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Skokie board approves new contracts to expand compost drop-off and subscription service
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The Skokie Village Board approved contracts with Waste Not Incorporated and Collective Resource Compost Cooperative to expand container-swap compost services for village drop-off sites and subscription customers, citing rapid growth since 2020 and a need for education to limit contamination.
The Skokie Village Board on Jan. 21 approved contracts with Waste Not Incorporated and Collective Resource Compost Cooperative to expand container-swap compost services for village drop-off sites and subscription accounts.
Village Manager John Lockerbie said the program has grown since its 2020 start, from 76 subscribers and about 14 tons of food scraps that first year to 343 customers and 12 free community drop-off sites; he said the village now projects more than 280 tons of food scraps will be composted this fiscal year. "Food scrap composting continues to expand within the village since its inception in 2020,"…
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