Research shows more Americans are becoming interested in composting. Despite that, the amount of residential food waste composted in this country is under four percent, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Many communities are struggling with the availability of services, of funding, or with legislative hurdles or other regulations.
What about in the Rochester area? How many people are composting their food – either in municipal or private programs or in homemade piles or bins?
This hour — as part of NPR's Climate Week — we explore the state of local composting, composting infrastructure, and what local experts think the future of composting will look like.
Our guests:
- LaShana Boose, recycling coordinator for the City of Rochester
- TeJay Chess, natural resources educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County
- Theodore Maxey, manager of the solid waste division for the City of Rochester
- Elias Putney, composting operations manager for Impact Earth
