JOHNSTON – Bootstrap Compost recently began offering residential service in Burrillville, making the town the 99th community served by the food scrap hauler.
Since its launch in 2011, Bootstrap Compost has diverted nearly 9 million pounds of food scraps from the waste streams of 98 cities and towns in New England, and according to a release, the company is making Burrillville number 99.
To encourage Burrillville residents to compost with Bootstrap, the business is offering one month of free composting to all new signups from the town. New customers should use the code COMPOSTCURIOUS2022 while signing up on their website at http://bootstrapcompost.com.
With the easy to use mantra, “if it grows, it goes, Bootstrap provides subscribers with a clean 5-gallon bucket, compostable liner, and tight-fitting lid to capture unwanted produce, meat, grains, egg shells, coffee grounds and other various compostables. The organic material is then hauled to one of four local farming partners, including Rocky Hill Farm in Saugus, Mass., and Wright Locke Farm in Winchester, Mass., where it’s engineered – through the addition of carbon-rich material like wood chips, leaves, etc. – into a nutrient-rich compost.
The business notes that diverting organics from the waste stream saves landfill space and the associated emissions and costs, and the process ensures those valuable nutrients remain in the local food cycle.
Bootstrap supplies local farms and customers with their ‘black gold’ finished compost to help them grow sustainably, and donates remaining compost to local schools and community gardens to encourage greater participation in local food growing.
Residential compost service from Bootstrap costs $11 for weekly visits or $15 for bi-weekly visits once every two weeks. Finished compost is returned to customers – both residential and commercial – for free from a warehouse in Johnston. The finished compost, as well as composting worm boxes, worm castings and compost tea, are also available for the general public to purchase from Bootstrap’s online store.
The business’s charitable work encourages more local growth and sustainable practices, with frequent workshops at public schools, libraries, and other community organizations to provide education about composting and sustainability, and encourage people to get involved with the local food movement. Recent efforts include building a composter on site at Birchwood Middle School in North Providence and teaching the students how to make compost.
