Scrap Soils

01/17/2025

Big thanks to Renaissance High School for hosting us this this past November! 🙌 Our Scrap Soils team has had a transformative time closing out our annual summer cohort program with Renaissance high school ! 🌱✨

This summer, students from Ms. Anderson’s class gained hands-on experience applying for grants, understanding composting’s environmental impact, and driving change in their communities. The cohort is all about building entrepreneurial skills, making a social impact, and growing professionally.

During the assembly, we played an exciting interactive game to test composting knowledge (swipe for the Kahoot moment 📸). Fun fact: Less than half the students raised their hands when we asked if they were familiar with composting—so we were thrilled to inspire them to think sustainably! 🌍

Want to bring the Scrap Pack to your school next year? Stay tuned—this could be YOUR opportunity next summer! 💡

01/15/2025

🌱 Love composting? Refer a friend to Scrap Soils and earn 1 month of free service for each successful sign-up! No limits, just sustainable savings. 🪴

Here’s how it works:
1️⃣ Tell a friend.
2️⃣ They sign up at scrapsoils.com and enter your name in the “How did you hear about us” field.
3️⃣ You get rewarded!

Start sharing and saving today. Together, we can grow a greener future! 💚

12/27/2024

🚛 Help Scrap Soils Drive Change in Detroit! 🌱
Since the fall of 2024, we’ve been growing our food waste pickup services to make Detroit cleaner and greener! 🌍 But we need YOUR help to raise $25,000 for a new van to meet increasing demand and improve efficiency.
Here’s why this matters:
💡 Increased capacity = More sustainability for Detroit.
🎉 EGLE Grant = Huge opportunity, but we need upfront funding.
💚 Your donations make a real impact, and every dollar brings us closer to our goal!
Don’t forget: Donations to 501(c)(3) nonprofits are tax-deductible. 🧾
👉 Click the link in our bio to donate! Thank you for being part of this sustainable movement. 🙌

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12/21/2024

Holiday meals don’t have to end at the table! 🍴 From carrot tops to used napkins, there’s so much you can repurpose or compost. Whether you’re a foodie or garden enthusiast, cooking and composting go hand in hand. 🌱 Let’s reduce waste together this holiday season!
✨ Pro Tip: Before tossing leftovers into the compost bin, ask: Can I cook or reuse this? Save those scraps for stock, breadcrumbs, or pesto. What can’t be reused? Compost it and nurture your soil.
💡 What’s your go-to leftover hack? Drop it below! ⬇️

12/16/2024

🎄🎉 New Year, New Habits! 🎉🌱

Ready to make 2025 your most sustainable year yet? Sign up for Scrap Soils by January 2 and we’ll waive your $15 start-up fee! ♻️ Just use promo code SSNewYear at checkout. Visit us online and get started today! Link in bio!

Join us in reducing waste, lowering emissions, and creating a greener future 🌍✨ Let’s make a difference together—one scrap at a time!

11/13/2024

🌱 Exciting News! 🌱 We’re teaming up with Olovvve Haus Media, a local, independent, woman-run media agency led by Detroit’s own social media guru, Olive-Victoria Lynne! Together, we’ll be sharing all things composting and raising awareness on how composting can help lower Detroit’s methane emissions, creating a greener future for our community. This partnership highlights the power of collective action for a sustainable Detroit! ♻️🌱

09/18/2024

is calling on the Scrap Pack to help set up gardens!

The "Scrap Pack" Is a group of volunteers we are sending to sustainable projects across the city.

Visit our link in bio to sign up! We will get back to you with the details/dates and times.

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08/27/2024

Ready to make a difference?! Join us this Saturday for our next volunteer day!

Not only is this a great hands on experience to make our environment cleaner, this is also a great opportunity to learn how to compost 🪱 hope to see you there!

07/05/2024

07/05/2024

Here is our partner Orange Sparkle Ball. The autonomous food waste pickup pilot is one of many other tests to continue developing sustainable infrastructure in Detroit. Learn more below.

This blog features frequently asked questions Orange Sparkle Ball has been asked about our Autonomous Robotic Pickup Platform being launched in Detroit, Michigan. Orange Sparkle Ball was awarded a Real World Deployment Grant from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's Office of Future Mo

07/03/2024

We recently had the pleasure of meeting with several members of the OSB team during a visit to Brother Nature Farm, the site for the composting component of our autonomous food waste pilot project. As partners in this initiative, we are excited to explore the market and logistical potential for autonomous material pickup and to see how this project will benefit Detroiters and enhance Detroit’s green spaces. We are grateful to be part of this incredible opportunity! Happy Composting Detroit!! 🪱

07/02/2024

This month has been exceptional as we’ve collaborate with and for an autonomous food waste collection. Using an autonomous robot to pick up food waste has helped us uncover the most sustainable methods for diverting food waste in Detroit. We are fortunate to work with leaders in both the tech and green space to drive this innovative initiative forward.

06/27/2024

Reminder that our volunteer day is THIS Saturday at 10am. Make sure you bring a friend ( or two :) ).

Help us compost at Sanctuary Farms! This will be a hands on learning experience.

06/25/2024

Guess what this Saturday is? Volunteer Day! Help us compost this Saturday, June 29th at 10am.

This will be a fun hands on educational experience!

We hope to see you there 💚

06/13/2024

After over a year of planning, we are finally ready for the soft launch of our autonomous food waste collection program in North Corktown! This robot will help us discover the best ways to sustainably divert food waste for the city of Detroit.

Thank you to our partners and to the members who are participating in this free pilot program.

06/09/2024

We are overjoyed today. So much gratitude for a successful event at village_pride_detroit. We had the best time teaching people about our service and spreading the word about compost jn our home town.

Shout out to .knights for the kick off of our first ever Summer Cohort Program! Over the next 9 weeks,we will be working with students from the high school to build professional skills, fundraising and canvas for our service.

We're looking forward to next year's event!

05/30/2024

🌱✨ Happy National Composting Day! 🌿 May 29th was the day, and to celebrate, we’re thrilled to share photos from our beginners composting workshop, a collaboration with Keep Growing Detroit and Georgia Street Collective. 💚

It was a blast guiding both beginner composters and those who have never composted on their composting journey. These workshops show our mission at Scrap Soils: creating a greener Detroit. Whether you’re composting solo or using our service, let’s close the food loop, TOGETHER! 💚🌎

05/22/2024

Have you ever wondered how we compost?

Join us for this FREE intro level composting workshop in partnership with Georgia Street Collective and and this May 25th.

We look forward to seeing you there!