Anchorage, Alaska created a pilot program that will give residents the opportunity to exchange their food waste for finished compost at the city landfill, a report from KTUU says.
Participants in the program will receive a free five-gallon organic waste receptacle. Once full, residents can take it to the landfill at a community drop-off site. In exchange for their waste, finished compost provided by Sustina Organics (http://www.susitnaorganics.com/), Wasilla, Alaska, will be given to the participants. The amount they receive depends on how much food waste they brought.
Anchorage Solid Waste Services (SWS) Recycling Coordinator Travis Smith told KTUU that the project's goal is to increase small-scale urban agriculture by making compost more accessible.
The program will run until October, where SWS will evaluate the program's success before making adjustments and possibly offering it again.
Latest from Waste Today
- New York finalizes greenhouse gas emissions reporting regulations
- EPA selects 2 governments in Pennsylvania to receive recycling, waste grants
- NWRA Florida Chapter announces 2025 Legislative Champion Awards
- Yolo County reports fatality at Central Landfill
- New Way expands Canadian presence with Joe Johnson Equipment partnership
- Buffalo Biodiesel shares updates on facility modernization, NYSDEC compliance
- CETY launches HTAP platform for anaerobic digestion facilities
- Terex Ecotec announces Blue Machinery as distributor
