Each month, we will highlight community heroes that are making a difference in their communities and working to make their local environments cleaner and healthier.
This month, we are taking a look at Music Mountain Compost in VT!
Music Mountain Compost is a composting service based in Stockbridge, VT that was designed to be a useful alternative to recent Vermont laws requiring citizens to compost their food waste from their normal waste in the home/work. Biobag Associate spoke to Zach Cavacas, owner of Music Mountain Compost, about the organization. Their interview is transcribed below.
What led you to start your composting operation?
What led to me starting the business was I was out of work after being let go when Covid hit, and I saw Vermont had a compost law going into effect, and I decided to give it a try. I used all the money I had and bought trailer and a bunch of buckets and bins.
Who do you serve and how can people get in touch with you if they want to start composting?
I serve 70 towns in all, and have over 400 customers. I do residential and commercial services. People can visit musicmountaincompost.com or call me at 802-342-3834.
How much organic material do you typically take in on a weekly basis?
Since starting July 1st 2021, I have composted over 70 tons of food waste.
Feel free to add any additional information about your operation as you see fit.
Interview I did that was recently was featured on VPR Brave Little State podcast https://www.wcax.com/2021/07/01/food-scrap-haulers-benefit-over-past-year/
