Led by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Education and Outreach for Residential Composting Programs Grants (RCP Grants) will focus on increasing the collection and composting of residential food waste through community engagement. Grants range from $75,000 to $250,000.
The RCP Grants will support community-informed social marketing campaigns and localized behavior change efforts to increase participation and reduce contamination in residential curbside, drop-off, and on-site food waste collection and composting programs. Grant recipients will work toward achieving a 50% increase in participation and a 50% reduction in contamination by 2030.
This project is one of three under the Ending Wasted Food Within a Generation (EWF) Program, a coalition led by WWF alongside partners WRAP, the Ad Council, ReFED, the U.S. Composting Council, and ILSR.
These projects aim to:
Visit grants.endingwastedfood.org to learn more about the EWF Program and the RCP Grants’ eligibility requirements and application process.
This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement 84114701 to World Wildlife Fund. The contents of this webpage do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor does the Environmental Protection Agency endorse trade names or recommend the use of commercial products mentioned in this document, as well as any images, video, text, or other content created by generative artificial intelligence tools, nor does any such content necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency.
A webinar sharing success stories and lessons learned from three community composting operations in rural and tribal communities.
The RCP Grants will support community-informed social marketing campaigns and localized behavior change efforts.
On June 2, 2022, Gainesville, Florida adopted three ordinances: 210129, 200381, and 210626 to advance source separation, collection, and diversion of food waste.
Composting infographics and signage in one convenient spot, ready to share with your community.