Community Feedback Survey
Proposed Composting Facility Community Survey
The City of Le Roy Wants Your Feedback
The City of Le Roy is seeking feedback from residents regarding the proposed composting facility on Salt Creek Road.
A commercial composting facility offers:
- Reduced organic landfill waste
- Reduced burning of yard debris including leaves
- Creation of local jobs
- Free or discounted finished compost for residents
- Advanced municipal environmental and sustainability goals
After the survey responses are evaluated a meeting date will be set and published on the City website.
Did you know...
Food waste in landfills creates a significant amount of methane - a greenhouse gas that is 20x worse for our air than CO2.
Odor & Pests
When done correctly, composting should not produce unpleasant odors. Balancing green and brown materials along with proper aeration, helps prevent smells. Odor mitigation measures will be taken including application of deodorizers and coordinating windrow turning during optimal weather/wind conditions and hours. Early phase composting will be indoors with an advanced biofilter and blower to treatment system to mitigate odor concerns
All material will be covered before the end of ech day and an odor complaint hotline will be maintained. EPA site permit includes regulations for adequate odor and rodent control which is enforced by the EPA through regular site visits and operations audits.
Traffic / Noise
Hours that commercial vehicles are allowed on site will be limited. Traffic patterns of neighboring commercial entites and farms in the area will be mimiced to limit interuptions as much as possible. Noise issues will be mitigated by utilizing entirely all electric or hydrogen-powered heavy equipment. Buffers constructed from berms, trees or horizontal distance from neighboring landowners can effectively lessen the effects of site noises.
Services for LeRoy may include:
- free public drop-off sites
- finished compost giveback for city property
- free yard waste drop-off at the facility for residents and municipal operations
- maintenance of the compost property