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Alachua County and O-Town Compost begin food waste collection pilot at Rural Collection Centers

Beginning January 3, 2026, and continuing through December 31, 2026, Alachua County residents can drop off food waste at the ...
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Just 5% of America's food waste is composted. Which states are getting it done?

Americans composted about 3.3 million tons of food waste in 2019, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's most recent estimates. That may seem like a lot, but consider that between ...
Daily Herald

Food scrap collection services growing, but not in all suburbs

Food makes up the single largest waste stream in Illinois — 20% of the 19 million tons of waste we send to the landfill each year — but just 50 communities had access to food scrap collection through ...
Indy Week

With Ambitious Curbside Food Scraps Collection Pilot, Durham Looks to Cut Landfill Waste

Leftover food comes and goes easily. Wilted salad left from a potluck, daily coffee grounds, the moldy butt of a loaf of bread, slick potato peels from Thanksgiving prep—if you’re like most people in ...
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Fayetteville extends food waste curbside-collection pilot

WAS HURT. IN THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE IS EXTENDING ITS FOOD WASTE CURBSIDE COLLECTION PILOT PROGRAM. IT’S BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. SO HERE’S HOW IT WORKS. ALL WASTE IS TAKEN TO THE ...