Community compost – Hoboken, N.J.
Hoboken, N.J., is partnering with the Community Compost Company of New Paltz, N.Y., to provide a residential food scrap collection service. On Saturdays beginning in June, residents can bring their separated food scraps and organic materials to one of three drop spot locations throughout the city. The collected food scraps will then be taken to a farm where they are recycled into compost, which is used as a soil amendment.
The EPA estimates that 20 percent of a household’s waste stream is comprised of food scraps. Garbage from Hoboken is transported to a landfill in West Virginia, and tipping fees are $100 per ton of waste. The city believes composting organic material will be an easy way to divert waste from the landfill, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help save money by cutting down on landfill fees as well as the volume and frequency of garbage collection.
Hoboken, N.J., is partnering with the Community Compost Company of New Paltz, N.Y., to provide a residential food scrap collection service. On Saturdays beginning in June, residents can bring their separated food scraps and organic materials to one of three drop spot locations throughout the city. The collected food scraps will then be taken to a farm where they are recycled into compost, which is used as a soil amendment.
The EPA estimates that 20 percent of a household’s waste stream is comprised of food scraps. Garbage from Hoboken is transported to a landfill in West Virginia, and tipping fees are $100 per ton of waste. The city believes composting organic material will be an easy way to divert waste from the landfill, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help save money by cutting down on landfill fees as well as the volume and frequency of garbage collection.