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Boston expands food-waste composting to 27,000 households as part of growing waste-reduction effort

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Boston's Curbside Food Waste Collection program, which began in 2022, now serves approximately 27,000 residents weekly as part of the city's broader composting strategy to address the 30-40% of the nation's food supply that is discarded annually.

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Boston currently ranks fourth in the nation for municipal composting; challenges remain in habit formation, pest management, and access equity.

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