Zapopan composting center turns waste into city soil

Zapopan just flipped the script on organic waste. The city opened a facility designed to turn slaughterhouse scraps and market clippings into compost for parks and fields. Officials say the site can handle 20,000 tons of organics a year and produce 7,200 tons of finished compost. The promise is less trash headed to landfills, healthier soils, and lower public spending on chemical fertilizers. The question now is whether residents and businesses will separate organics consistently enough to feed the plant at capacity.