The City of Miami has launched a pilot composting program to collect food scraps from city residents and turn those leftovers into compost. The three-month pilot program began May 1 with five locations – including Miami City Hall – where residents can deposit their food waste into composting bins. Residents who want to participate in the program will need to sign up online. Residents who register will receive an access code for all five locations. The city is partnering with Compost for Life to launch the program, and hosting three events to encourage participation. For more information about the initiative, watch this city’s launch video here.
City Launches Three-Month Composting Program
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This is great! 40% of our waste is organic material. Imagine if we could divert 40% of our waste into carbon-eating, rich soil and then recycle most of the rest. The estimates for a new incinerator are between $1.5 and $2.3 billion (and you know budgets are always exceeded). A state-of-the-art bells and whistles recycling center costs $100 million.
Denver residents pay $9-$21 per month for trash depending on cart size and compost pickup is included.
According to the Colorado Sun, “as of 2023, Denver transitioned from funding garbage service primarily through the General Fund to a “pay-as-you-throw” fee structure. The city previously budgeted approximately $25 million annually for solid waste services, but the program now generates roughly $35 million in revenue from residents through monthly fees based on cart size.
When are we going to hold our representatives responsible for their fiduciary obligations to the residents? They are wasting our money and endangering our health. I’m happy to hear about this pilot, but we’re way behind the 8 ball. There are solutions! But Miami doesn’t want to know about them. I can speculate why, but I don’t care. It needs to stop and now.