Grant Partner:

BK Rot Inc.

BK Rot, Inc., converts organic waste from local businesses in Brooklyn into high-quality compost and gives workforce trainees from low-income communities income and valuable experiences. Their project is staffed by young people of color who haul residential and commercial organic waste and transform it into high quality compost.

BK Rot's Website

BK Rot’s Impact:

1.5M pounds of waste diverted from the landfill and composted.

4.5K bike miles of emissions-free hauling of food waste per year.

665K pound of high quality compost created by BK Rot youth.

210K worth of income generated for young workers.

"I think it's so interesting how they really understand the eco-system to where there's no impact on the land. By employing people and serving a crucial community need, they are really pushing the boundaries of taking the non-profit ideal and being able to monetize it. I'm so impressed!" -Peter Levine

Meet the Team!

Nora Tjossem

Co-Executive Director, BK Rot

Dior St. Hillaire

Co-Executive Director, BK Rot

Priya Mulgaonkar

Board Chair at BK Rot