October 25, 2023
Mayor Brandon Johnson
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MAYOR BRANDON JOHNSON, DEPARTMENT OF STREETS AND SANITATION ANNOUNCE FIRST-EVER CITYWIDE COMPOSTING INITIATIVE FOR CHICAGO RESIDENTS
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Street and Sanitation (DSS) announced its first-ever citywide composting initiative, a Food Scrap Drop-Off program, which allows all Chicago residents to bring their household food scraps to one of 15 locations throughout Chicago. To participate, residents sign up for a nearby drop-off location, collect in sealed containers, and bring the collected materials to the green carts at the drop-off sites. Upon collection, these materials are transferred to a composting facility, where food scraps are processed into compost, a valuable product that looks and smells like rich soil and can be used to improve soil health.