Organics: Growing a Greener Community

When put into the landfill, organic materials produce toxic by-products that leach into the soil, find their way into the ground water, and escape as harmful gas….and that’s a problem for all of us.  Recognizing this, all municipalities and electoral areas are working to divert organic materials from the landfill.  In time, bi-laws will be implemented to ban organic material from regular waste - much like recyclables. 

With your help, we can get on board early - and who knows what impact we can have if we work together?

For more details on the program, please visit our Organics - How To page

Why collect organics?

In neighboring areas where kitchen organics collection has been implemented, average household garbage has been reduced by almost 50%! 

So what,  you ask? 

How does diverting the icky, sticky stuff make a difference? Thanks for asking!
  • Trash is currently being shipped to Washington state. This means that:
            *  We’re running out of room to store our own trash,
            *  Disposal costs will rise as we factor in shipping, and
            *  Environmental costs will also continue to escalate - and                 NONE of us want that! 
  • Disposing of organic materials appropriately produces rich, healthy fertilizer that helps restore nutrients to the soil.

So there you have it; we want to help keep costs down and do our part to limit the amount of potentially-toxic material that makes it into the landfill. We also want to make this process as convenient for you as possible.

Although yard waste is considered an organic material, we no longer collect it. It's FREE for residents to bring to Fisher Road Recycling located on Fisher Rd.

  • What goes in?

Organics, of course! Things that were once alive....or very closely associated with something living.  The Organics program can handle much more than your home composting system and can accept all food waste including:
  • Meat
  • Bones
  • Fats
  • Cooked food
  • Nuts
  • Shells
For a comprehensive list of what can be included and what is not, please see our Organics - How To page, or click HERE for a printable form.

Getting Started: an Overview

Here is a quick list of what you need to get started (for more information, see our Organics - How To page): 

    1. Find a kitchen container to collect organic items. 
     
    2. Get compostable bags to fit.
           (Optional - but they will reduce the smell!)

    3.  Find a curbside container with a lid.

     4.  Label your containers, clearly and boldly! 

    5.  Mark your calendar.  
           (Remember; Organics is collected weekly).