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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#EF3D42">For Immediate Release: July 3, 2024</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#D3372A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">New public food waste containers ready for drop offs
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<span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Durham residents and City employees can download the CompostHere app to unlock two new containers. Drop in home leftovers and scraps to be converted to compost.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">DURHAM, N.C. – Durham residents can now drop food scraps into public containers at two pilot locations
and the scraps will later be converted to compost. The new containers expand Durham’s food waste collection services beyond the initial rollout of limited
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/4625/Food-Waste-Collection-Pilot"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">curbside collections</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">City residents and City employees can use food scrap containers at the City Hall loading dock at 101 City Hall Plaza and at the Waste Disposal and Recycling Center, 2115 E. Club Blvd.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Users must download the CompostHere app to unlock a container; only acceptable items can be put into containers<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Solid Waste Management staff will evaluate the pilot program through June 30, 2025.
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The drop offs are a new, free option for City residents and even City employees to divert waste from
the landfill. It works like this: gather leftovers or scraps at home, download the CompostHere app, go to a CompostNow container, use the app to unlock it and leave only acceptable items inside the container. Solid Waste Management staff will monitor how
quickly containers fill up and how frequently staff need to empty filled containers. Collected food waste will be delivered to the North Durham Water Reclamation Facility. Then, Atlas Organics will compost and sell the product.
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Only Durham residents and City of Durham employees, who register through the app, can use the containers.
Currently, there is no cost for subscribers to use the containers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“We believe this is an innovative way to benefit the environment and reduce costs,” Solid Waste Management
Director Wayne Fenton said. “Right now, our pilot curbside collections program is only available to 440 households. So, drop off locations will provide a great new opportunity for additional residents. More people can collect food scraps and bring them to
our drop offs where they will be delivered to the City’s composting site. We are thankful for the State grant that allows us to pilot drop off subscriptions for free.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">People who sign up with the CompostHere app can see if drop off containers are full, send messages to
staff, and receive service alerts. Containers are located at the loading dock on the lobby side of
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/City-Hall-28"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">City Hall</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">,
101 City Hall Plaza and the </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/878/Waste-Disposal-Recycling-Center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Waste Disposal and Recycling Center</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
(WDRC), 2115 E. Club Boulevard. Container instructions are available in the app. You can also read how to use a container on the City of Durham Composting
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/935/Composting"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">web page</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.deq.nc.gov/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
awarded the City of Durham a $20,000 Community Waste Reduction and Recycling grant to purchase the pilot food scrap drop off units and subscriptions. The Solid Waste Department matched 20% of the grant with money from its operating budget. The grant covers
costs of pilot subscriptions that will end in June 2025. CompostHere app users will not be automatically signed up for services beyond the term of the pilot.
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Solid Waste staff will track trends to determine if more drop off containers, in other locations, would
benefit the community. Each drop-off location holds a 65-gallon cart for food waste. Only food waste scraps from residential locations, such as houses or apartments, are to go into containers. Improper use of a container can delay or hinder services for
everyone. No business or event waste is to be placed in drop-off containers. Metal, plastic (including biobags) or glass are NOT allowed in containers.
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">People who do not follow container rules may have their access cancelled. Further education will be
a priority for those who make mistakes so they learn what the City can and can’t accept for compost.
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The drop off container at City Hall will be available 24/7 and the container at the WDRC can be used
during </span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/878/Waste-Disposal-Recycling-Center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">WDRC operating hours</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
The CompostHere app is currently only available in English. Non-English speakers can visit the City’s composting
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/935/Composting"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">web page</span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
and use Google Translate to see container instructions in their preferred language. Container users may smell food scraps, but we will test odor reducing strategies during the pilot. Odors should not pose a threat to public health.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We suggest container users:
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Use a bucket with a lid to collect food scraps at home. All food including fruit and vegetable waste, meat bones and dairy are accepted.
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Limit your drop-off to no more than 1-3 gallons at a time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">If you want to compost more, try
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8ztUDq5_60&t=1s"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">at home methods</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="color:#467886;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Reduce your food waste. Plan ahead for meals, properly store fresh food and eat leftovers, when reasonable to do so.</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in;line-height:15.75pt"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Email
</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:FoodWasteInfo@DurhamNC.gov"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">FoodWasteInfo@DurhamNC.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> to report problems
with a food waste container or the CompostHere app. Contact </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/1439/Durham-One-Call"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Durham One Call</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
at (919) 560-1200 with questions about how to use a container.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">About City of Durham Solid Waste Management Department<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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</span></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://durham.clearpointstrategy.com/thriving-and-vibrant-environment/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">thriving and vibrant environment</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
is a goal in the City’s </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/183/City-of-Durham-Strategic-Plan"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Strategic Plan</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.</span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The mission of the City of Durham Solid Waste Management department
</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">is to provide residents with exceptional customer service and outstanding </span><span class="mark424xn5jgw"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">waste</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> collection,
recycling, composting and disposal services. Our vision is for a circular economy that is an equitable, innovative, cooperative model that continually turns </span><span class="mark424xn5jgw"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white">waste</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> into
resources by regionally recirculating materials for reuse, recycling, and remanufacture.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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