Starting April 6, East Grand Rapids neighbors can toss food scraps like coffee grounds and apple cores into their yard waste bins alongside traditional yard waste.
The expanded composting program builds on a three-year pilot program that ended in 2025, where neighbors could drop off food scraps at a designated site, according to Doug La Fave, director of public works and deputy city manager.
“To meet our sustainability goals, we wanted to try to find a way to make it more easily accessible for residents to participate in alternatives for this program,” La Fave said…