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Farmers Branch committee explores composting pilot, notes logistical and cost hurdles
Summary
Committee members discussed expanding organics diversion through composting, paper-bag leaf pickup pilots and neighborhood outreach, and raised questions about tipping fees, landfill ownership and collection logistics.
The Farmers Branch Sustainability Committee spent substantial time discussing composting and other organics-diversion strategies, including a possible pilot for paper-bag leaf collection and ways to expand compost pickup or drop-off options for residents.
Committee members asked staff to surface numbers on the cost and potential waste diversion from household composting. One member said, "If 30% of the trash in that household is compostable, that would be a great saving for us," and asked staff to provide per-pound or…
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