Table2Ground™ builds on-site commercial food-waste systems that turn discarded food into pre-compost or soil conditioner in a 24-hour cycle. Its Grounder™ machines reduce food-waste volume by 80–90% at the source, limiting off-site hauling while creating a locally useful soil resource. The company’s leadership team brings more than 130 years of combined experience, including women and U.S. veterans, and its equipment is ISO 9001 certified with a track record dating to 1988.
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Ecotone RenewablesFounded in 2019 by three engineers, Ecotone Renewables is a Pittsburgh public benefit corporation built around the idea that food waste should stay useful rather than fill dumpsters. The founder-led company helps commercial kitchens and institutions handle scraps on site, with its service team managing the equipment and turning the resulting material into liquid fertilizer. Its work has diverted more than 1 million pounds of food waste and supported 14 operating ZEUS units.325311WILKINSBURG, PA
EarthPeak Solutions, LLCAt its South Charleston EcoPark, EarthPeak Solutions turns food waste into regenerative resources with BioDigester systems and related recovery services. The company also supplies compostable food-service products, extending its landfill-diversion focus from waste collection and de-packaging to everyday operations. Its BioDigesters handle food-waste inputs ranging from 200 pounds to 15 tons per day, producing material used to support soil health and regenerative agriculture.SOUTH CHARLESTON, OH
Somat CompanyFrom its Lancaster, Pennsylvania base, Somat Company engineers and manufactures foodservice waste-management systems that reduce and dewater organic waste. The company traces its roots to Kurt Wandel’s 1940s pulping inventions and was established as Somat Corporation in 1962; today it serves high-volume operations around the world as part of the ITW Food Equipment Group. Somat equipment is used across every surface ship in the U.S. Naval Fleet, an unusual measure of its reach and operating experience.LANCASTER, PA
Veteran Compost DCFounded in 2010 by Army combat engineer Justen Garrity, Veteran Compost DC turns local food scraps into organic compost while creating jobs for veterans and their family members. The company operates a 30-acre farm in Aberdeen, Maryland, including the state’s only commercial worm-composting operation, where more than a million worms help produce vermicompost.ABERDEEN, MD