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Leesburg compost depot draws demand; staff and council consider curbside pilot
Summary
Town staff reported the public compost depot fills weekly and that a pilot curbside compost collection — modeled on Alexandria’s subsidized program — is under informal consideration pending discussion of town subsidy levels and service logistics.
Town staff told the Environmental Advisory Commission that Leesburg’s public compost depot is popular and often fills between scheduled pickups, prompting conversation about expanding organics collection.
Staff said the depot at the Liberty Lot routinely fills and the contracted organics hauler is expanding service to meet demand; the hauler cleans out the depot on a revised collection schedule. The deputy town manager, Kate…
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