Del Norte task force urges expansion of community composting; municipal facility deemed premature

Members of the Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority task force and community partners met on Oct. 30, 2024, in Crescent City to review local composting approaches and to share progress from tribal, farm and community projects aimed at diverting organic waste from the landfill.

The task force prioritized community-scale composting as the most feasible short-term option for Del Norte County while continuing to explore larger municipal or anaerobic-digester solutions for the longer term. Task force director Ted Ward said the group would convene a follow-up meeting of community composting coordinators and invited those sites to submit one-page lists of needs to support grant requests. A routine motion to approve the minutes of the previous task force meeting also passed by voice vote during the session.