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Friday, October 2, 2026
Farmington, CT|Independent Local News
The Farmington Mercury

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Kimberly Haidinger

Member, Farmington Green Efforts Committee

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'When the Town's Paying for It': Farmington's Compost Pilot Waits on Town Hall

Jack Beckett·

Residents told a Green Efforts Committee member they would compost "when the town's paying for it." The committee priced a one-year food-scrap pilot at $12,484 and has roughly $30,000 of its own, but held off: the pickups would outlast the pilot, and the town has not said it will pay for them.

Farmington Green Efforts Committee Confronts the Cost of Food-Scrap Collection

Jack Beckett·

Farmington’s Green Efforts Committee is studying food-scrap collection after a potential hauler warned that the service would add a municipal cost, not produce savings. The committee still needs pricing, locations and evidence of resident demand before deciding whether to recommend a pilot.

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