Highlights:
- Highland Park, Illinois will launch a voluntary pilot food waste composting program starting on August 2nd. The test will run through November 29th.
- Program will be run by Veolia Environmental Services and counts Glad and Orbis as partners.
- Initial volunteers will be given a free 33-gallon Veolia collection cart, an under the counter collection bucket, and a box of compostable bags.
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The service will cost $40 per household for the life of the pilot
From the press release
The City of Highland Park - in partnership with Veolia Environmental Services, the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO), Glad® and Orbis® - will launch a voluntary food waste composting pilot program starting August 2. The food waste composting pilot program is part of the City’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and efforts to divert waste from local landfills.
The food waste composting pilot program will be available in the Veolia Thursday collection quadrant (northeast portion of Highland Park), which includes approximately 2,500 eligible households. The pilot program will run from August 2 to November 29, 2012. At the conclusion of the program, the City will evaluate the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the program and make a recommendation to the City Council regarding implementation of a food waste composting program on a Citywide basis.
The first 125 participating residents will receive a 33-gallon Veolia cart at no charge, an under-sink collection bucket courtesy of Orbis and a box of compostable bags for food scraps courtesy of Glad
