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Resident calls for overdose data-sharing system as county touts early composting success
Summary
During public comment Krista Flanders urged Beaufort County to adopt a multiagency overdose-management system used in Charleston County; county staff reported the composting program enrolled 500 residents and diverted over 4,000 pounds of food waste in just over two months.
A Beaufort County resident urged the council to adopt a data-driven approach to overdose response and recovery, while county staff used the meeting to highlight fast uptake of a new composting program.
Krista Flanders, a county resident and recovery advocate, told council that overdoses are the leading cause of death for people 18 to 45 in her…
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