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IMPACT REPORTS
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“Adapting to changing environments while building a reliable and impactful business, Compost Crew has not only educated people and organizations on recycling their food scraps and other organic waste, they have also collaborated with local government leaders to encourage the adoption of regulations that support more food scrap composting and programs that make the service more accessible to residents throughout their region.”
– Excerpt from the Waste Advantage article
IN THE NEWS
The Good Dirt Podcast - Composting as a Cultural Shift
PODCAST
May 8, 2026: A hopeful, grounded conversation about the patient work of building better systems one bucket, one alley, one farm at a time.
Listen to full podcast with The Good Dirt.
Frederick Magazine - Black Gold
ARTICLE
November 17, 2025: Frederick Magazine covers Compost Crew’s continued initiative to reuse food waste in the City of Frederick with an in-person visit and insight from on-site crew.
Read full article at Frederick Magazine.
The Diamondback - College Park City Council extends curbside food scrap collection program
ARTICLE
November 16, 2025: The College Park City Council voted to continue the city’s curbside food scrap collection program for another two years, extending the city’s contract with Compost Crew to help the city attain its sustainability goals.
Read full article at The Diamondback.
BioCycle - Maryland Food Waste Haulers Join Forces
ARTICLE
July 9, 2024: Compost Crew, based in Rockville, Maryland, announced it had combined forces with Key City Compost, based in Frederick, Maryland, “a like-minded company” that Compost Crew has been collaborating with for several years.
Read full article at BioCycle.
Green Wife, Happy Life - Compost Crew's Food Waste Pickup Service is the Easiest Way to Compost!
VIDEO
April 2, 2025: If you want to start composting but are hesitant, you don’t want to miss this episode! I’m talking with Ben Parry, the CEO of Compost Crew, whose mission is to recover compostable waste, reduce dependence on landfills and incinerators, and revitalize our soils through their convenient residential and commercial food waste collection service.
Watch full video here.
Compost Crew Hits New Highs in Tonnage & Customers in 2024
PRESS RELEASE
February 12, 2025: Compost Crew announced its results for 2024, which saw the company’s business grow significantly from the prior year, exceeding 20,000 customers and over 30% of food scraps composted.
Read full 2024 Press Release at PR Newswire.
Greenbelt News Review - Curbside Food Scrap Program Marks Milestone with Delivery
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
November 21, 2024: The City of Greenbelt celebrates an significant milestone. The first delivery of finished compost, processed on a Compost Outpost® within the City limits using its residents food scraps, has been completed.
Read full article on page 8-9, here.
Something to Talk About - Ep. 8: Ben Parry, Compost Crew
PODCAST
April 17, 2024: In this episode, host Bob Levey and co-host Kelly Leonard sit down with Ben Parry, CEO of Compost Crew. Listen now to learn more about Compost Crew and Ben’s “MoCo story.”
Listen to full podcast here.
BioCycle - Maryland Food Waste Hauler And Composter Reports Robust Growth
Greater Greater Washington - Curbside composting is working in DC. But don’t knot those bags!
NEWS ARTICLE
January 30, 2024: The District’s long-anticipated curbside composting program is underway, turning kitchen scraps from 9,000 DC homes into gardener’s gold.
Read full article here.
Waste Dive - Compost Crew, Leading Mid-Atlantic Organics Recycler, Sees Record Growth in 2022
NEWS ARTICLE
February 28, 2023: Cole Rosengren interviews Compost Crew CEO Ben Parry about growth, becoming a public benefit corporation, modular composting sites and more.
Read more at Waste Dive.
BioCycle - Food Scrap Company Diversifies
NEWS ARTICLE
February 1, 2021: Compost Crew in Maryland, a 10-year old collection business in the Washington, D.C. region, introduces a modular composting system for rapid deployment in a range of locations.
Read full article here.
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“[The permanent composting drop-off] was initiated by the Town’s Conservation and Sustainability Commission after a two-year pilot at the Vienna Farmers Market demonstrated that residents would support the green initiative…”
– Excerpt from the Vienna Voice article
