Lambert-St. Louis International (STL) and HMSHost Corp. have partnered to launch a three-month food recycling program to turn leftover food into high-grade agricultural compost.
The program, funded by a grant from the St. Louis-Jefferson Solid Waste Management District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, aims to divert as much food waste from landfill facilities as possible.
“HMSHost has a sustainability program that was diverting some waste from landfills,” says Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge, director of STL. “This program takes recycling to a greater level. We anticipate positive results that will allow us to expand food waste recycling at the Airport beyond the pilot program.”
Among the participating restaurants are Beers of the World in Concourse A, Pasta House and Brioche Doree in Terminal 1, and Chili’s too in Terminal 2.
