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Arlington program reusing food scraps Arlington officials are making an unusual requests – they’re asking residents to give them their food scraps. ARLINGTON, Va. - Arlington officials have what may seem like an unusual request – they want your leftover scraps of food. "We’re going to use it to basically make a soil amendment of some kind," explained Solid Waste Bureau Chief Erik Grabowski. "So the compost will come back and people will use it for various organic projects around their houses or farms, whoever buys the product." Here’s how it’ll work: In August, the county will giv...

NMED Seeks To Fill Three Division Director Positions NMED News: SANTA FE — The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is seeking qualified applicants to lead three of its divisions. The directors of the Water Protection Division (WPD), the Resource Protection Division (RPD) and the Environmental Health Division (EHD) are critical to advancing the Department’s mission of protecting public health and the environment. Division directors take a leadership role in protecting New Mexico’s land, air and water by developing environmental policy as well as directing resources and operations. ...

Arlington County will be sending its yard waste and food scraps to Prince William County. At Saturday’s County Board meeting, the board approved a new agreement to send organic compost to a new state-of-the-art composting facility in Prince William County. Until November last year, the county was sending compost to a Loudoun County facility but that facility has since ceased operations. Back in 2016, Arlington County began year-round residential curbside collection of organic material like grass clippings, leaves, and yard trimmings. Arlington County provides year-round residential curbside...