Repurposing Food Waste
striving for a zero waste food system since 2002
At Midwest Dairy Recycling we work towards a zero waste food system by diverting excess dairy products and rebalancing them into high quality feed for livestock, contributing to a circular and efficient food system.
We’ve Diverted Over
Million
Pounds of Milk
Million
Pounds of Food
Million
Pounds of Plastic
Our Process
Repurposing Dairy Products
Bottling companies or grocery stores get rid of food that’s about to expire, but it’s still perfectly safe for animals to consume. We collect this excess product, otherwise headed for landfills.
Recycling Plastic
Milk and other products arrive at our facilities where we separate the milk from their plastic containers, sending the milk to be rebalanced into animal feed and the plastic to recycling centers. Solid foods we can’t use go to digesters to be composted.
Feeding Animals
The milk products are rebalanced into quality feed for infant animals and sent to our partner farms to be fed to livestock, completing the circular food system.
Looking to get rid of milk or food?
We can take anything. Zero landfill. Zero waste.
Winner of the 2020 Indiana Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence
For more than 25 years, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has managed the Indiana Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence to recognize exemplary environmental practices. The award is open to all Indiana facilities, state and local units of government, individuals, and technical assistance organizations that implement outstanding environmental projects with measurable results. Nominations and applications submitted to IDEM are reviewed by a selection committee comprised of representatives from industries, environmental organizations, educational organizations, and government officials.
