[FMC] Farmers Market Waste Management

[Deb Churchill]

Here at the City Market we received a grant to implement waste removal to divert to compost instead of landfils. This should be implemented in the next 2 months. The City also implemented a pedestrian recycle program throughout the city, so they have placed recycle bins throughout the City for plastic and cans. We have a paper recycle bin on site that pays rebates. Finally we have ordered the new recycle shopping bags that we will be selling at the Market this summer as well.



Deb Churchill
Property Manager
The City Market
20 E. 5th Street, Suite 201
Kansas City, MO  64106
p: 816-842-1271  f: 816-471-6168
dchurchill at cwbkc.com
a copaken white blitt managed property

-----Original Message-----
From: fmc-bounces at lists.farmersmarketcoalition.org [mailto:fmc-bounces at lists.farmersmarketcoalition.org] On Behalf Of Zachary Lyons
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:51 AM
To: fmc at lists.farmersmarketcoalition.org
Subject: [FMC] Farmers Market Waste Management

Hi all,

In March, I sent out the following request for information on farmers
market waste management,  As it is my understanding that this list
has doubled or tripled in size since then, I am sending this out
again in hopes of receiving additional feedback from some of the
newer list subscribers.  Thanks.

Original info request:

I am researching the topic of waste management at farmers markets,
and I am interested in feedback from any and all of you.  I will give
you some starter questions, but I am interested in any ideas and
experiences you would like to share with me about market waste
management.  Please email me directly at zach at cowswithguns.com.  No
need to clog up this list with responses.

Does your market have prepared food vendors?  If so, how do you
handle the waste they generate?
Does your market have a recycling program?
How does your market deal with compostable waste?
Do you require your vendors to haul out their own waste, or do you
provide receptacles?
Does your market prohibit any packaging or serving materials, such as
plastic bags, styrofoam containers, non-compostable plates, etc.?
Does your market have a "zero-waste" program in place?

I appreciate any information you can provide.

Thank you,

Zachary Lyons
Seattle
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