In Bloomington, IN, there is no city-wide composting effort, though we are working on it. As a member of the Earthcare Witness Committee at Bloomington Friends (Quaker) meeting, we recently purchased a large compost bin, where we now put all our food waste--minus meat and dairy--from pot lucks, coffee hours, etc., adding yard waste as well, of which we have a lot. We also encourage anyone living in apartments or otherwise unable of unwilling to compost on their own, to bring their compostables and add to our bin, as adding such a small amount each Sunday will take a long time to have much material to compost and will also help members to get rid of their food waste in a sustainable manner. You can put it in a plastic bag in the fridge or freezer during the week to help discourage those pesky little flying critters and then bring it in each Sunday. Several members who live in apartments (we are a college town) plan to create a vegetable garden on our meetinghouse grounds in the spring, thus we will have a use for our compost, will dispose of waste in a good manner and have less grass to cut! A winning enterprise in every way!

Instead of waiting for a municipal service to start taking away your food waste, why not start inquiring to find out if any of your friends or neighbors have a compost and could use your scraps?  My office is right next to a community garden and they allow us to contribute our food waste to their compost bin.  Another option is to start your own worm bin!  It can be pretty compact if you live in a small place and all it takes is a plastic tub, some worms, and your food scraps.