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Commission weighs sustainability projects including pilot food‑waste program and proposed glass crusher
Summary
City staff and sustainability coordinators described ongoing recycling and sustainability pilots (commercial food‑waste pilot and a household 'chicken coop' compost pilot), the renewable energy loan program waiting list, and a proposed glass crusher estimated at $50,000–$75,000. Commissioners asked staff to include the glass crusher and to return
City sustainability and solid‑waste staff updated the commission on recycling pilots, the renewable energy loan program and candidate capital projects to advance diversion and energy goals.
Staff described two food‑waste pilot efforts: a commercial food‑waste pilot and a residential diversion pilot that uses backyard chickens (the city purchased or subsidized coop materials as part of a USDA‑funded…
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