“There’s way too much supply in this state,” he said.
He added there’s a chance Boulder County could contract his company to operate a future facility.
Dan Matsch has also pushed for the facility as the compost program director for Eco-Cycle, a zero-waste non-profit that already operates a recycling facility for Boulder County. He said a similar compost facility would be a multi-front attack on climate change. It could keep food out of landfills where it produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Food scraps also wouldn’t need to be trucked to the Eastern Plains, further slashing emissions.
Matsch also hopes the new facility would also make compost affordable to local farmers. Research has shown the material can help sequester carbon, both by adding organic matter to soil and promoting plant growth.
“To me, that’s hopeful enough to get out of bed in the morning,” said Matsch.
Not All Residents Are On Board
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While residents living near the proposed project see the benefits of compost, they worry the plan could open the door to all kinds of other developments, including oil and gas projects.
Brandon White moved his family to a small farm next to the old nursery three years ago. He bought the property, where he now grows hay and raises chickens, partially because of the area’s resistance to development. For decades, the county has mostly kept the area around the big cities free of subdivisions, strip malls and oil and gas wells.
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