Haines could soon have a composting facility where residents can bring sawdust, fish carcasses and other organic waste, and pick up topsoil and fertilizer for gardens and farms.
Derek Poinsette, Executive Director of Takshanuk Watershed Council, said the nonprofit plans to have six outdoor bays large enough to drive a tractor into. All the materials for the project are locally sourced, and Poinsette said he hopes building will be done in a month. The main…