Name: Reclaimed Organics
Address: East Side Outside Community Garden: 415 E 11th Street, 10009
Telephone: (347) 395-6377
Price range: $$

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Address

East Side Outside Community Garden: 415 E 11th Street

New York

10009

Website

http://www.reclaimedorganics.org/

Phone Number

(347) 395-6377

Director, Manager or CEO

Gwen Ossenfort

Mission Statement

Reclaimed Organics, a division of Common Ground Compost LLC (CGC), is a social enterprise offering bike-powered compost microhauling services to residents and businesses in Manhattan, south of 75th Street. By diverting NYC's food scraps away from landfills and into hyperlocal composting sites, RO strives to enrich the soils of the City, enhance the environment of our neighborhoods and advocate for environmental justice through waste equity, supporting the health and sustaining the growth of urban communities.

Community members served per month

100

Number of staff/employees

Annual Budget

$300,000

Year Started

2014

Latest Projects

Peat Composting is developing a hyperlocal compost collection and processing model using EcoRich compost digester machines as hubs in strategic neighborhoods. RO is providing microhauling services, bringing food scraps from Midtown locations to the digesters. The end product will be used to enrich community gardens and local greenery. The goal is to prove that a combination of bike-powered microhauling with hyperlocal processing is both feasible and necessary to achieve zero-waste objectives in urban settings.

Interesting Fact

Reclaimed Organics is the only bike-powered microhauler for compost in NYC.

Areas Served

Manhattan

Core Programs

Bike-powered food scrap collection for residents, offices, food businesses, schools and nonprofits. Zero waste education, program design and diversion metrics analysis.

Major Issues

Bike powered microhauling
Organics recycling and diversion
Zero Waste education, program design and diversion metrics analysis
Environmental justice and waste equity advocacy

Hours of Operation

M-F 9-5, with on-call collections outside of business hours upon request

Non-profit?

For profit LLC

Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/reclaimedorganics/

YouTube

https://youtu.be/cWHwoCJkknQ

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/reclaimedorganics/

Frequently used hashtags

#composting #microhauler #foodscraps #organics #compost #reclaimedorganics #hyperlocal#compostnyc #saveourcompost #environmentaljustice #commongroundcompost #wasteinthecommunity