Executive summaries spell out visions for the district
Increase participation in low-recycling neighborhoods, pay off about $2 million in debt and implement a food composting program are a few of the goals spelled out in a 15-year plan summary prepared by the Logan County Solid Waste Management District.
The Ohio Revised Code requires all solid waste management districts to submit executive summaries that spell out short- and long-term visions for the solid waste district every five and 15 years.
Primary goals laid out by the solid waste district include a new organics composting program that will further reduce waste into the Cherokee Run Landfill.
For years, the solid waste district has discussed implementing a food waste program, and it has been the topic of conversation at previous meetings of the Keeping Logan County Beautiful Committee.
Food waste makes up about 12 percent of the Logan County waste stream, according to the solid waste district report.
“Current practice of disposing of food waste at landfills is not sustainable and is environmentally undesirable,” according to the report. “Initiatives for organics programs will be a large focus during this plan update and are slated for implementation in the short-term.”
Within the next three years, the solid waste district intends to launch a public awareness campaign designed to educate residents of, “the benefits of using compost for gardening and landscaping by publishing education articles on the website and local newspapers.”
Implementation of “a reuse and donation system to food banks or food rescue organizations” is also outlined in the plan update.
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