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Carmel committee advances pilot composting discount and tracks backyard voucher effort
Summary
A Carmel advisory committee heard plans for a pilot discount with Earth Mama — a $5 monthly cut to a $20 subscription — and discussed backyard-compost vouchers and grants, while noting municipal leaf collection would be costly if done in-house.
A Carmel Climate Action Advisory Committee meeting on Nov. 25 reviewed a proposed pilot to reduce the cost of a curbside in‑home composting subscription for city residents.
Speaker 6, who presented the proposal, said Earth Mama offered a verbal agreement to provide city residents a $5 monthly discount on a $20 subscription and that the city would supply marketing support. “They will issue the City Of Carmel residents a $5 a month discount off of their what is currently $20 monthly fee,” the presenter said.
Committee members agreed to track program uptake and metrics.…
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