Food Waste Collection in Seaside
By: Fabiola Larios, Jakob Method, Emily Reynolds, and
School of Natural Sciences Sustainable City Year Project
Overview
● Food Produced - 1.6 billion tons
● Food Waste - 48 million tons
○ 2.1 million tons is composted
● Food Waste - 34% of all methane
emissions
● Food accounts for 15.1% of waste
stream
● One of the lowest waste types
recycled
Survey
Stephanie Wolfe
Commercial
● Organics to Energy Program
○ Produces electricity and
compost
● AB 1826
○ Requires commercial
businesses to recycle food
scraps
● Distributed window decals to
participating businesses
Residential
➔ Establishment of GreenWaste food waste
bin at Everyone’s Harvest farmer’s market
➔ Seaside newest host to market
➔ Modified Food Scraps Acceptance sheet for
Seaside’s market
➔ Made a Spanish version of the flyer available
➔ Distributed counter top kitchen pails to
interested residents
Educational
● Re-establish a compost program
● Provide educational materials about
composting
● Renovate school garden
Accomplishments
● Commercial
○ Distributed decals for Organics to
Energy
● Residential
○ Tabled at Everyone's Harvest
○ Procured a compost bin for
Seaside Farmers Market
○ Distributed flyers
○ Created and conducted surveys
○ Passed out countertop compost
bins
○ Promoted on social media
● Educational
○ Garden Reinvigoration
○ Implemented compost program
○ Provided education on composting
Acknowledgements
Dan Fernandez; Cal State University Monterey
Bay
Rick Riedel, Sharon Mikesell, Beth Rocha; City
of Seaside
Kimberle Herring and Jeff Lindenthal; Monterey
Regional Waste Management District
Colida Johnson and Sara Treat; GreenWaste
Azalea Power; Everyone’s Harvest
Topher Mueller and Liese Murphree; Chartwell
Day School
Catherine Crockett; Sustainable Seaside