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BROOKLINE, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A new pilot program in Brookline is making sure as much food waste gets turned into compost as possible.
Brookline Zero Waste has installed food waste drop-off bins at four locations: the John Street parking lot (37 John St.), the Brookline Teen Center (40 Aspinwall Ave.), the Eliot Recreation Center (133 Eliot St.), and the southwest corner of Beacon and Tappan streets.
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"This is part of a larger effort to try to kind of divert our food waste from the trash, which is a huge issue," Zero Waste Program Manager Katie Weatherseed told WBZ NewRadio Monday.
Households that sign up for the program will receive a universal combination to access the locked bins at any time for free.
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All of the material will be turned into compost that will be used in gardens and farms across the state.
"[I] prefer to see when it’s just scraps like this, instead of like a whole melon or something," said Tyler Baldwin of Black Earth Compost while picking up waste at the John Street location. "‘Cause that means that it’s more food scrap, rather than just food you bought and didn’t eat."
Weatherseed said if the pilot program is successful, residents could expect to see more food waste bins pop up around town.
WBZ’s James Rojas (@JamesRojasMMJ) reports.
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