Curbside Composting

L. David Roper
http://www.roperld.com/personal/roperldavid.htm
6 September, 2022

Introduction

Composting reduces greenhouse gases emissions since using compost on gardens and fields sequests carbon in the soil. Food waste in landfills releases methane, a very potent greenhouse gas.

Examples of Curbside Composting

San Francisco, California

Portland, Oregon

Seattle, Oregon

Washington, DC

University Park, MD

Marin County, CA

http://www.marinsanitary.com/residential-services/how-to-curbside-compost

Austin TX

Curbside Organics Collection Pilot (Started 31 Dec 2012, now 14,000 households)

St. Paul, MN

http://makedirtnotwaste.org/at-home/curbside-composting

Athens, GA

http://letuscompost.com/curbside-composting/

Princeton, NJ

http://www.princetonnj.gov/curbside-organics.html

Brattleboro, VT

Residential Project COW (Composting Organic Waste) encourages backyard composting.

New York, NY

Plans are being made.

Manchester, MA

http://www.manchester.ma.us/Pages/ManchesterMA_DPW/FAQcurbsidecompost.pdf

Boston, MA

Plans are being made.

Somerville, MA

Plans are being made.

Western Michigan

http://www.organicycle.org/home

Salt Lake City, UT

Curbside composting of yard waste

Canada

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_bin for links to composing programs in several cities or regions.

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