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Who Says Gold Isn't Free? - Compost GiveAway Days in Oakville and Halton Region

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Oakville and Halton Region Free Compost Days Are Here Again!

Sitting under our sink is a small beige plastic pail with a lid. This is not just any plastic container.
It's a container for treasure that is destined to become black gold.
My Oakville Garden
Green waste is comprised of the following:

  • fruit and vegetable peelings
  • left over dinner items
  • stale bread and food items
  • paper towels
  • bones
  • meat
  • shells from seafood and nuts
  • plant clippings
  • and more

Once picked up by Halton Waste Management, the green waste is turned into rich, dark compost at a central composting facility in Hamilton, Ontario.

Leaves, brush and yard waste are picked up at the curb by Halton Waste Management and are subsequently turned into compost at the

Halton Waste Management Site
5400 Regional Road 25 in Milton



In 2009, over 30,000 tonnes of yard waste material was collected and composted at the Milton site.
From May 10th to May 15, Halton residents by the thousands visit the Halton Waste Management Site to pick up the compost made from yard waste material,  for use in their gardens and landscaping projects.

This year's Compost Giveaway is being held from 8am - 4:30pm each day (May 10th-May 15th).

Those wishing to pick up some compost are asked to bring a non-perishable food item or a cash donation. The food and money raised is donated to food banks throughout Halton region.
In 2009, residents picking up compost donated $12,172 and 7 tonnes of food for this worthy program.

If you would like to pick up some free compost for your garden, you are required to bring your own bags or containers. There is a maximum of 7 bags or containers of compost per household and residents must bring their own shovel to fill their containers.

To beautify your garden with life giving compost, it should be mixed with topsoil at a rate of 60% topsoil/40 % compost .

Call 311 for more information on the Halton Region Compost Giveaway.



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Comments (7)

Kathy Clulow
Uxbridge, ON
Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

Jo - This is a great way to reduce the flow of garbage to land fill sites and instead make use of the material that will easily decompose into nutrient rich compost.

May 01, 2010 02:47 AM
Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

Kathy,

Indeed! I hope that more communities have the ways and the means to adopt this...

Jo

May 03, 2010 12:40 PM
Brian Madigan
RE/MAX West Realty Inc., Brokerage (Toronto) - Toronto, ON
LL.B., Broker

Jo,

 

This seems to be another significant and interesting initiative. Again, nothing in Mississauga or maybe I'm just not in tune with these things.

 

Brian

May 03, 2010 02:17 PM
Not a real person
San Diego, CA

That's interesting that they include bones and seafood shells as green waste. We don't down here.

May 12, 2010 09:49 PM
Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

Brian,

Halton seems to be very innovative and progressive when it comes to programs that assist the environment. Hopefully many other cities/regions will follow their lead.

Jo

May 13, 2010 08:56 AM
Jo-Anne Smith
Oakville, ON

hi Russel,

I think it's interesting too...they also allow meat scraps to be used. The bones and seafood shells add minerals to the compost....great for the garden.

Jo

May 13, 2010 08:57 AM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Wow Jo this is so interesting to know..I thought only certain items and materials could be used but it seems just about everything can be used..this can be very helpful in the future :)

May 15, 2010 04:55 AM