Waste today ... Soil tomorrow!
Did you know? ... When you compost at home with your fruit and vegetable scraps, grass clippings, leaves, and other yard debris, you can cut your household garbage by a third or even in half to reduce greenhouse gas.
Taking Action: A significant amount of household waste is made up of organic materials. Separate your fruit and vegetable waste from your city recycling and trash, and put it in your home composter. A composter lets you convert food waste into rich organic material that you can then use in your garden.
Composters can be purchased at an Environment Day Depot for $15.00
at these locations:
http://www.toronto.ca/environment_days/schedule.htm
Simple Steps to help you "Get Into the Habit"...
Items that can go into the composter - From the kitchen
• Fruit scraps
• Vegetable trimmings
• Tea bags
• Coffee grounds with filters
Items that can go into the composter - From the garden
• Leaves (try mulched or chopped to speed their breakdown)
• Grass (dry and in small amounts)
• Plants & weeds (without ripe seeds)
• Old potting soil
• Soft plant stems
Items that CANNOT be composted
• Meat, fish, bones, cheese, and sauces
• Fats and oils
• Plastics
• Metals
• Dairy products
• Pet waste
source: EcoAction
