Saying yes to yard trimmings

Representing 30 communities north of Dallas and Fort Worth, the Upper Trinity Regional Water District recently approved a plan to compost yard trimmings and land apply biosolids. Both of these materials currently are going into landfills. The board now needs written contracts with the municipalities and the private processor, Agronomics Management Group of Arlington, Texas. The cities have all participated in the process to date, says Tom Taylor of the regional water district.

Many of the cities are currently …