The CompostED program allows Westchester County to assist and support the work of food pantries, by processing expired perishable food waste. Due to its high moisture content, food waste is heavy, and the food waste which is currently collected by CompostED would otherwise have to be disposed of through a commercial waste hauler.
CompostED’s currently partners with three of the County’s largest food pantries: Feeding Westchester, Meals on Main Street of Portchester and Hope Community Services in New Rochelle. Every week, CompostED picks up food waste from these pantries in 64 gallon bins, and drops off a clean set of bins for use the following week.
Since 2021, CompostED has picked up and composted 116 tons (232,000 lbs.) of food waste from food pantries in Westchester (through August, 2024).
