Avondale Estates tests out municipal composting in new pilot program

Compostable waste arrives in small containers from around the Metro Atlanta area to the Compost Now Feedstock Hub and is consolidated into larger containers before the waste is transported to the compost farm. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

After dinner, Juli Fleming scrapes leftover rotisserie chicken and veggies into a small, white bin. She puts the bin on the floor next to her white and light-wood kitchen counters. 

“It’s so easy,” Fleming said.  

Fleming is composting. She’s a participant in a pilot program in Avondale Estates looking into making composting a municipal service, like trash and recycling pick up. 

Avondale Estates resident Juli Fleming consolidates compostable food waste as she cleans up after dinner.(Matthew Pearson/WABE)