The Select Board discussed the project earlier this week at a regular meeting.
Town Manager Mike Jones said Friday that rising volume and cost prompted him to explore the opportunity.
âThis conversation that Iâve had with Castleton University and the Rutland County Solid Waste District that started months ago,â he said. âThe catalyst to the conversation was we were paying quite a bit of money to get rid of the food scraps â¦â
He spoke with Andrew Vermilyea, environmental science program coordinator at CU, and learned the school has a similar issue with food scraps produced by Huden Dining Hall.