Fayetteville Launches Food Waste Composting Pilot Program

Photo by Russell Cothren
A waste collection truck dumps food waste gathered from six businesses on a Friday route during the pilot of Fayetteville’s food waste composting program.
Photo by Russell Cothren
A “row turner” dices the waste into smaller pieces and turns it in with the mixture below.
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The fresh pile of food waste mix is added to the waste collected earlier in the week.
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The food waste is piled on top of a yard waste compost/mulch mixture.
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The flattened, diced row is pushed back into a pile.
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Enzymes are thrown onto the pile to start the Modified Static Aerobic Pile composting process.
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Piles compost for four to six weeks.
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Internal temperatures should reach 140°