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APPROVING A FY25 BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO THE ENTERPRISE SURCHARGE FUND FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A USDA COMPOSTING AND FOOD WASTE REDUCTION GRANT PROGRAM
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WHEREAS, Kane County was awarded a Composting and Food Waste Reduction program grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to pilot the separation and diversion of food waste from large food waste generating institutions in the County, to pilot seasonal food scrap drop off at the Fabyan Kane County Recycling Center, to launch a "Kane County Composts" outreach campaign, and to provide commercial compost to small local growers and community gardens; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Solid Waste Management Plan, most recently updated and adopted in 2020 (Res. 20-463), includes exploring the feasibility of food scrap collection at the County Recycling Center as a deliverable and broadly directs the Kane County Recycling Coordinator to seek ways to divert recoverable material from landfills; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Climate Action Implementation Plan, adopted in 2024 (Res. 24-228), includes as a goal in the Waste Management Chapter to increase the amount of organic material diverted from landfills by 128% by 2030; and
WHEREAS, the planning process and grant application development garnered commitments to participate in food waste separation from the Kane County Sherriff's Office and Aramark (the food service contractor for the Adult Justice Center), the Northern Illinois Food Bank, the Kane County Cougars Baseball Club, and Advocate Health for its Sherman Hospital location; and
WHEREAS, Kane County will use the awarded funds to contract with qualified service providers to haul separated food waste generated or collected on County property to proper composting or anaerobic digestion facilities and will enter into pass-through agreements with non-County partners to procure similar services, to produce outreach and education materials, and to purc...
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