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District staff outline questions about scaling apartment-and-church composting pilot
Summary
Staff updated the executive committee on a composting pilot that the district assumed from a departing contractor, reporting frequent bin repairs, labor and material costs, training needs and a decision point about whether to continue servicing sites past the partner period or shift to a fee-based/support role.
Staff told the Waste Reduction District executive committee on March 3 that the district has assumed responsibility for two partner composting sites after the previous contractor moved out of state and that repairs and onboarding are consuming staff time and materials.
Tom Glassman, a district staff member, said the program now relies on automated online training for new participants but that staff still perform in-person training and frequent repairs. A staff member who does builds and repairs told the committee, “We’re spending 2 guys about 4 and a half to 5…
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