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It was a SMASHING time at the Global Gardens Chicago Green Corn Festival this weekend 🎃🔨 Thank you to everyone who came out to compost their pumpkins and enjoy the event! Illinois is the largest producer of pumpkins in the US with over 40% of our country’s pumpkins coming from the state. It is imperative that we compost our pumpkins to help return those nutrients to our soils to grow more pumpkins for next year. Thank you to SCARCE for their leadership on this issue and Jessica Davis for partnering with WasteNot on this event!

Happy Halloween Composters! Once you’re done celebrating, remember to compost your pumpkins. You don’t want the landfills to haunt you 👻 🎃 Learn more about the importance of composting your pumpkins on our new blog: https://lnkd.in/gJuJCykW

🎃 Excited to see a blog post I helped create go live! It has been a great experience learning the inner workings of commercial composting and seeing all the different parts that go into providing such an excellent service. WasteNot, Inc. is innovative and always looking for more opportunities to be more sustainable. Seeing the process from idea to product launch makes everything I'm learning in class really come to life! As spooky season turns into holiday season, this is a great, easy way to be a little gentler on the earth. 🍫🍬🎃 https://lnkd.in/g24HBksU

Zero-emissions compost collection is now available to the City of Evanston’s residents and businesses ⚡ ♻️ As of October 17, 2025, WasteNot Compost is officially a qualified Food Scraps Franchise Service Provider approved by the City of Evanston. We are excited to provide high-quality curbside compost collection services with our fully electric fleet of vehicles and exemplary customer service to Evanston residents and businesses that sign up for service. Learn more about our service offerings in Evanston here: https://lnkd.in/gcBZhFhh

We're excited to announce that we'll be exhibiting & speaking this year at The CooperatorEvents Chicagoland Expo at Navy Pier in Chicago. Come see us in person in Booth #126 and at our Seminar! CooperatorNews

We're #hiring a new Member Success Associate in Chicago, Illinois. Apply today or share this post with your network.

WasteNot is proud to be partnering with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office on a compost pilot program for food scraps from the Department of Corrections’ daily food preparation. “There’s a transformative power of working with your hands and this program adds another dimension. When individuals learn to grow food, prepare meals, and return food waste back into the earth, they gain skills that foster both self-sufficiency and sustainability, a never-ending cycle,” said Sheriff Thomas J. Dart. WasteNot’s founder and CEO, Liam Donnelly, led the training of Central Kitchen workers on composting guidelines and limiting contamination. Through the first six weeks, over 50,000 pounds of food scraps have been kept out of landfills thanks to the pilot program. Read the press release and learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gkfzgG_j

We’re looking for a Member Success Associate to join us in our Chicago office at WasteNot, Inc. 🚨 In this role, you’ll be on the front lines of the WasteNot member experience — building relationships and trust, solving problems, and making sure our members feel supported every step of the way and get the most out of our services. If you're passionate about supporting people, proactive in your approach, and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment focused on impact— check out our role. Know someone who’d be a great fit? Tag them below or send them our way💚

We’ve got great news — WasteNot, Inc. is expanding our residential compost collection service across Chicagoland! 🌱✨ Our ever expanding residential service now includes Naperville, Wheaton, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines and more! Service begins in October 2025, and you can sign-up in these areas now on our website with plans starting at $27/month. Not sure if you live in the service area? Type your address into the sign up form on our website to see what services are available in your neighborhood: https://lnkd.in/ee7JguuJ

Join WasteNot this Sunday in Chicago at Northcenter Town Square for the Sustainability Market hosted by Reduce Waste Chicago 💚 This is your chance to come say hi to our team, learn about our new add-on recycling and zero-waste services, and get a close up look at a WasteNot electric van! Bring a friend to introduce them to our team and a variety of other local organizations that are helping to keep waste out of our landfills. Thank you to Sherry Skalko for organizing this important community event!