CITY OF CLEVELAND RESIDENTIAL COMPOSTING AND COMMUNITY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PILOT PROGRAM

The primary goals of the program are:To build a community understanding and culture of valuing food waste diversion and composting as a community benefit through education and resources.Increase diversion of residential food waste by 50%, as measured from current known food waste collection baseline (see chart below) in order to contribute to overall City CAP diversion goals of 30% diversion from landfill by 2030.Increase local workforce trainees to build a pipeline of compost specialists in Cleveland neighborhoods, and Build Momentum for a circular economy.Ensure quality finished compost product with consistency for NOP 5021 compliance in order to set and maintain a standard across the city.Capture the value of food waste and invest it back into the community.