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| 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
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Get Into the Habit ...
Items that can go into your own backyard composter - From the kitchen
• Fruit scraps
• Vegetable trimmings
• Tea bags
• Coffee grounds with filters
Items that can go into your own backyard 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 in your own backyard composter ~ Note:
many of these can be recycled or put in the city Green Bin
• Meat, fish, bones, cheese, and sauces
• Fats and oils
• Plastics
• Metals
• Dairy products
• Pet waste
source: EcoAction
http://www.ecoactionteams.ca
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