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Sustainability board weighs residential composting pilot and local biodigester reuse
Summary
At its May 5 meeting, the Oshkosh City Sustainability Advisory Board discussed exploring residential compost collection, using a Dane County pilot (the Purple Cow) as a short-term host, and whether the idle University biodigester could serve as a local option; members requested further research including permitting, costs and community demand.
The Oshkosh City Sustainability Advisory Board on May 5 discussed pursuing a residential composting pilot and whether to route collected material to a Dane County pilot facility while studying local options such as the university biodigester.
Board member Lisa Moore raised a proposal to explore partnerships that would allow residents and small generators to bring compostable food waste to collection stations, with haulers delivering material to Dane County’s Purple Cow pilot site while Oshkosh evaluates local options.
The conversation centered on three practical issues: the logistics and cost of hauling food waste to Dane County, state permitting for…
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