On The Road To Food Recovery And Recycling: The City of Grand Junction, Colorado received funding to kick start programs to reduce wasted food and collect and compost the scraps.

The City of Grand Junction, Colorado has received funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand its food waste collection and diversion efforts. The grant, totaling $126,506, will be used to collect and compost food scraps, conduct compost trials, and run an education campaign on the benefits of compost. The city aims to reduce the amount of food waste going to the landfill and promote the use of compost in gardens and agriculture. The Mesa County Solid Waste Management Division is also working on modifying its compost permit to accept food waste and expanding its composting facility. [Extracted from the article]

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