Each month, we will highlight community heroes that are making a difference in their communities and working to make their local environments cleaner and healthier.
This month, we are taking a look at Northfield Composting in MN!
Northfield Composting is a composting service based in Northfield, MN with the mission to reduce waste that is filling up the Rice County landfill and lower local greenhouse gas emissions, while creating quality local jobs and providing an excellent service for our customers. Biobag Associate spoke to Bec Ersek with Northfield Composting about the organization. Their interview is transcribed below.
What led you to start your composting operation?
As a group of young people we wanted to divert waste from the landfill to limit the growth of our local landfill and subsequent methane emissions of our town. We saw the opportunity to fill a community need that had the local energy and interest around while being able to create democratic jobs for ourselves and others!
Who do you serve and how can people get in touch with you if they want to start composting?
We serve all of Northfield and Dundas MN. Interested folks can go to our website, www.northfieldcompost.com where our email [email protected] and phone number is available for connecting with us.
How much organic material do you typically take in on a weekly basis?
9000lbs right now.
Feel free to add any additional information about your operation as you see fit.
We are in the works of opening our own processing facility that will expand our ability to collect, remove the need for dumpsters, and create compost products back to our subscribers and community. We do a lot of community education on our own and along with the city of Northfield including schools, condo communities, senior centers and many other organizations.
