Episode 56: WasteNot Composting

About this episode

This episode features an interview with Liam Donnelly, CEO of WasteNot, discussing the importance of composting and their zero-emissions service in the Chicagoland area.

WasteNot Composting On this Wild For Change’s podcast, we’re speaking with Liam Donnelly, CEO of WasteNot, a zero-emissions composting collection service in the Chicagoland area. Composting is a crucial means of reducing food waste in our landfills, yet only 4.1% of food waste in the U.S. is composted annually. In this podcast, we will learn about WasteNot’s mission and how their service works. We will also investigate the fate of food in landfills versus compost bins,...

People in this episode

Host: Nicole Rojas

Guest: Liam Donnelly

Topics covered

• composting
• food waste
• sustainability
• zero-emissions
• non-profit

Keywords

• WasteNot
• composting
• food waste
• zero-emissions
• Chicagoland
• sustainability
• landfills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WasteNot

Places: Chicagoland, U.S.

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