Food Waste Recycling In Kansas City

Meet FRED.

The FRED program annually diverts over 16,000 tons of food waste in KC. Watch the video above to learn more.

Feed FRED your food scraps and put your bottom line on a diet. The goal of FRED (Food Residual Environmental Diversion) program is to reduce the amount of food waste going into our landfills and recycle valuable organic resources. Any company with food or food production waste should inquire about participation.

We can perform a free, site-specific waste audit to determine if your organization is a good candidate for this program. We will evaluate bottom line savings that can be achieved by your participation in the FRED Program. We'll also explain how FRED can reduce your firm's future liabilities associated with landfilling.

Another benefit to your organization is this: FRED is a "green" and environmentally friendly program. It will make your company a role model for others in the corporate or non-profit community.

 

Current FRED Participants

  • 909 Walnut Apartments

  • ABM Industry Groups

  • Ad Astra

  • Advent Health

  • American Century Investment Towers

  • American Institute of Architects

  • Ameristar Casino

  • Anton's Taproom & Restaurant

  • Aramark

  • Balls Foods Hen Houses

  • Bayer Crop Science

  • Benninghoven Elementary

  • Best Harvest Bakeries

  • Bic Media

  • Boulevard Brewing Company & Visitors Center

  • Brandon Woods @ Alvamar

  • Briarwood Elementary

  • Broadway Cafe

  • Brookwood Elementary

  • Burger Stand at the Casbah

  • Burns & McDonnell

  • CBRE Kansas City

  • Cafe 1055

  • Cafe Europa

  • Can I Have A Bite?

  • Cargill

  • Cerner (4 locations)

  • Children’s Mercy Park

  • Chipotle #3740, Shawnee

  • Chipotle #3164, Olathe

  • Chipotle #3397, Lenexa

  • Church of the Resurrection OP Food Pantry

  • Cider Gallery - Lawrence

  • Commerce Bank Tower

  • Compost Collective KC

  • Compass Minerals Sporting Fields

  • Consentinos Market Downtown

  • Copaken Brooks

  • Corbion

  • Corvino Supper Club

  • Crestwood Condominiums

  • Crestwood Flowers

  • Cushman & Wakefield

  • Dairy Farmers of America

  • Diastole Scholars Center

  • Dillon's/Kroger’s

  • DMH

  • Douglas County Jail

  • EARP Distribution

  • Eco Solutions

  • Enjoy Pure Food + Drink

  • Environmental Works Inc.

  • Episcopal Community Services

  • Ewing Marion

  • EPA - Region 7

  • Federal Building

  • Federal Reserve Bank of KC

  • Florist Distributing, Inc

  • Food Equality Initiative

  • Free Style Poke

  • Fresh Ideas

  • Garmin

  • Gaslight Gardens

  • General Mills

  • Green Bay Packaging

  • Hallmark- KC, Leavenworth, Lawrence

  • Harvesters Community Food Network

  • Hawaiian Bros - Lawrence

  • Hilltop Childhood Development

  • HOK

  • Hulcher Services

  • Hy-Vee, various locations

  • IKEA

  • Ingredion

  • InTouch Solutions

  • IRS Kansas City

  • JE Dunn Construction

  • Johnson County Community College

  • KC Can Compost

  • Kansas City Art Institute

  • Kansas City Chiefs

  • Kansas City Community Gardens

  • Kansas City Community Kitchen

  • Kansas City River Market

  • Kansas City Royals

  • Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

  • Kansas City Zoo

  • Kansas University 10 locations

  • Kansas University Scholarship Halls

  • KU Athletics Allen Fieldhouse

  • KU Athletics Memorial Stadium

  • Kauffman Foundation

  • Kauffman Performing Arts Center

  • Lenexa Hills

  • Limestone Pizza in Lawrence

  • KC Marriott Downtown (2 locs)

  • Martin City Coffee

  • MasterCard

  • McLain’s Bakery - Kansas City

  • McLain’s Bakery - Overland Park

  • McLain’s Bakery - Shawnee

  • MC Realty Group / DST Systems

  • Menorah Medical Center

  • MGP Ingredients

  • Mid-America Regional Council

  • Mission Trail Elementary

  • Mother Earth Coffee

  • Mr. Dell's

  • Nestle/Purina - St Joseph

  • New Century Detention Center

  • New Hope Food Pantry

  • Nieman Elementary

  • Nordstrom

  • Oak Hall Condominiums

  • Off Broadway Cafe

  • Orrick School District

  • Olathe Adult Detention

  • Overland Park Convention Center

  • Pembroke Hill Schools ( 2 locs)

  • Posty Cards

  • Powell Gardens

  • Prairie Elementary

  • Premier Custom Foods

  • Republic Services

  • Research Medical Center

  • Research Psychiatric Center

  • Rockhurst High School

  • Rockhurst University

  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Day School

  • Savion

  • Service Management Group

  • Shawnee Mission School District

  • Sheraton Hotels & Resorts

  • Snooze - KCMO

  • Snooze - Overland Park KS

  • SONOCO

  • Southeast Unity Food Dist.

  • Sprouts - Overland Park KS

  • Streetside Cafe

  • Stericycle

  • Succotash

  • T-Mobile Center

  • The Barstow School

  • The Chive

  • The Coffee Girls

  • The MERC Co-op (2 locations)

  • The Upper Crust Bakery

  • The Upper Cut Butcher Shop

  • The Wooden Spoon (2 locations)

  • Tomahawk Elementary

  • Tower Properties

  • Tradewind Energy

  • Trailwood Elementary

  • Trezo Mare Restaurant & Lounge

  • Turner High School

  • Unilever Independence MO

  • University of Missouri - Kansas City

  • USFDA

  • US General Services Administration

  • Vestcom

  • VIM Recyclers

  • VIN Solutions

  • VMLY&R

  • Waddell & Reed

  • Waldo Pizza

  • Waste Management Inc.

  • Whole Foods - 3 locations

  • William Jewell College

  • Williams Foods

  • Wornall Plaza

  • Zoom Video Communications

 
 

Be a role model for others in the community—It’s the “green” or environmentally friendly action to take.

Educates our present and future community decision-makers about the importance of responsible solid waste disposal and the environmental advantages of recycling, recovering resources (including those currently put in your trash), and composting.

Develops a sense of pride within the community through environmental leadership and education.

Potentially reduce your solid waste disposal costs, position your facility/company as “green” or environmentally friendly, and reduce potential future liabilities associated with landfilling.

 

Once you enroll, Missouri Organic will provide your organization with waste audits, training and education designed to fit your specific needs and ensure that your food waste is recovered and recycled efficiently.

Special containers, some lined with biodegradable bags will be placed in cafeterias or other selected areas for collection of food or food production waste.

The foods waste will be picked up on as-needed and take to our recycling center for composting.

Non-compostable items will continue to be disposed of in your regular trash.

 
 
 

What Can Be Collected As Part Of FRED:

Food Scraps

  • Meat, Poultry, Fish,

  • Shellfish & Bones

  • Egg & Dairy Products

  • Table Scraps & Plate Scraping

  • Fruit & Vegetables

  • Bread, Dough, Pasta, Grains

  • Coffee Grounds, Filters & Tea Bags

Food Soiled Paper

  • Kitchen Paper Towels

  • Paper or PLA takeout containers, cups, plates, and bowls that are certified commercially compostable BPI, ASTM, or similar.

  • Pizza Delivery Boxes

  • Paper Napkins

  • Restroom Tissues & Paper Towels

  • Unwaxed brown or white corrugated cardboard *

  • Uncoated Paper Cups and plates (no lids, straws, or creamers).

Plants And Wood Scraps

  • Plants & Flowers (no flower pots)

  • Wood Pallets & Crates (no wire)

  • Landscape Vegetation (less than 4' long & 4" diam.)

What Cannot Be Collected As Part Of FRED:

  • Plastic Bags*

  • Plastic Tubs & Bottles*

  • Glass Bottles & Jars*

  • Metal*

  • Produce Baskets & Netting

  • Burlap

  • Plastic Wrap

  • Cork

  • Wax or Plastic Coated Take-Out Containers

  • Plastic Plates, Cups & Utensils

  • Latex & Plastic Gloves

  • Styrofoam

  • Foil

  • Wire & Rubber Bands

  • Grease & Liquids

  • Painted & Treated Wood

  • Pet Waste

  • Garbage & Hazardous Waste

* But these items are recyclable!

Who Can Participate In FRED?

Missouri Organic Recycling can perform a specific waste audit to determine potential recovery, recycling
and/or savings that your participation in the FRED Program can achieve.

Who Do I Contact About FRED?

Contact Christina Eglich directly at 816-888-7950, the Missouri Organic Recycling office at 816-483-0908,
or e-mail us at
christina@missouriorganic.com with your company name, address, primary contact person,
phone numbers and e-mail address.

 
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