Dive Brief:
- Napa, CA is implementing a residential food waste composting program.
- Officials say once the program takes effect, the city could potentially prevent 8,000 tons of organics from entering landfills annually.
- Napa Waste & Recycling will distribute kitchen compost pails to households beginning in April.
Dive Insight:
The city launched a pilot collection program and found that 67% of residents contributed to the project. Participants experienced a 24% drop in the average volume of waste.
Kevin Miller, the City of Napa’s recycling manager said, "This program is necessary for us to meet both local and state goals of recycling or composting at least 75% of discarded materials by 2020."