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A growing number of residents are participating in the town-wide curbside compost program to help preserve landfill space, to reduce methane gas generated by buried organics, to save the town and taxpayers money, to contribute the raw material to produce nutrient-rich compost, to feel good about about ourselves, and to do the right thing for our community and the environment.
You might not know it, but cities all over Vermont, New England, and beyond are watching Brattleboro to judge the success of our curbside compost program and to decide if they should undertake a similar program. The results of Brattleboro's efforts will affect people far beyond our borders.
A participation rate of 33 percent or higher will demonstrate the viability and positive impact of curbside compost pick-up in a small town.
We now have more than 470 households signed up, which sounds like a lot, but they represent only 17 percent of the 2,700 households whose trash and recycling is picked up by the town. We need 900 participants - double our current number - to reach that 33-percent threshold.
