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Compass Collective reports strongest year yet for food-scrap diversion; pivots to drop-off model and expanded community education
Summary
The Compass Collective (Isla Vista’s community compost program) reported its highest annual food-scrap collection and outlined a shift from door-to-door pickup to a permanent, distributed drop-off model with expanded volunteer and education activities.
The Compass Collective presented its 2024–25 annual report to the Isla Vista Community Services District board on Tuesday, saying the program collected a record amount of food scraps over the past year and is shifting operations from door-to-door pickup toward a network of permanent drop-off sites and consistent volunteer opportunities.
Program lead Jenna (presenter name in transcript) told the board the program earned roughly $2,000 in compost sales and collected more than 27,000 pounds of food scraps over the past year, despite ending door-to-door collections on Aug. 28. Since 2018, the program has diverted more than 20,000 pounds of waste from…
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