The importance of reducing food waste as Delaware's first community composting site opens

Quinn Kirkpatrick

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Delaware Public Media

In the U.S., food is the single most common material sent to landfills, making up nearly 25% of municipal waste according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

In Delaware, the state’s first community composting site recently opened at Talley Day Park in North Wilmington with the hopes of reducing the amount of food waste headed to landfills while building up the First State’s composting infrastructure.

This week, Delaware Public Media’s Quinn Kirkpatrick is joined by Brigid Gregory – Program Director for the Delaware Community Composting Initiative – for more on composting in Delaware.