Detroit Community Composting Collective Project (DCCCP)
Detroit Food Waste Policy and Community Composting Mission
The Detroit Community Compost Collection Project (DCCCP) is a coalition of 7 Detroit-based food, waste and environmental justice organizations— Sanctuary Farms, Detroit Black Food Sovereignty Network, Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund (DBFLF), Detroit Food Policy Council, Sacred Spaces, and Oakland Avenue Urban Farm— in partnership with Industrious Labs.
The primary objective is to advance local organics diversion through policy and practice by launching a comprehensive food waste collection and community composting program in the City of Detroit. Our efforts will prioritize data gathering, education and outreach around community composting in specific communities within Detroit, with a firm commitment to principles of equity, environmental, and racial justice.
Board Members
jøn kent | Sacred Spaces
Parker Jean | Sanctuary Farms
Jerry Hebron | Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Winona Bynum | Detroit Food Policy Council
Patrice Brown | Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund
Tepfirah Rushdan | Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund
shakara tyler | Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network
DCCCP Objectives
Community Education and Training:
Develop and implement equitable and just educational programs to train communities in effective composting practices, as well as prepare community composters and neighborhood residents to act as composting ambassadors. The goal would be to implement education programs in schools, community centers, and through public events, ensuring accessibility and inclusivity.
Pilot Community Composting Programs:
Launch pilot composting projects in selected Detroit communities, while emphasizing their benefits for the often low-income communities of color that live in those communities.
Collect Data to Support and Advance Community Composting:
Track diversion rates, soil health, cost savings, and community engagement to inform best practices, funding, and policy advocacy. This includes tracking diversion rates, soil health improvements, cost savings, and community participation. Data will be used to inform best practices, secure funding, and advocate for policy changes that expand composting infrastructure equitably.
Advancing Equitable Compost Policies:
Identify and advance local policy on organics diversion and composting that prioritize the needs of historically underserved communities.
Develop a policy advocacy plan including stakeholder engagement and lobbying efforts emphasizing the voices and needs of our more vulnerable and underserved communities in the City of Detroit.
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