Home Composting Program Reduces Landfill Costs

An interagency team consisting of two University of Idaho Extension Educators and the consumer educator for a regional landfill worked together to design, promote, and deliver a home composting program that included distribution of 900 compost bin kits. The program was aimed at residents of a six co...

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Published in:Journal of extension 1995-08, Vol.33 (4)
Main Author: Morales, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:An interagency team consisting of two University of Idaho Extension Educators and the consumer educator for a regional landfill worked together to design, promote, and deliver a home composting program that included distribution of 900 compost bin kits. The program was aimed at residents of a six county area in Southern Idaho which joined forces to build a new Subtitle D Landfill. Results in a follow-up survey of participants indicated that 2.8 cubic yards of waste per compost bin was diverted from the landfill. By reducing the amount of waste hauled, avoided costs for hauling over a one year period will be
ISSN:1077-5315
1077-5315