Brett Bloom has composted his entire life. Since 2019, he has been a professional composter. He runs the company Dirt Wain, now in its 7th year of operations. Dirt Wain has a permitted industrial compost site in Fort Wayne, Indiana where it processes over 600 tons of organics each year. Bloom has worked to shift the culture in NE Indiana that stubbornly refuses to acknowledge climate breakdown and the importance of composting. Composting keeps food scraps and yard waste out of landfills where they become methane and carbon dioxide emissions further exacerbating climate chaos.
Restaurants amplify your waste in many ways that are hidden from view. This publication seeks to open up a discussion about this large amount of waste and what can constructively be done about.
Publication Year: 2026
Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.5", 16 pages
Materials: Paper, staple-bound
Half Letter Press
(Avondale)
Half Letter Press is a publishing imprint and online store initiated by Temporary Services—Brett Bloom & Marc Fischer, who have published booklets as an element of their collaborative work since 1998. Half Letter Press was created to publish and distribute book and booklet length works by themselves and others, and to use this endeavor to build long-term support and expanded audiences for people that work creatively in experimental ways.