Food Scraps Diversion Program

San Francisco’s food scrap diversion program—the first program of its kind in a large city—annually diverts more than 100,000 tons of primarily food scrap source-separated compostable material from the landfill for a variety of beneficial programs. The food scrap diversion program’s commercial and agricultural uses include edible food redistribution, animal feed, on-site and centralized composting, conversion to energy, and grease to biodiesel.

Photo courtesy of Norcal Waste.