Fayetteville, AR has announced a food waste collection pilot program that will begin in January. The city鈥檚 Recycling and Trash Collection Department partnered with Ozark Compost and Swap for the program, which will allow single-family households to participate in a biweekly curbside collection service, according to a news release.
Chosen participants will receive a 5-gallon bucket for food waste, which will be collected and replaced with a clean container. Collected waste will be processed at the city鈥檚 facility on Armstrong Avenue and turned into compost available for purchase by Fayetteville residents.
Participants will be selected based on capacity and service area restrictions, the release stated. Multifamily residences are not currently eligible. Officials said the program鈥檚 success will help determine future expansion to other housing types.
