What We Do
It is with a very heavy heart that I have made the difficult decision to close Just Scrappin’ LLC and discontinue our food scrap collection service.
This is not a decision I wanted to make, nor one that I have made lightly.
When I started Just Scrappin’, my goal was simple: to give people in our community an easy way to keep food scraps out of the landfill and turn those scraps back into something beneficial for our soil and environment. Every bucket collected represented food waste that did not end up buried in a landfill—and I have been incredibly proud of what we have accomplished together.
Unfortunately, I have been unable to locate a suitable alternative location where I can continue processing the food scraps we collect. At my current composting location, concerns have been raised by neighboring property owners regarding odors, flies, the appearance of the composting operation, and potential environmental impacts. I have invested a tremendous amount of time, effort, and care into addressing these concerns and managing the compost responsibly, but it has become clear that continuing to operate from this location is no longer a sustainable option.
I have spent considerable time looking for another property or facility that would allow Just Scrappin’ to continue and grow, but unfortunately, I have not been able to find an affordable and workable location.
About Us
Just Scrappin’, started in June 2024, is a family-owned mother-and-daughter business built on a shared passion for sustainability, community, and caring for the world around us. Together, we are dedicated to creating a cleaner, greener future—one household, one bucket of food scraps, and one meaningful connection at a time.
Why Compost?
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Reduces waste
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Reduces methane emissions from landfills
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Recovers organic materials and keeps them local
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Extends municipal landfill life by diverting organic materials.
Why Recycle?
In 2020, an estimated 615,500 tons of wasted food scraps were disposed of in Wisconsin Landfills. This accounts for roughly 20.5% of waste that is added to our landfills every year.
Recycling provides many benefits to our environment. By recycling our materials, we create a healthier planet for ourselves and future generations.
Conserve natural resources: Recycling reduces the need to extract resources such as timber, water, and minerals for new products.
Climate change: According to the most recent EPA data, the recycling and composting of municipal solid waste (MSW or trash) saved over 193 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2018.
Energy savings: Recycling conserves energy. For example, recycling just 10 plastic bottles saves enough energy to power a laptop for more than 25 hours. To estimate how much energy you can save by recycling certain products, EPA developed the individual Waste Reduction Model (iWARM).
Waste and pollution reduction: Recycling diverts waste away from landfills and incinerators, which reduces the harmful effects of pollution and emissions.
On June 12, 2024, the White House, along with EPA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the “National Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics.” This strategy is part of a series of strategies on building a more circular economy for all.
The goal of the strategy is to prevent the loss and waste of food and increase recycling of food and other organic materials, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save households and businesses money, and build cleaner, healthier communities.
The four main objectives in the strategy are:
Objective 1: Prevent food loss.
Objective 2: Prevent food waste.
Objective 3: Increase the recycling rate for all organic waste.
Objective 4: Support policies that incentivize and encourage the prevention of food loss and waste and organics recycling.
Benefits of Compost Use
Composting is a controlled, aerobic (oxygen-required) process that converts organic materials into a nutrient-rich, biologically-stable soil amendment or mulch through natural decomposition. The end product is compost.
Stormwater Management
In the United States, our soils suffer from topsoil loss and erosion, which can lead to water quality issues and reduce the productivity of agricultural land. Compost adds much-needed organic matter to soil to enhance soil health. Compost has other uses as well in green infrastructure and stormwater management.
Climate Adaptation
When used efficiently, compost improves a community’s ability to adapt to adverse climate impacts by helping soil absorb water and prevent runoff of pollutants during floods. It also helps soil hold more water for longer, mitigating the effects of drought. It also strengthens sustainable, local food production by using locally generated food scraps and other organic materials to create a valuable soil amendment that supports plant growth.
Healthy Soil
Compost adds organic matter to the soil and increases the nutrient content and biodiversity of microbes in soil. It also improves plant growth and promotes higher yields of agricultural crops. In soil that has been depleted by overuse or contain contaminants, compost helps to regenerate and remediate (clean up).
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