Food scraps have been banned from Vermonters’ trash since July of 2020. Question-asker Bella Fearn wants to know: How’s that going?

To answer Bella’s question we check out one of the biggest composting operations in the state, and one of the smallest. And for those of you who need a confidence boost to try backyard composting, we get a pep talk from an urban homestead in the heart of Winooski.

Check out a video and photos from our reporting here.

Mentioned in the episode:

• Learn about Vermont’s Universal Recycling Law: vtrecycles.com
• Contact your solid waste district: 802recycles.com
• From the BLS archive: What happens to Vermont’s recycling?
• From Seven Days: Market to Farm: A New Food Waste Disposal Method Raises Fears That Microplastics Will Taint Fields

This episode was reported, produced and mixed by Angela Evancie and Myra Flynn, with editing help from Josh Crane and engineering support from Peter Engisch. Ty Gibbons composed our theme music, other music by Blue Dot Sessions.

Special thanks to Matt Stuart, Krystyna Oszkinis, Ham Gillett, Mary O’Brien, Lexi Krupp, Bob Kinzel, Kyle Ambusk, Mike Dunn and Brian Stevenson.

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