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Airport waste-valet pilot contract with Scraps advanced to full council after committee briefing
Summary
The committee approved advancing a contract to continue the airport’s zero-waste valet pilot with Scraps, a local micro-hauler, through Dec. 31, 2026. Airport staff said the program has diverted hundreds of tons of concessions waste and will preserve service while the airport prepares a competitive procurement for longer-term scaling in 2027.
The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee voted Wednesday to forward to the full City Council a contract to continue a zero-waste valet program at Denver International Airport run by Scraps, a local compost and micro-hauling company.
Airport sustainability staff said the program — which collects back-of-house food waste and recyclables from concessions and trains employees in separation best practices — has diverted more than 400 tons of material since it began in May 2024 and is projected to collect another 550–600 tons in 2026. "From just those concessions alone…we've already increased DEN's overall waste diversion rate by 3%," Alexa Rosenstein, sustainability specialist, said. Rosenstein…
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