According to East Hampton's Gloria Frazee,
households in the Town throw out $20 million of food each year.
All their food waste is trucked to an incinerator and burned.
That’s a lot of wasted food and a lot of wasted resources.
Composting diverts food scraps from the waste stream
and revitalizes our soils.
East Hampton Compost, an organization headed by Ms. Frazee,
is committed to making composting easy and accessible for everyone
in the Town.
Host Francesca Rheannon spoke with Gloria Frazee this week. Here is their conversation:
More info at EastHamptonCompost.org