Formed in 2009 Natural Organic Process Enterprises (NOPE) has established itself within a niche of the recycling industry. They aspire to promote composting in an effective and educational way to engage their local communities to be more sustainable. They feel that food scraps and the other organic components to the waste stream should be considered a natural resource that can be conserved through composting. A key component to their business model has been to “close the loop” through their Compost Credit Program.

NOPE is a proud member of the US & Virginia Compost Council. They have spent years developing Best Managed Practices (BMP’s) through research as well as trial and error. NOPE prides itself as being local, responsive, & engaged with their partners. Their partners include large institutions as well as small sustainable minded local businesses. They believe that that the myriad of small environmental benefits of composting add up to significant environmental & social benefits.

Through their Compost Credit program they have functionally closed the loop of organic recycling or composting as it is more commonly known. They have returned premium compost for use in school & local community gardens in their service area.

Keywords: Compost collection, Organic Recycling, Richmond, VA, Sustainability, Compost, Recycling, Waste diversion, Food Waste, Recycling, Composting, Environmental, Eco-friendly, Stewardship, Hauling, Central & Eastern VA

Sector: Service with Significant Environmental Footprint
Size: 1-9 employees

B Corp Certified – Impact Score: 95.2