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DeKalb to start food-scrap composting beta for 500 residents as step toward countywide green-waste program
Summary
The chief sustainability officer announced a food-scrap composting beta for 500 constituents that will serve as a pilot for a comprehensive green-waste collection program; S1 said the pilot could double next year and a full program is targeted within two years if resources allow.
DeKalb County will launch a food-scrap composting pilot involving 500 residents as an initial step toward expanding green-waste collection countywide. The county’s newly appointed chief sustainability officer described the pilot as a "teaser" that will be followed by broader collection once trucks, staffing and education are in place.
"The beta test is just a teaser for the bigger program that would impact all county members," the officer said, adding the pilot will focus on education (including a required knowledge quiz for participants) to reduce contamination and produce usable compost for county landscaping. The officer said the 500-person pilot could expand to 1,000 participants the following year and that a comprehensive green-waste program is a two-year target if funding and resources permit.
Officials clarified that the county currently collects storm-downed material and estimated tree collection at about 800 trees a year (storm-driven). The county also highlighted CHARM, the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials, as part of efforts to divert difficult waste streams including tires. No financial cost estimates or rollout maps were provided at the briefing.
