Niles Jewel-Osco Pioneers Eco-Friendly Idea
Groceries and restaurants put tons of food scraps into landfills. Now, Jewel-Osco is becoming an environmental leader with a program to compost food scraps. Chipotle got a permit to do a similar program.
Two businesses in Niles, Jewel-Osco at 7900 N. Milwaukee Avenue and Chipotle Mexican Grill, 8488 W. Golf Road, are leading the way in a progressive environmental trend. Like many food businesses, they are left with food scraps to dispose of. Instead of putting them into the garbage, which goes into landfills. they are composting them. Jewel-Osco already has its composting program underway. In November, the Niles village board approved an exemption for Chipotle to divert food scraps from its regular garbage hauler to one which provides composting services. Earlier: Niles floats Environmental Plan to the public Wynne Adams, Sustainability Manager for Chipotle, said the company is excited about composting at its Niles location, but it's …
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