34:-company was established in June 2007 by Ryan Begin and Nick Whitman, who have since served as the CEO and COO, respectively. The company rebranded as Divert, Inc. in 2016, and as of 2022 had more than 250 employees serving 5,500 retail locations across the United States. As of May 2024, the company has 6,600 customer locations across the US. In 2024 Divert stated that they had processed more than 2.3 billion pounds of food since the company was launched in 2007.
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worth approximately $ 175 million. Under this agreement, bp will purchase RNG generated from three Divert facilities, which has the potential to offset 36,905 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year. By the end of 2022, the company expanded to more than 1,500 new retail stores, bringing the total to
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announced significant progress with its "Zero Hunger, Zero Waste" commitment, stating that it had achieved its objective of launching food waste recycling programs in 95% of their stores two years early.
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attended the groundbreaking ceremony and emphasized how Divert fits into the state’s climate goals and new organic waste legislation. In
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