FAYETTEVILLE -- After collecting 11½ tons of food waste during its initial phase, the city is extending its curbside collection pilot program for residents.

The Fayetteville Recycling and Trash Collection Division has partnered with Ozark Compost and Swap of Fayetteville to manage the program, which collects food waste at registered single-family homes in Fayetteville.

From January through July, Ozark Compost collected 23,000 pounds of food waste from 500 households through the program , according to a news release from the city. All of that was taken to the city's compost and mulch facility and turned into nutrient-rich compost that later becomes available for purchase by Fayetteville residents, the release states.

The contract with Ozark Compost has been extended though the end of the

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