The goals and objectives of this program are:
- Food Waste Reduction Objectives
- Reduce municipal food and waste
- Divert residential and commercial food waste from landfills
- Composting and Conservation Objectives
- Generate compost
- Increase agricultural producers’ access to compost
- Reduce reliance on, and limit the use of, chemical fertilizer
- Improve soil quality
- Encourage waste management and permaculture business development.
- Increase rainwater utilization (capture, infiltration, or absorption)