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October 8, 2026

Budding food scrap pickup services want your coffee grounds and eggshells

  • Groups that offer pickup services are removing one of the biggest barriers to composting — getting food scraps to a composting site.
    • By ALEXA ST. JOHN
    Associated Press

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    Composting leftover coffee grounds, eggshells and carrot tops is a way to reduce the amount of food waste that goes into landfills.

    DETROIT — Every Monday, Ricky Blanding drives his Ford Ranger pickup truck around Detroit along a carefully planned route.


     
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