County highlights composting workshops and facility capacity as diversion strategy
Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority representatives described home-composting workshops, free compost giveaways at Cesar Chavez Park, and facility testing and capacity: speakers cited 41 tons of green waste collected last year, a separate reference to 56,000 tons of material, and said the facility is permitted for 75,000 tons per year; county officials urged residents to reduce contamination in green carts.
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Officials from the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority provided guidance on composting, diversion and the county’s compost facility operations. Estela Guerrera described what belongs in a green cart — plant and food material but not plastics, pet waste, raw meat in large quantities or high volumes of grease — and outlined free community workshops and a self-serve compost giveaway at Cesar Chavez Park.
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