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Environmental advisory committee urges food-waste pickup pilot, backs Maryland bottle bill
Summary
Bowie's Environmental Advisory Committee recommended a phased food-waste curbside pilot and urged council support for Maryland's pending bottle-deposit bill during a Feb. 3 presentation.
John Tisdale, chair of Bowie's Environmental Advisory Committee, presented the committee's FY2026 priorities to the council on Feb. 3 and urged action on a food-waste curbside pilot and on support for Maryland's pending bottle-deposit bill.
On food-waste collection, Tisdale said the committee recommends the city initiate co-collection of food waste with existing yard-waste pickup using 32-gallon green carts (the county uses similar carts). He said the county's organics facility in Upper Marlboro accepts food scraps with yard waste at the same tipping fee as yard waste and that diverting food scraps could lower the city's landfill tipping fees. "If every household…
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