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How to Participate
- Find a pail with a lid (such as a four-litre ice cream pail) and place it in a convenient place in your kitchen, such as under the sink. Note: Kitchen Composter Starter Kits with a lidded pail are available at any City facility for $5, or FREE with a coupon from the 2010 Waste Collection Schedule and Calendar of Community Events.
- Put your food waste (see list below) in the compost pail instead of the trash can. You can also wrap your scraps in newspaper or place them in a paper bag or kraft paper liner bag.
- Place your scraps and/or empty your pail into your green waste cart along with your yard waste.
Kitchen waste accepted in green waste carts includes:
Any food scraps (raw or cooked), such as:
- Meats and fish
- Bones and seafood shells
- Eggshells
- Pasta, bread, rice
- Dairy products
- Sauces, dressings etc.
- Vegetables and fruit peels, seeds and pits
- Desserts
- Coffee grounds/filters and tea bags
- Pizza boxes
- Paper plates/cups (paper only, no stryofoam)
- Paper towels/napkins
- Soiled paper egg cartons
- Food-soiled newspaper
- Paper bags and kraft paper liner bags used for collecting scraps
Items NOT accepted in green waste carts include:
- Metal, plastics, glass or any recyclables
- Compostable or biodegradable plastic-type bags
- Diapers
- Pet waste/kitty litter
- Stumps, soil, rocks or sod
- Lumber or fencing
(A more efficient way to address household waste is through backyard composting. For more information, please click here.)
Other details
- You do not have to have yard waste in your green waste cart, and it does not have to be full, to put it out at the curb.
