Park City composting expansion: New deal boosts zero food waste effort

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PARK CITY, Utah — Momentum Recycling and Spoil to Soil, two key players in the region’s composting efforts, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at expanding access to food waste recycling services across the Wasatch Back. The collaboration, facilitated and financed by the Park City Community Foundation, advances the community’s goal of eliminating food waste from the Summit County landfill by 2030.

Under the new agreement, Momentum Recycling will assume pick-up responsibilities for all Spoil to Soil customers starting May 1. Food waste collected from households and businesses will be transported to Spoil to Soil’s composting facility in Brown’s Canyon, keeping processing local and reducing emissions from long-distance hauling to Salt Lake County.

The shift means current Spoil to Soil subscribers will now coordinate service directly with Momentum Recycling. Meanwhile, existing Momentum customers will see their food waste composted at the Summit County facility. The service accepts all food waste, including meat, small bones, dairy, seeds and eggshells. Weekly pick-ups, typically aligned with regular trash collection days, start at $19.50 per month.

“This collaboration takes advantage of the strengths of each of the partners,” said Andy Hecht, Climate Fund Manager for Park City Community Foundation. “Spoil to Soil has been a local leader in composting organic waste at scale. Momentum Recycling has the infrastructure and customer service to pick up and haul organic waste across the Wasatch Back. Working together, we are helping to put in place an efficient system that can handle our community’s food waste needs.”

The partnership stems from the Community Foundation’s Zero Food Waste initiative, launched in June 2024, which seeks to eliminate food waste from the local landfill system within the next five years. Reducing food waste helps curb methane emissions and cuts taxpayer costs associated with landfill use.

“Composting is such a simple and important action that we can all do,” said Kylee Mimbach, owner of Spoil to Soil. “We’re excited to collaborate and increase our impact.”

“It has been very exciting to see the growth of our service in greater Park City so far,” added John Lair, CEO of Momentum Recycling. “We have the trucks and drivers ready to serve even more homes and businesses in Summit County, and we’re thrilled to help improve waste diversion and sustainability in the area.”

By consolidating services, the number of local households participating in curbside composting has grown to more than 1,150. Officials expect that figure to rise as the new partnership streamlines service and outreach to homeowners associations, businesses, and residents throughout Summit County.

Residential customers can choose between 5-gallon bins at $19.50 per month or 16-gallon bins at $27 per month. More information and sign-ups are available here.

Park City Community Foundation, which has brought nearly $70 million in philanthropic impact to Summit County since 2007, continues to drive collaborative solutions to environmental and social challenges through programs such as Live PC Give PC, the Women’s Giving Fund and Youth United.

Spoil to Soil operates its composting site in Peoa, Utah, converting food scraps and other organic material into nutrient-rich compost. Momentum Recycling, founded in 2008, offers comprehensive zero waste services to residents and businesses throughout Utah.