Using your green bin

Participation in the organics program is mandatory. Organic items are collected every week. Check your collection calendar.

Organics are converted into soil for growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

Weekly collection reduces the stinky bin smell, and it's better for the environment.

Put your fruit and vegetable peels, meat, fish, and bones in your green bin. They don't go in the garbage.

If you put them in your garbage, they:

• End up in the landfill
• Release methane gas, which is harmful to everyone

Tips for using your kitchen container and green bin:

• Remove packaging before putting food in the bin.
• Scrape leftover meat and fish bones directly into the bin.
• Peel your fruits and vegetables over a paper towel or newspaper. Wrap the paper towel over the peelings, then put the whole thing in your green bin.
• Use cardboard, newspaper, shredded paper, paper towels or certified compost bags as liners.
• Add baking soda to reduce stinky smells.
• Clean your kitchen container and green bin regularly.

Kitchen container

Your kitchen container is a handy way to collect items for your green bin.

Line your kitchen container with certified compostable bags.

When choosing your compostable liner bag, look for one of these symbols:

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Empty the contents of your kitchen container into your green bin.

Getting a kitchen container

New kitchen containers are $5 each. They are available at Access Peel and select Community Recycling Centres (CRCs).