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Residential Composting Program in Portland, Oregon
  1. Signatures
    1,781 out of 2,500
    Petitioning
    1. Director, City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (Susan Anderson)
  2. Created By
    Joseph Beaudreau
    Portland, OR
About this Petition Petition Letter

Food waste in landfills is a major source of methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas. Metropolitan composting programs take biodegradable waste and turn it into nutrient rich compost.  In London, UK they use the compost for their park services, and sell it back to the community gardeners at an affordable price.  Participation is voluntary but highly encouraged and the program has been quite popular.

Currently the City of Portland has a composting program for businesses and restaurants, but we would like to see this program expanded to all residential waste.  A program similar to London's could be installed here if city policy makers knew that there was sufficient demand.  Expanding this program would help reduce the carbon footprint of Portlanders and give back to the community through parks and gardens.

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Residential Composting Program in Portland

Greetings,

I am a concerned citizen writing to ask the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to expand the composting program to include all residential waste. Food waste in landfills is a major source of methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas. While I applaud the progress that your bureau has made, I believe that a residential composting program is essential to reducing our carbon foot print.

As the Bureau in charge of policies and programs that provide environmental, economic and social benefits to residents, businesses and government, the BPS needs to take further steps to create strict solid waste programs in the greater Portland area.

I believe that residents of Portland deserve the opportunity to compost and contribute to the city's efforts in reducing carbon emissions. Better waste programs will strengthen Portland's position as an international model of sustainable practices and commerce.

[Your name]

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