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Solid-waste committee previews new curbside food-waste service from Scrap Dogs

5073429 · April 2, 2025
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Summary

The Solid Waste and Recycling Advisory Committee told the council that Scrap Dogs Community Compost will begin offering curbside food-waste pickup in Gardiner; the service uses sealed five-gallon buckets, accepts meat and paper, and will be subscription-based.

Judy Dorsey, chair of the Solid Waste and Recycling Advisory Committee, briefed the Gardiner City Council on April 2 about a new curbside food-waste pickup service that will start in the city.

Scrap Dogs Community Compost, based in the Rockland area, plans to offer Gardiner residents a subscription pickup service. Subscribers receive a sealed five-gallon bucket; when full they leave it at the curb on the scheduled pickup day and the company leaves a clean bucket in its place. The service accepts items that many backyard composters do not, including meat, bones and clean paper…

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