Urban Reap works to keep trash out of landfills by relaunching composting program MMJ5 and last updated 2021-03-15 23:49:03-04 WACO, TX â Food composting has a multitude of benefits. It's a great way to recycle and also keep landfills from overflowing. Urban Reap, the sustainability green house run by Mission Waco, has relaunched it's Community Food Waste Collection Program. When you compost with Urban Reap, they take your food and turn it into fertilizer that can be used in your home to grow flowers and other items. "30 to 40% of what we throw away can be generated into beautiful compost," said Jimmy Dorrell, co-founder of Mission Waco.