This month the First Church Green Team Times will be describing the new ‘FREE’ Madison and surrounding areas composting program.

Dane County Department of Waste and Renewables entered into a partnership with Purple Cow Organics, a local composting company who has operations just a few miles away from Dane County Landfill.  The County has invested in equipment and infrastructure upgrades at Purple Cow’s facility so that food scraps can be successfully processed. 

Please take advantage of this opportunity if you live in these areas.

We know that over 30% of the material that goes into the Dane County Landfill is organic material .  Therefore, organic material is a prime target for waste diversion.  COMPOSTING IS A PART OF A LARGER EFFORT TO MOVE DANE COUNTY TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF TRASH WE ARE PUTTING INTO THE LANDFILL.

Of course, if you can compost at your own home, that would be the best option.  And if you live in other areas of the state, please talk to your local authorities to see if they could also offer composting opportunities.

Attached to this email is the First Church Green Team Times June Edition in which I give more information about the new Dane County Composting Program.  There are also other composting companies in the area where you can subscribe to.  For example, First United Methodist Church has a subscription to Green Box Composting and since November 2024 we have diverted over 1,600 lbs. of organic material from the landfill.

Take care – take opportunities to be outside in this beautiful summer weather.