The municipal authority awarded a construction contract to Crossland Heavy Contractors for biosolids improvements at the Haakey Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant; the vice mayor said the upgrades will update the stabilization process and make the plant one of the largest municipal biosolids composting facilities in Oklahoma. Contract value and schedule were not provided.

Task force reviewed a draft report outlining six priorities to reduce organics sent to landfill, received equipment‑purchase updates, and set a tentative next meeting for Sept. 8; the final report is due Sept. 15.

Beaufort County presented a new residential food‑waste diversion program and multimedia outreach mascot called "Mossy," reporting more than 760 resident enrollments and roughly 30,000 pounds of food waste diverted since January. Staff outlined grant funding and estimated county landfill costs tied to food waste.

UCRRA Director Mark Bridal said the agency plans to reduce food‑waste tipping to $0 and increase compost sale pricing to offset costs, but he warned that limited hauling infrastructure and a pause in permitted capacity have reduced volumes and revenue.

County solid-waste staff and community partners proposed a phased sustainable materials strategy: a compost pilot to remove food (29% of waste) and a cardboard-baling pilot (estimated 400 tons/year) to reduce hauling and processing costs; staff projected about $87,000 in annual savings from diverting food waste and roughly $34,000 in commodity value for cardboard at current rates.

Officials discussed moving C&D recycling from optional to required in stages, completing waste audits, and continuing a 750-household and school composting pilot; members asked staff for economic analysis and noted landfill proximity and tip-fee implications.

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection convened a panel of composters, depackagers and digester operators to discuss closing an estimated ~270,000‑ton management shortfall to meet the state’s 2030 food‑waste diversion target; panelists agreed on outreach, zoning fixes and incentives but differed on the role of anaerobic digestion.

The Strategic Initiatives Committee discussed an itemized DPW service list and debated a proposed $150,000 facility/service-level study. Trustees weighed outsourcing vs. in-house services, in-house recycling, transfer-station feasibility and composting pilots; the committee opted to report the discussion to the Village Board without recommending a full study at this time.

Legislators discuss composting legislation while addressing housing stability issues in Washington.

On the county podcast, Resource Hamilton County’s food diversion specialist said food is the largest single waste item in local landfills, described household composting options and commercial rescue successes, and cited a county target to halve food waste by 2030.

The county administrator gave a high‑level FY27 budget overview citing $26.9 million in expenses, assumptions for modest COLA and utility increases, a proposed $75,000 appropriation for an Upper Cape composting project and $157,000 for a shared regional housing office; the budget moves to standing committees for detailed review.

Rural Vermont told the committee that ANR has not opened rulemaking needed to implement Act 41 (2021) protections for on‑farm composting, and that uncertainty about setbacks and operations prevents farmers from investing in new facilities despite legacy operations being protected.