City of Boise launches several new compost programs – public radio Boise State

At the end of last month, the Boise Public Professional Department announced The new types of food can now be composted. Boise residents can now place meat, dairy products, cereals and cooking oil in their green compost containers.

In 2017, the department unfolded green compost bins along with the traditional gray bins for recycling gray garbage and blue. These bins remove the plant debris and kitchen pieces from the garbage flow, reducing the amount of greenhouse gases produced.

The landfills are mostly anaerobic and organic materials emit methane in this environment. Composting needs oxygen and decomposing materials, release less toxic greenhouse gases. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that they have discarded food accounts for about a quarter of landfill waste and almost 60% of Methane emissions produced by landfillsS

Lisa Knap, the director of the Boise Material Management Program, said these statistics motivated her program to work to allow more types of food waste to compost a city.

“The presence of these discoveries really gave us what this fuel and fire gave us to move this forward and to make sure that we do our role to maintain food waste and prevent these emissions of methane,” Knap said KNAP S

The existing composting process must not be changed to accommodate the new compostable elements. KNAPP recommends freezing the meat before placing it in the compost bin to reduce its odor.

“It adds tone bacteria and microbiological activity to the soil. Hmm and this helps us to grow healthy, productive plants with lots of greenery. And these plants magically capture the carbon from our atmosphere, “Knap said.

Says the city of Boyz Approximately 97% of households have a special compost basket and this saves More than 30,000 tonnes of waste outside landfills annually. Households without special bins can be part of the program. KNAP says that since September, Boise residents living in apartments or apartments have two public food waste.

“If you are there and think what can I do with my organic waste? And you live in an apartment? This is a great option for you and it’s free, “Knap said.

One hundred Boise families have registered for the pilot program, which will end this September. Knapp says this enrollment number is successful and it hopes for the permanent program to be implemented.