. Considerations in Selecting a System
For either system
 Conduct a food waste audit: Weight & Volume
 Space requirements
 Commitment to Management requirements
 Contractual Commitment for service
Commercial Food Waste Collection Systems
 Check with your hauler for availability of service
 Site and Power requirements (BiobiN)

28. Considerations in Selecting a System
On Site Commercial Composting Systems
 Site and Power requirements
 On-property curing site, or collection service (GMT)
 Establish how you will use finished compost

29. Organic Waste Recycling Systems
consultation and equipment available through
&
representing
&
See representative in foyer

30. Questions?