Denali Unveils Eco-Friendly Potting Soil and Compost Made from Food Waste, Available in Retail Stores Nationwide January 2025
- ReCirculate™ is made from unsalable foods that would otherwise end up in landfills
- The organic compost and potting soil demonstrates the circularity of food waste into usable products
- Grocery stores can now leverage their food waste into a revenue-generating product that benefits the environment
Russellville, Ark., Oct. 21, 2024 – Denali, the nation’s leading recycler of organics, today introduced ReCirculate – its compost and organic potting soil product made from food waste sourced from thousands of grocery stores. Starting January 2025, ReCirculate will be available for purchase in one cubic foot bags at participating retail locations across the US.
Through its innovative depackaging technology and services, Denali not only repurposes waste, but is helping fight climate change by diverting food waste from landfills and returning valuable nutrients to agriculture and horticulture.
Food is the most common material in landfills, comprising an estimated 24 percent of municipal solid waste in the US, according to the EPA. When food decomposes in landfills, it produces methane, a greenhouse gas that’s 28 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
“At Denali, we’re on a mission to harness the potential of organic waste and ReCirculate is an example of how we can do that,” said Todd Mathes, Denali’s CEO. “ReCirculate will leverage the nutrients in organic food waste to help build sustainable green spaces, landscaping, gardens, flower beds and more, all while powering a fully circular economy.
“The product not only inspires consumers to choose sustainable potting soil and compost but allows retailers to monetize food waste otherwise sent to landfills, while effectively reducing their carbon footprint.”
Denali partners with retailers from national big box stores to regional and independent businesses, to repurpose food waste using innovative depackaging technology that separates organic food waste from its packaging and transforms it into a clean stream of materials. These materials are then converted into useful products such as compost, soil, fertilizer and renewable energy.
“ReCirculate is an example of how Denali’s unique approach to fighting food waste continues to have a significant impact on climate change, and consumers can feel good knowing they are directly preventing food waste from reaching landfills, and using a safe, effective and eco-friendly compost,” continued Mathes
In 2023 alone, Denali recycled 14 billion pounds of organic material, including 1.7 billion pounds of food waste. This was achieved based on Denali’s innovative depackaging services that the company provides to thousands of grocers, food manufacturers, distributors and municipalities nationwide.
Denali’s network of depackaging facilities can separate up to 97 percent of all trash from organic food waste, including expired food products, recalled items, food scraps and spoiled deli, bakery and produce.
Starting January 2025, ReCirculate will be available for purchase at participating retail partners throughout the US. For more information visit DenaliCorp.com.
See how ReCirculate is made.
About Denali
Denali is a leading organic recycling company in the US on a mission to replenish the Earth by repurposing waste. Our work is essential to keeping water clean, reducing the need for new landfill capacity, building soil fertility, helping farmers be more resilient, and reducing society’s reliance on fossil fuels. Our services and products touch thousands of acres, hundreds of locales, millions of tons of material, and nearly every person who purchases and consumes food in the US.