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City of Durango Takes Action on Organics
End Food Waste & Landfill Emissions
Calling All Residents to Advocate for Community-Wide Composting
Your voice was heard! Hundreds of comments have poured in to the Durango City Council about the importance of reducing food waste and recycling organics into compost. As a result, the City of Durango unanimously passed Resolution 2025-004 on January 7, 2025 “directing the City Manager to research organic waste management ordinances in other communities, conduct pilot organic waste management programs as case studies for Durango, and subsequently form an organic waste management citizen focus group.” This is an important first step in understanding options to increase food waste diversion in our community. See the full resolution here.
Actions being considered by the sustainability staff at the City include:
- food waste drop-off locations
- service rebates for low income households
- support for commercial composting through the Visit Durango sustainable tourism funding, and
- a pilot “Pay as you throw” program
You made a huge difference! Thank you! Continued engagement will be needed as we move through this process and advocate for community wide composting in 2026.
Here’s how your voice can be heard if you have additional thoughts on these steps:
- EMAIL YOUR CITY COUNCIL. Email your comments to CityCouncil@DurangoCO.gov.
Additional talking points and information on the impact of compost can be found here.
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