Recycling of organics helps slow landfill growth.
Original Air Date: March 11, 2026
Host: Lee County, just south of here, is big into composting. Since 2010, that county has been operating a large-scale biosolids facility next to a landfill. Sarasota is years behind that kind of effort. But now, the City of Sarasota is beginning to move. Gretchen Cochran takes you to the world of worms, food scraps and topsoil.
Gretchen Cochran: When Alia Garrett finally gets to bring new composting language to the Sarasota City Commission, it could be the beginning of something much bigger. Her presentation is scheduled for March 23 but has already been postponed twice due to more pressing city business…