Warren County's Organics Management Plan, which took a deep look at Warren County's options to dispose of organic waste such as food scraps and lawn clippings, has been completed and is available to the public and stakeholders for review here at this link.
The 48-page report includes an extensive array of data and an in-depth analysis of the viability of various solutions to remove organic materials from the waste stream, including a municipal composting facility, and the steps that would need to be taken to open such a facility.
The OMP study evaluated:
- the county’s current solid waste management practices related to organic wastes in the county, and in reference to the Local Solid Waste Management Plan (LSWMP)
- community engagement and interest in composting, including outreach and a community survey
- potential composting technologies that could be used in the county
- potential pilot programs including backyard composting, curbside collection of organic waste and community drop-off locations
- a centralized composting facility that could either be municipally owned and operated, realized through a public-private-partnership, or privatized operations on municipally-owned land