The Township offers backyard composters for $46.75 +HST and kitchen catchers for $3.50 + HST, available at the Township Office. Putting garden and kitchen material in a compost bin removes these materials from curbside waste collection and saves landfill space. A good composting technique is to build a compost pile in layers of 'greens' and 'browns'.

Kitchen Bin Flyer

 

Separating Compost Materials:
"Greens" - Nitrogen Rich Materials
  • Kitchen scraps including vegetables and fruit scraps, crushed egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds with filters and paper towels
  • Garden and yard materials
  • Grass clippings - or leave this natural fertilizer on the lawn
"Browns" - Carbon Rich Materials
  • Dry leaves
  • Bread, pasta and rice
  • Sawdust and shavings
  • Finely ground wood chips
  • Well shredded paper
  • Shredded egg cartons and cardboard
Items that cannot go into the Composter:
  • Pet manure or litter
  • Weeds that have gone to seed
  • Any diseased plants
  • Meat, fish, fowl or the bones
  • Fats or oils, dairy products, eggs, peanut butter, and salad dressings
  • Ash, sawdust or shavings from chemically treated or painted wood


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