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<v ->When most people look at trash or food waste,</v>

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they don't see it as a resource,

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but really this is a resource that we could be retaining

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within our community

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to create community wealth and community jobs.

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CERO Cooperative stands for

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Cooperative Energy Recycling and Organics.

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We are a multilingual cooperative

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that helps institutions and businesses

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recycle food waste at local farms.

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Conversely, we bring the food waste

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as a compost soil product back to the city

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where urban agricultural hotspots

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can use it to grow new food from yesterday's food scraps.

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Massachusetts, just in the commercial sector,

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is creating over 300 tons of food waste a week.

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CERO is a triple bottom line company,

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not only do we think about providing benefits

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for our clients in successful composting program

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and helping them save money,

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but we're also thinking about what benefits

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we can provide to the environment

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when we re-earth that food waste

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and basically mitigate climate change,

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but also creating living wage, worker-owned jobs

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in Boston's underserved communities

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that allow people to access economic justice

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through worker ownership.

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(upbeat music continues)