Growing City had its start on Savary Island in British Columbia.  

After founder Lisa von Sturmer spent a week on the island with friends – where composting and recycling are mandatory – she was shocked by the huge impact composting had on the group’s waste.  
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When she returned back to work in Vancouver, she was dismayed to discover just how much organic waste was being unnecessarily thrown in the trash. When she tried to find a company that could help her office set up an organics recycling program, she was incredibly disappointed to not find one. So she decided to create a service that was simple, clean, convenient and professional enough for a corporate office environment.

Growing City was designed with *your* office in mind – we know you’re busy, we know you need quality metrics, and we know that your office has a professional aesthetic that needs to be maintained.  With Growing City, there’s no more wasting staff’s time trying to organize a recycling or organics program – and no more ugly plastic bins in the office, either.