Bootstrap Compost: Turning Food Waste into a Sustainable Future

Founded in 2011, Bootstrap compost has been a pioneer in addressing the challenges of sustainable waste management in urban environments. Based in Boston, the company has quickly become a key player in the composting industry, providing a vital service that helps individuals, businesses, and institutions reduce their environmental impact. Through their food waste collection service, Bootstrap is making composting easy, accessible, and beneficial for the community, all while working to create a more sustainable future.

Building a Sustainable Future, One Bucket at a Time

Bootstrap Compost’s mission is simple yet impactful: reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfills, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable living through composting. Their innovative service offers an easy solution for households, businessses and institutions across Greater Boston to divert their food scraps from landfill and instead turn them into nutrinet-rich compost.

Bootstrap delivers a 5-gallon bucket to customers, where they can fill it with their food scraps. The company then picks up the filled buckets on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, returning clean, empty bins for customers to fill again. This closed-loop system ensures that the waste is collected, composted, and returned as valuable soil for gardens and landscaping. By engaging with customers in this process, Bootstrap encourages responsible waste management and contributes to a cleaner, more eco-friendly environment.

Leveraging Technology: The Harp CX10 Food Waste Processor

Bootstrap Compost invested in the Harp CX10 food waste processor to efficiently convert food scraps into compost in under 24 hours. Designed for commercial use, it helps manage large volumes of organic waste from businesses like restaurants and cafes.

Fully automated, the CX10 requires minimal manual intervention and features sensors to regulate temperature and pH for optimal digestion. Its built-in bin lifter reduces manual handling, speeding up the process and cutting carbon emissions by preventing food waste from ending up in landfills.

Specifications

• Equipment: Harp CX10 with built-in bin lifter
• Waste Stream: Household waste, business canteen waste etc.
• Capacity: 1428 Litres/Day, 10,000 Litres/Week, 520,000 Litres/Year
• Estimated CO2 Savings: -5 KgCO2eq (- 9.3Tonnes CO2eq)

The Benefits of Composting with Bootstrap

By integrating the Harp CX10 into its operations, Bootstrap Compost has significantly improved waste management and sustainability. The machine efficiently processes up to 10,000 liters of food waste per week, turning it into rich compost that enhances soil quality.

The environmental benefits are clear—Bootstrap reduces food waste sent to landfills, lowering greenhouse gas emissions. By converting waste into valuable compost, they help combat climate change and promote sustainability.

For businesses, Bootstrap offers a practical solution to divert food scraps, reducing waste disposal fees and supporting eco-friendly operations. They provide stainless steel bins and signage to make it easy for commercial kitchens to participate, helping businesses cut their carbon footprint.