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Skagway committee narrows draft restaurant-compost ordinance, bars 'biodegradable'-labeled items from compost stream
Summary
Committee added a clarification to a draft ordinance requiring restaurant compost collection that products labeled 'biodegradable' cannot be included in the municipal compost stream; it also approved a restaurant outreach poster with language edits and distribution plans.
The Solid Waste Advisory Committee of Skagway Municipality refined a draft ordinance May 6 that would add restaurant compost collection and approved outreach materials to educate businesses.
Members discussed enforcement and reporting and agreed to keep some permissive language in the ordinance so restaurants would not be micromanaged. During debate, members raised confusion between products labeled "biodegradable" and those that are genuinely compostable under…
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