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Consultants recommend Moto Park site, phased plan for county composting facility
Summary
GT Environmental recommended an 18‑acre turned‑windrow composting facility at the Moto Park closed‑landfill site, with a phase‑1 mulching/grinding startup, estimated site‑development costs of about $275,000, and potential operation by spring 2026 if grant funding is secured.
GT Environmental told the Vanderburgh County Solid Waste Management District Board that a 15‑month study shows Vanderburgh County could recover substantial yard waste and that Moto Park’s closed‑landfill area is the most viable in‑county site for a new composting facility.
Danny Schaus, project manager for GT Environmental, presented study findings that the county currently generates an estimated 2,800 tons a year of yard trimmings sent to landfill (state‑scale estimate applied to county population) and that combined resident and municipal operations generate over 30,000 tons annually with only about 3,000 tons currently captured.
Schaus recommended a turned‑windrow…
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