Boston-Converted Organics Inc. said Sept. 30 that the company has entered into an agreement with Republic Services of Salinas to divert food waste from local landfills and receive the food waste at the company’s Gonzales, Calif., organic fertilizer facility. Converted Organics will receive tip fees per ton of waste delivered and will recycle the food waste into fertilizer. The relationship between the company and Republic Services was facilitated by the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority, an agency that works to eliminate the need for landfills. The additional food waste at the California facility follows the completion of facility upgrades and the receipt of a Solid Waste Facility Permit, which allows the facility to receive and process up to 250 tons of food waste per day.
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