04-20-2017, 01:25 PM
"The county will continue with its current mulching projects at Kealakehe and the two county landfills under the new contract....
Mulch is basically ground-up green waste, while compost is the decomposed product after food waste is added to green waste. A fertilizer and soil amendment, compost done correctly is free of insects and other invasive pests...
Under the terms of the 10-year composting contract, the county will pay $10.4 million for the construction of the facility, and pay a tipping fee for organic waste delivered to the facility, with the contractor able to sell both the mulch and the resulting compost to the public."
So Kona folks will be able to buy premium compost from a $10.4 million facility while we can continue slumming with our free inferior "mulch" from the dump. I'm okay with that.
Mulch is basically ground-up green waste, while compost is the decomposed product after food waste is added to green waste. A fertilizer and soil amendment, compost done correctly is free of insects and other invasive pests...
Under the terms of the 10-year composting contract, the county will pay $10.4 million for the construction of the facility, and pay a tipping fee for organic waste delivered to the facility, with the contractor able to sell both the mulch and the resulting compost to the public."
So Kona folks will be able to buy premium compost from a $10.4 million facility while we can continue slumming with our free inferior "mulch" from the dump. I'm okay with that.