Containers for Hog Farmers

[Jackie Anderson]

Howdy Folks!

 

I hope this email finds everyone doing extremely well. My organization has been building a mobile food pantry using mostly recycled goods from grocers and produce distributors. As such, most of our waste is food that cannot be donated and recyclables. We don’t have enough space for a recycle bin and a dumpster at our tiny urban warehouse, so right now we are trashing EVERYTHING. We are going to trade our dumpster for a large recycle dumpster and have the farmers to pick up the 'trashed' foods, but we don’t have the containers to safely store the food outside until the farmer can pick up twice a week. Do you have any suggestions for good containers that are seal-tight and not too large that 1-2 individuals could empty?

 

Thanks so much for all you do!

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Jackie Anderson

817.251.8225

www.EqualHeart.org

[Paige Oliverio]

Hi Jackie! I'm excited about your project!

Where are you located? If you're within the bounds of Compost Pedallers routes, you may want to consider connecting with them for a regular pick up of the food scraps. They would then deliver it to farms nearby and typically supply you with a series of 5 gallon containers with lids or possibly 50 gallon bins.

I've worked with other small kitchens who stockpile 5 gallon buckets and fill them with food scraps as they are generated. Each bucket is very manageable and has a sealable lid. They then stack the buckets in their walk-in cooler or outside for people to pick up and exchange for empty 5 gallon buckets a couple times a week.

There are often 50 gallon sealable plastic barrels on craigslist, too, if you're looking for something bigger. They're harder to move if they're full, but you could tell people not to fill them completely and that would help.

Hope that helps!

-Paige

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Paige Hill Oliverio | Executive Director | www.urbanpatchwork.org

Urban Patchwork Neighborhood Farms - Austin, TX

Growing Food and Community in the City

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[Compost Coalition]

There was a pool supply company on shoal creek that was giving some larger buckets away. These would need to be triple rinsed to get the chlorine out but they are a good size and have screw on locking lids which are perfect for keeping out critters. 

Heather-Nicole 

Compost Coalitiion

512.660.SOIL

[tom....@gmail.com]

If the food waste is for hogs, Austin has a specific ordinance that the materials MUST be transported in steel drums by a transporter with a permit to feed pigs.

I am not aware of anyone providing this service, but try posting on the CityData website. Its a helpful local group.

Tom Rutz CAS, MSW A

General Manager

GreenThumb Compost LLC

512 369 0998

[Jackie Anderson]

I am with an organization in Dallas!  I have been working directly with the Zero Waste Manager at the City and they have been a huge help. But as you can imagine, knowledge is a bit lagged up here, so I thought I would reach out to yall. You have given me some excellent leads on where to search. THANK YOU! I'll keep yall posted with some success stories :)

Jackie Anderson

817.251.8225

Sharing Food, Stopping Waste.