Hospital food waste composting across Texas.

With simple, flexible plans, thorough diversion reporting, and guidance every step of the way, Moonshot Compost offers rehabilitation centers, large outpatient clinics, all kinds of hospitals, and other medical facilities an elegant solution to their food waste challenges.

Hospitals are hubs of human activity, and all those patients, visitors, and staff that come through every day generate a lot of food waste, from the cafeteria to patient rooms to visiting areas. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it amounts to upwards of 288,000 tons of food waste annually. 

But given the proper attention, all that food waste can be transformed into something valuable in its own right - compost

By harnessing the nutrient potential in discarded food, hospitals can quickly become a source of beneficial compost while simultaneously reducing their environmental footprint. 

Throughout Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Waco, Moonshot Compost is already helping medical facilities improve their food waste practices.

First-class service to meet the challenges of hospital composting.

Smooth transition

In addition to staff training, we provide clear signage–including a list of what can be composted–to help both those discarding food waste and those responsible for dealing with it understand how the process works.

Food safety and storage

To maintain high food safety and health standards, we advise you on optimal bin placement, pickup location, and other relevant best practices.

Volume management

Through reliable pickups of even large amounts of compostable food waste, we ensure your facility stays clean and efficient.

Regulatory compliance

We can assist with meeting any food waste regulations that are applicable in your city.

Divert your food waste in 3 easy steps.

1

Set Aside Compostables

Put your food waste in a Moonshot Compost-provided container. 

2

We Pick Up Your Food Waste

3

We pick it up according to the agreed schedule and swap it with a clean container.

We Report Your Impact

We calculate the pounds diverted from landfills and three carbon equivalences on your personalized dashboard.

Share how much waste you’re diverting.

Your personalized Diversion Dashboard is your digital home for easily tracking and sharing your food waste diversion achievements. It houses your monthly and all-time stats on how many pounds of food waste you’ve diverted from landfills, the equivalent amount of emissions avoided, and more for use in ESG reporting and sustainability marketing.

Discover advanced reporting with uur Diversion Dashboard.

The environmental aspect of composting is only part of the story. See how else composting can help the social and governance aspects of your ESG initiatives.

Making composting easy.

A clean bin with each collection

Employee training to ensure your compost is uncontaminated

Simple list of what’s collectable. 
See it here

What happens to your food waste?

The transformation of spoiled food and leftovers into a valuable commodity is a true miracle of nature. But how does it happen, and where is it happening?

The answer lies within commercial composting facilities, where compost is created through one of several different ways and sent out into the world for use in many practical applications.

Hospital composting FAQs.

  • For our commercial services we typically use 55-gallon drums, though container selection is part of our onboarding process.

  • As part of your onboarding, we consult with you to determine a pickup schedule that works for you. In most cases, we collect no more than twice per week.

  • Meat, fruit, veggies, grains, and more are all acceptable. See the full list of compostables here.


  • We collect from hospitals, healthcare facilities, other medical establishments, and all kinds of commercial enterprises in greater Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Waco. Our service area is continually expanding, so check back often to see if we’re available in your location.

All your questions answered – more commercial composting FAQs.

Start turning your food waste into compost!

Reach out to us to get started improving your ecological footprint, giving back to your community, and hitting your ESG targets.