{"id":19288,"date":"2022-05-31T13:55:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T17:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/?p=19288"},"modified":"2022-06-01T09:11:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T13:11:49","slug":"press-release-nvcog-hosts-successful-compost-bin-and-rain-barrel-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/press-release-nvcog-hosts-successful-compost-bin-and-rain-barrel-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"NVCOG Hosts Successful Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19288\" class=\"elementor elementor-19288\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e418a1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6e418a1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c6d0143\" data-id=\"6c6d0143\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-466358b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"466358b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>PRESS RELEASE<\/p><p>Waterbury, Conn. &#8212; The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) recently concluded a successful sale of backyard composters and rain barrels. Residents purchased a total of 80 composters and 60 rain barrels, contributing to the diversion of organic waste from the waste stream and helping to conserve water resources.<\/p><p>NVCOG offered compost bins, rain barrels, and related accessories at wholesale rates to residents of the Naugatuck Valley Region through an online store. Items were available for pickup in Bethlehem and Seymour on May 21.<\/p><p>Each composter is estimated to divert 500\u00a0lbs.\u00a0of organic yard and food waste annually from the municipal solid waste stream, helping to transform waste into valuable compost\u00a0for amending soil for vegetables, flowers, or lawns.\u00a0 With ever-dwindling space to send our trash and the resulting increase in disposal fees, backyard composting is an easy way to reduce waste and municipal disposal costs. Combined with composters sold in 2021, NVCOG\u2019s efforts are helping divert an estimated 85,500 pounds of municipal solid waste annually.<\/p><p>The\u00a055-gallon rain barrels provide a reliable source of chemical-free water for outdoor uses like watering lawns and gardens.<\/p><p>Residents can visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nvcogct.gov\/compostersale\">www.nvcogct.gov\/compostersale<\/a> to learn more or sign up to be notified of future events.<\/p><h3><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3><h5>Desira Blanchard<\/h5><h5>Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments<\/h5><h5>203-489-0353<\/h5><h5><a href=\"mailto:dblanchard@nvcogct.org\">dblanchard@nvcogct.org<\/a><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcbb4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fcbb4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/compost-sale-22-3-1-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-19308\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/compost-sale-22-3-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/compost-sale-22-3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/compost-sale-22-3-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/compost-sale-22-3-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nvcogct.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/compost-sale-22-3-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE Waterbury, Conn. &#8212; The Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) recently concluded a successful sale of backyard composters and rain barrels. 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