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Kalamazoo sustainability update: compost pickup expands, Styrofoam drive draws 3,371 cars, rain-barrel sale and Solarize outreach underway
Summary
City staff reported growth in neighborhood compost collection, an EPS recycling event that served 3,371 vehicles, rain-barrel and composter sales, ongoing recycling tonnage of roughly 1,200 tons, and outreach for a Solarize bulk-solar purchase program.
Kalamazoo — City sustainability staff reported expanded neighborhood compost collection, a successful Styrofoam (EPS) recycling drive, rain-barrel and composter sales, and outreach for a Solarize bulk-solar purchase program at the Environmental Concerns Committee meeting.
Justin, a city staff member reporting for sustainability, said the compost program has added downtown collection bins (housed at the Be Joyful shop) and expanded to Oakwood and Stockbridge neighborhoods. He said…
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