Dirt Works

Specialties

Dirt Works provides a pick-​up service for those who want to compost but do not have the time or means. You collect your food scraps, we pick them up from your building at the end of the week and deliver them to a local partner, such as a community garden.

History

Established in 2012.

Food refuse isn’t trash – it’s a resource. When composted, it becomes nutrient-​rich soil, or compost. According to the EPA, about 27% of organic waste is currently dragged into unsustainable waste management systems. Instead, we could be collecting and composting this material, and creating jobs along the way.

In New York City, there are few if any private or public companies collecting food scraps directly from people’s homes. Dirt Works would like to change that. We are currently developing two pilot programs in Brooklyn, NY, that will give us valuable information on food scrap collection and composting and prepare us to expand operations. Please check back as our project unfolds.

Meet the Business Owner

Eathan J.

Business Owner

Upon graduation from Rutgers University in 2002, Eathan launched the piano maintenance business he still runs today. Several years ago he began fixating on the problem of throwing food away as trash, and became determined to find a solution. Now pursuing a PhD in Neuroscience at CUNY, Eathan has an acute awareness of and appreciation for the biological processes that fill our daily experiences.