Municipalities with Composting Programs (NH, VT)
NRRA receives requests from municipal members who are interested in hearing about members with current food scrap composting programs. They want to know where to start, how to survey their community, how to get their residents involved, and how to get the decision-makers on-board. We hope that the communities below can serve as an example to other municipalities who need to know where to start to set up their own food scrap composting programs. Please check out their resources and reach out with questions.
Composting-Related:
- Check out more resources on food waste & composting in NRRA's Resource Library!
- Salisbury/Sharon Transfer Station Launches Food Scrap Composting Pilot
- Keene Volunteers Receive Composting Equipment to Celebrate Earth Week
- Municipal Compost Conversation Stirs Interest at NRRA MOM Meeting
Municipalities with Food Scrap Composting Programs
Lebanon Solid Waste and Recycling Facility370 Plainfield Road, West Lebanon, NH 03784 Hours of Operation Saturday: 8:30 am - 2 pm The newest waste diversion program at the Lebanon Solid Waste Facility is the Food Waste Drop-Off Program. Food scraps will be composted and used onsite for erosion control. This activity helps avoid the use of virgin soil products and has a huge benefit on landfill capacity. Solid Waste Manager: Marc Morgan Email: marc.morgan@lebanonnh.gov; Phone: (603) 298-6486 ext. 4
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Hollis Transfer Station10 Rocky Pond Road, Hollis, NH 03049 Hours of Operation Hollis is piloting a food composting program- vegetable scraps only; no meat, no dairy.
Director of Public Works: Joan Cudworth Email: jcudworth@hollisnh.org; Phone: (603) 465-2246
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Lee Transfer Station11 Recycling Center Road, Lee, NH 03861 Hours of Operation Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday: 7:00AM - 5:45PM Composting in Lee, NH is easy as 1,2,3 with Mr. Fox composting services from York, Maine! Public Works Director: Steve Bullek Email: sbullek@leenh.org; Phone: (603) 659-6515
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Hopkinton Transfer Station491 East Penacook Road, Hopkinton, NH 03229 Hours of Operation Monday, Wednesday, Saturday: 8:00AM - 5:00PM Hopkinton, NH is starting a food scrap diversion research project in June, 2021. Based on their 3000-ton average of Municipal Solid Waste per year, Hopkinton could be saving $82,000 in disposal fees by 2025 by composting rather than landfilling their food scraps. Contact foodscrapproject@gmail.com for more information Transfer Station Superintendent: Jolene Cochrane Email: greentowns@tds.net ; Phone: 603-746-3810
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![]() | Vermont Department of Environmental ConservationWaste Management & Prevention Division Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation created a great new handout “Managing Food Scraps at Facilities & Drop Offs.” The handout shares practical tips for municipalities that collect food scraps. Per the two-page handout: “With simple steps, facilities and drop offs can provide convenience for users and staff, limit and contain odors, and prevent animal interactions as they collect and manage food scraps. There is no single best system, but successful programs have things in common.”
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![]() | Rye Recycling Center309 Grove Road, Rye, NH 03870 Hours of Operation Tuesday - Saturday: 7:30 AM - 3:45 PM Recycling Center Manager: Rick Williams Email: rwilliams@town.rye.nh.us; Phone: (603) 9645300 |