Recycled agriculture-grade products fed nearly 50,000 cattle and enriched more than 100,000 acres of farmland
Russellville, Ark. – September 10, 2025 — Denali, the nation’s leading recycler of organics, announced today that it collected and transformed organic materials into 12 billion pounds of high-quality agriculture-grade products, which helped build resilience for American agriculture, supporting healthy soils, nourishing livestock, and reducing dependency on synthetic fertilizers, according to its 2024 Sustainability Report.
Impact for Farmers by the Numbers:
In 2024, by converting organic waste into renewable products, Denali’s work delivered significant impact for farmers across the U.S., including:
● Nourishing more than 50,000 head of cattle by creating 360 million pounds of animal feed;
● Creating 9.6 billion pounds of natural fertilizer that supported more than 100,000 acres of farmland across the U.S. – equivalent to 75,757 football fields;
● Avoiding an estimated 750,000 MTCO₂ metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent through the total impact of creating 2.4 billion pounds of nutrient-rich compost, mulch, and soil amendments; and
● Significantly lowering fertilizer costs for farmers, which comprises 40% of a farmer’s total operating costs for growing corn, according to the National Corn Growers Association.
Denali’s circular approach to agriculture delivered tangible benefits to the farming, landscape, and livestock industries, with a focus on both soil fertility and animal nutrition.
“Our work in 2024 showcases that agricultural recycling keeps costs down and productivity up for America’s farmers and ranchers,” said Denali CEO, Todd Mathes. “We’re turning organic waste into high-value products that enrich the land and feed livestock. Our work at Denali not only enables sustainable agriculture, we advance circular solutions at scale.”
With rising cost pressure on agriculture, Denali’s model delivers real solutions for a more cost-effective, sustainable, and resilient food system. Looking ahead, Denali will continue to expand its work in agriculture, recycling even more organic materials into valuable products, and partnering with farmers and landowners to build healthier soils, stronger livestock, and a more robust planet.
Denali works with grocers, food manufacturers, municipalities, and foodservice operators across 48 states and Puerto Rico to collect organics that would otherwise be sent to the landfill. With the deployment of one of the largest mechanical depackaging technology networks in the country, Denali is now able to recover even more clean, recyclable organic material and convert it into nutrient-rich compost and soil amendment products for farmland, livestock, and gardens.
To learn more and review Denali’s 2024 Sustainability Report, click HERE.
About Denali
Denali is the nation’s leading and largest organic recycling company on a mission to replenish the Earth by repurposing waste. Our work is essential to keeping water clean, reducing the need for new landfill capacity, building soil fertility, helping farmers be more resilient, and decreasing society’s reliance on fossil fuels. Our services and products touch thousands of acres, hundreds of locales, millions of tons of material, and nearly every person who purchases and consumes food in the US.
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