It’s not too early to get your curbside yard waste cart ready for use for another season.
It’s not too early to get your curbside yard waste cart ready for use for another season.
Starting Friday, March 1, all residents receiving curbside garbage/recycling collection will also benefit from the return of yard waste pick up every two weeks until the end of December.
“Now is the time to check your yard waste cart and remove anything that doesn’t belong that may have landed in there by mistake over the winter months,” says Cynthia Coates, Solid Waste Services Supervisor. “Plastics, flowerpots, garbage, bags of any kind, pet waste, rocks, sod, recycling and anything that could damage equipment or compromise the composting process need to be removed.”
All the yard waste collected curbside is composted and given new life as a valuable soil enhancer, so it’s important to keep it free of any plastic, garbage or other matter that could contaminate the end product. Last year alone, the program diverted close to 15,000 tons of curbside yard waste from the landfill and turned it into high quality compost.
You are reminded to put your yard waste cart out by 7 a.m. on the morning of your regular garbage day. Please loosen up any frozen contents and do not overload your cart.
The following items are accepted in your yard waste cart:
- Leaves, tree needles
- Branches, prunings – up to 5 centimeter’s (2 inches) in diameter & less than one metro (3 feet) in length
- Wood chips, bark
- Garden plants
- Fruit droppings
- Grass clippings
For additional yard waste carts and collection options, contact your municipality or visit rdco.com/yardwaste.
To determine your yard waste collection week, download the Recycle Coach app or check out the Living Greener Calendar found at rdco.com/recycle.
If you are interested in purchasing the finished compost GlenGrow from the Glenmore Landfill, please visit Okanagancompost.ca or call 250.469.88
