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Becker County outlines summer rollout for organics collection, aims to divert food waste from incinerator
Summary
Becker County Environmental Services said a new MPCA‑funded organics collection program will begin this summer, offering free community drop‑off sites, weekly collection and business and school pickup options.
Becker County Environmental Services officials told the Detroit Lakes City Council that a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) will fund a pilot organics collection program slated to begin this summer.
Steve Skoog, Environmental Services Director for Becker County, said, “Recently we got a grant from the MPCA to start organics, a collection of organics. We're going to start composting or collecting them so they can be composted.” The county presented program design, estimated waste volumes and a schedule during the council meeting.
The program aims to reduce the amount of food and other organic material entering the county waste stream. Becker County staff reported the county generates approximately 21,000 tons…
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