East Point to launch community compost program - AJC
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The city of East Point, in partnership with CompostNow and nonprofit Food Well Alliance, is launching a free, first-of-its-kind food waste drop-off program for residents.
Beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, residents can visit ArtsXchange at 2148 Newnan St. in East Point to drop off food waste. The resulting compost will be returned to local Black and Indigenous farmers and growers of color at no cost, thanks to a federal grant.
The resulting compost will be given to local Black and Indigenous farmers for free, after the U.S. Department of Agriculture in February awarded CompostNow and East Point a grant to pilot a two-year program.
