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Following Riverhead’s decision in May, the Town of East Hampton has joined a growing number of Long Island municipalities to explore food scrap composting programs to reduce the amount of waste that is transported out of the region each year — saving taxpayer money and the environment.
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The Town of Riverhead hopes to become a model for partnering with nonprofits Long Island Organics Council and Green Inside and Out to launch more municipal drop-off sites for food scraps to be converted into compost.
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A sizable portion of waste in Connecticut is heavy food scraps. The state has seen success in collecting food scraps at transfer stations, which keeps them out of the waste stream.
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Under New York law, only certain businesses are required to donate food, and even fewer are required to recycle organic material. Environmental groups say a change in overall behavior could help remedy this issue.
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How does an anaerobic digester work? Long Island will be home to among the largest for processing food scraps, yard trimmings and more organic waste.
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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with Jan Ellen Spiegel, who covers energy, environment and climate change for CT Mirror, about her article, “Efforts to get food out of the waste stream finding more support," as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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Officials believe solving the food waste issue is the linchpin to Connecticut’s waste disposal crisis.
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