Southbury Food Scrap Recycling Pilot Program Concludes

SOUTHBURY, CT — Sustainable Southbury has announced the conclusion of a pilot food scrap recycling program they sponsored for three Southbury restaurants, according to a statement from the group. The group used a grant from the New England Grass Roots Fund to provide four months of weekly food scrap pickup by Curbside Composting.

Each restaurant was provided with 32-gallon bins which were emptied by Curbside Composting. The food scraps were delivered to one of five commercial composting facilities in the state, according to the statement.

The participating restaurants included the 1850 House, Nardelli's, and KRU Juice Bar.

According to the state DEEP, Connecticut is facing a waste crisis as disposal options become more limited. Food scrap recycling programs are considered part of the solution, according to Sustainable Southbury.

The pilot program diverted 3,600 lbs. of food from landfills and avoided releasing 2,196 lbs. of CO2 from being released into the air.

The group is working on obtaining more grants to continue and expand the program.

For more information, go to Sustainable Southbury's website.