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Who We Serve
Total Organics Recycling recycles over 300 tons of organic waste weekly from various local entities, including businesses, restaurants, schools, and entertainment venues. Our convenient valet food waste recycling program collects your organic waste and transports it to composting facilities, where it is processed into nutrient-rich compost. This compost is then used to nourish plants and support sustainable agriculture.
Our Process
Total Organic Recycling collects organic material, then what? Once we pick your discarded organics, they are delivered to a St. Louis Composting commercial compost facility, where they are broken down into a nutrient-rich soil supplement in a process called composting.
Compost is organic matter that has been broken down through aerobic decomposition into a dark, humus-rich material teeming with beneficial organisms – a critical component of a “complete” soil. Complete soil also contains key mineral factions (iron, nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium) that promote healthy plant growth and maturation.
Composting is nature’s way of recycling. For thousands of years, ecosystems have survived and thrived by self-producing compost from spent plant material. Compost contains essential nutrients and moisture that help plants grow by:
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improving the structure, drainage, and water-holding capacity of soil
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encouraging deep-rooting
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helping to suppress plant disease and promotes healthier growth
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reducing erosion
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reduces waste and combats climate change through recycling outside of landfills
Learn more about composting with St. Louis Composting
