Grand Opening of Peru’s Food Waste Reduction Program on Feb 3
Free home collection containers available at the event
Jan. 20, 2026 – The Town of Peru is excited to announce the Tuesday, February 3, 11 a.m. grand opening of Clinton County’s third municipal-level food waste collection program. This program, established in collaboration with the Clinton County Health Department’s Eat Smart, Waste Less program and Casella Waste Systems, will provide residents with a community food scrap collection location. The Town of Peru and other nearby residents will be able to register for this program at the town office and have access to the community food scrap collection bin. This bin will be located at 9 Cross Street, at the Peru Highway Department. The food scraps collected at the site will be processed at Casella’s organics recycling facility based in Schuyler Falls, NY. The three-month pilot program is being made available by Casella at no cost to the Town of Peru or residents.
The grand opening at the Peru Highway Garage is free to attend. Families, community members, and local organizations are invited to celebrate this landmark program to repurpose food waste in Clinton County. Attendees will have an opportunity to view the first smart-access food scrap collection bin in Clinton County. Two-gallon home collection containers will be available to people who register for the program. A free raffle will be conducted.
In the future people can register and pick up a collection bucket at the Peru Town Hall.
Posted: January 20th, 2026 under Adirondack Region News, Community Events, County Government News, Education News, Environmental News, General News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History, Town Board News.