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Carbondale board discusses composting, bear-resistant bins and a one-time bag-fee windfall; approves $500 for Bee Friendly outreach
Summary
Environmental Board members reviewed waste-reduction options — curbside compost, community drop-off, bear-resistant containers and education — for spending from a one-time bag-fee fund windfall. The board approved using up to $500 from its Bee Friendly allocation for yard signs, plant preorders and outreach.
The Carbondale Environmental Board discussed possible uses for a one-time increase to the town’s bag-fee fund and considered program options including curbside composting, a community drop-off site, bear-resistant containers and an education campaign.
Scott Wenning, staff liaison, told the board that “there was a kind of a onetime windfall of some money from that bag fee fund” and suggested the Environmental Board could advise the Board of Trustees on how to use extra funds that are eligible under the fund’s waste-reduction guidelines. He said some grant-funded programs (for example, for meter replacement) were at risk of being paused due to broader federal funding constraints.
Board members discussed peer models: Aspen’s organic-waste ordinance (which requires composting of…
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