Post from Community: Compost pilot to end — Milwaukee steps back five years on organics | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Mary Lou Lamonda
February 12, 2020
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Do you want MKE to end a composting system that other cities embrace successfully?
With no warning to its customers, the City of Milwaukee will be quietly ending its successful four-year Pilot Organics Collection Program, which has included all food and compostable food containers. On Jan 30th potential waste haulers received a Request For Proposal (RFP) from the MKE Department of Public Works (DPW). The new RFP is for a minimum of five years and does NOT mandate food waste to be picked up by the hauler. It is now only an option.
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Where is the political will or farsighted leadership concerning Organics Diversion in MKE? Based on this RFP, the city is seeking a quick solution to end the compost pilot program. The longer term vision of a triple-bottom line of
Landfill diversion goals, building healthy soils with nutrient-rich compost or supporting small businesses and local jobs are not reflected in any aspect of this RFP.
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