Why Compost Food Scraps Increases life of landfill Food scraps can make up as much as 15 of communitys MSW Reduces landfill greenhouse gases Food scraps a key ingredient in methane generation ID: 502328
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Adding Food Scraps to Your Yard Waste Collection ProgramSlide2
Why Compost Food
Scraps?
Increases life of landfill
Food scraps can make up as much as 15% of community’s MSW.Reduces landfill greenhouse gasesFood scraps a key ingredient in methane generation.Improves the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil1.Help communities reach their waste diversion goals.
1: Keeping Organics out of Landfill USCCSlide3
Why Comingle Food Scraps with Yard Waste?
Cost effective strategy to increase waste diversion
No
need for additional trucks and carts.Compost processing fees are often lower than MSW tipping fees.Improve likelihood of residential participation and acceptance Residents already in habit of collecting yard waste, so adding food scraps is easier.
1: Keeping Organics out of Landfill USCCSlide4
How to
Implement a Successful
Commingled
Food-Yard Waste ProgramLearn capabilities of hauler(s) and compost processor(s) to develop food content and collection plan.Design strategy to encourage residential participationEducational Material: Clear, concise, and frequentOutline what can be composted.Address the “yuck” factorPay as You Throw TrashChange trash collection to bi-weekly
Develop marketing plan for communicating educational material.
Communication/meetings
with politicians, businesses, and residents prior to program launch
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Create plan for monitoring/measuring results
Consider providing kitchen container and compostable bags to minimize “yuck” factor.