| Jurisdiction Name: | Freeport |
| State/Province: | ME |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 8,242 |
| Population Range: | 2,500 to 19,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | program |
| Year: | 2014 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food production |
| Keywords: | community, compost, composting, food waste, organics conversion, recovery |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Freeport Town Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Town of Freeport |
| Support Entity(s): | We Compost It! |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Creates an opportunity for residents of the Town to recycle food scraps at the local transfer facility, free of charge; partners with a local composting facility to process the food scraps and donate compost to local schools. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
