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Alpharetta seeks $2.15 million state grant to expand decentralized food-waste composting program

5774483 · September 10, 2025
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City staff said they will apply for a Georgia Environmental Protection Division recycling and waste-diversion grant (about $2.15 million) to scale a pilot food-waste-dehydrator program to households and schools; no local match required if funded.

Alpharetta staff told council Sept. 8 they plan to apply for a Georgia Environmental Protection Division recycling and waste-diversion grant to expand the city’s decentralized organic waste program, which uses countertop food dehydrators and centralized compost facilities.

Amanda Vasselli, division manager for agriculture and sustainability, described a current pilot…

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