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May 9, 2021
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SWALCO received a USDA grant for a pilot community compost project. Activities include conducting a compost-to-farmland demonstration study, engaging community gardeners through education and outreach, and reducing and diverting food waste from landfills. Food is the single largest material in our US landfills, and 40 percent of all food produced for consumption goes uneaten. We are hopeful that efforts like these will help combat the great challenges facing our environment and us, today. Lake County is leading the way in developing opportunities to effectively divert food waste from our landfills by directing it to local compost processors, who in turn are converting into beneficial soil nutrients, said Executive Director of SWALCO, Walter Willis. SWALCO is proud to have been selected by the USDA to showcase the work we are doing because of the grant we were awarded in September of last year.
March 15, 2021
Dominique DiSpirito, a third-year political science student at the University of Maine, has been announced as a Truman Scholarship finalist. The Truman Scholarship is meant to honor college students who wish to use their future careers in public service as a way to make the world a better place. Students who are awarded the Truman Scholarship are awarded $30,000 for graduate school expenses, as well as opportunities to network with people in their professional sphere. The scholarship also offers training opportunities for winners to strengthen their skills to better them for a public service career.
DiSpirito has been identified as a finalist for the Truman Scholarship but has a regional interview scheduled for March 31 which will determine how she moves forward in the process. A panel of Truman scholars from past years will interview her. By April 14, DiSpirito will be notified whether or not she has been officially named a Truman scholar.
The rot thing : City seeks interest for compost program
The City of Dickinson recycling program is looking to start a community composting pilot program called “Backyard Buckets.” Written By: Jackie Jahfetson | ×
Scraps of fresh orange peels protrude from a soil row of earthy leaves and manure, otherwise known as composting. The City of Dickinson is currently launching a survey in hopes to starting a community composting pilot program called, Backyard Buckets. (Jackie Jahfetson/The Dickinson Press)
Decomposed organic materials including leaves, grass shavings and kitchen scraps create nutritional, green fertilizer. This process of composting improves soil structure and quality, and the City of Dickinson is looking for interested green thumbs to launch a community composting program.