 Second Chance Composting has Moved and ExpandedThe material is subjected to high temperatures during processing to meet federal standards to reduce any possible pathogens with end product a rich, dark soil.  Hoosac Water Quality District to Keep Producing Compost for NowThe Hoosac Water Quality District will continue its decades-long practice of composting biosolid waste and offering it for sale as fertilizer.  HQWD Rescinds Proposed FY26 Budget Over Sludge Disposal ChangesThe HWQD's board on Wednesday voted to rescind its approved $1.5 million budget after Casella Waste Management withdrew its option to truck untreated residential sewage from other communities to the Williamstown facility and then distribute the composted product elsewhere.  Tommy's Composting Reaches Million-Pound MilestoneMary Summers has turned one million pounds, more than 500 tons, of organic waste into compost. She hopes to triple that in the next two years. Dalton Green Committee to Propose Compost ProgramThe Green Committee hopes to have a compost program as part of the transfer station's services.  Free Composting Drop Now Offered at Great Barrington Transfer StationComposting of food waste is now easier in Great Barrington for people who don't reuse food scraps for gardening. Dalton Green Committee Creates Compost Program SubcommitteeThe subcommittee is made up of three Green Committee members, Antonio Pagliarulo, Thomas Irwin and Todd Logan. |
