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Grand Junction Colorado - City of Grand Junction Receives Grant to Increase Composting While Decreasing Food Waste 05 January 2024 ( news )
Grand Junction , state Colorado ( By Press Release office)
Jan 05,2024
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The City of Grand Junction received a two - year grant from the U . S . Department of Agriculture , Natural Resources Conservation Service ( NRCS ) for a Composting and Food Waste Reduction Pilot Project . Goals for the grant include demonstrating the need for food waste composting facility upgrades at the Mesa County Compost Facility , supporting circular economies through improved resource management and compost utilization , and enhancing the regions soil health and water holding capacity of the land . The total amount of the grant is $126 , 506 . 00 which includes an allocation from the USDA of $89 , 600 and another $36 , 906 from the city and Mesa County in matching funds for this collaborative program designed to increase the composting of food waste .
The City of Grand Junction has identified recycling , reuse , and waste reduction as strongly held goals in their 2020 comprehensive plan as well as in the Strategic Plan outlined by City Council in 2023 . According to the Western Colorado Waste Diversion Study , conducted by Souder Miller and Associates in 2018 , about 13 percent of Mesa County’s waste is comprised of food . This is equivalent to 21 , 420 metric tons of organic material that goes into the landfill annually because food waste is not currently accepted at the local Mesa County Compost Facility . As compost is more effectively used by the community for gardens and agriculture , additional space will be made available to accept food waste for composting . Read the
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