Whole Foods recycles

and provides organic

products for their cus-
tomers’ consumption;
Having strong com- now they can do both,
munity support behind at the same time!
a venture such as or-
Whole Foods is Please bring your own
ganic compost is vital
now producing items to contribute to
in making it a perma-
the compost at this
nent fixture at local
and many other
Whole Foods Markets.
Whole Foods Markets!
Just tell us you have a
contribution, and we
will be happy to take
it!

Ask us about Whole

Food’s new

Whole Foods has

launched the organic
Being the leading composting program
natural and organ- in four other U.S. cities
ic foods market in and shown much suc-
cess: Only gained due
the entire world,
to the cooperation
Whole Foods de- and backing of the
cided that it was surrounding communi-
about time they ties.
began producing
compost!
 Compost is a dark Whole Foods is taking A team of students
earthy smelling mix- the used products and from the University of
ture of decaying mat- cardboard from their South Florida is joining
ter but it is great for locations and grinding with Whole Foods to
plants and it is 100% it down for compost to spread the word
organic. This some- sell in Whole Foods about the wonderful
thing that is very im- Market locations. compost program that
portant to us and our Whole Foods is bring-
community! ing the Tampa area.

This team is called

Team Ever-Green. If
you see any students
in Whole Foods Market
with these brochures,
ask them about the
program and its bene-
fits to our community.
They use items such as
dried or dead plants They will be happy to
and flowers as well as answer your questions!
food items (organic
ones of course!) that
Using compost that is
have grown old or
organic ensures green
gone bad in their
thumbs’ that their gar-
markets, along with
dens will be free of
the boxes for storage
chemicals and other
and shipping that
unwanted items from
Whole Foods utilizes
infecting their plants or
rather than wasting
veggies.
them.
Rather than letting
these old food items
end up in landfill,
Whole Foods would
rather use them for
good!