Dane County, Wisconsin, is turning food scraps into community gold. Since its launch earlier this year, a new food scrap collection program has enrolled over 1,000 households and kept more than 50 tons of food waste out of landfills, according to Waste Today.
“This program is about climate action that starts at home,” County Executive Melissa Agard said. “By keeping food scraps out of the landfill, we’re reducing methane emissions, extending the life of our landfill and creating valuable compost for our community.”
The program offers both drop-off sites for residents and a subscription option for businesses, with Purple Cow Organics, a Waunakee-based composting company, handling the compost processing. “This program doesn’t work without strong public-private collaboration,” Agard said, highlighting the importance of community involvement and collaboration between public and private partners…