Port Coquitlam residents can add food scraps to green carts

Canada’s Port Coquitlam last year expanded their waste reduction efforts by introducing the addition of leftover food scraps and food-soiled papers to green waste carts. Everything from meats, dairy, bones and pizza boxes can be added to those carts, as can fruit and vegetable scraps.

Port Coquitlam was the first city in metro Vancouver to initiate a widespread recycling program that targets kitchen waste. It benefits taxpayers by saving about $45,500 per year in biweekly waste pickup. The program also diverts 2,400 tonnes of household waste from landfills. The Source Separated Organics program is assisted by Harvest’s organic’s processing facility, Fraser Richmond Soil & Fibre.

All households that receive green waste collection may participate, year-round. Here are the details:

• All you need to participate is a pail with a lid, such as an ice creal pail that you can store in your kitchen under the sink.
• Store your food waste in this container or wrap them in newspaper and place them in a paper bag.
• Transfer your food scraps into a green waste cart alongside yard waste for pick up.

For more information, visit the Web site.

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