Paper, cardboard and certified compostable bags are allowed in the organics cart. Look for these two symbols when purchasing your certified compostable bags.
All the material collected in green carts is used to make compost, a valuable material for helping grow plants, enhance Town parks and help nearby family farms and other agriculture operations. It takes about one year to turn organics into compost. We do compost give-away events every Spring so residents are able to get free compost for their gardens!
Food and food scraps: if you can eat it, you can toss it in your green cart!
• Food-soiled paper: any paper goods that touched food!
• Natural fibers like nail clippings, toothpicks, wooden chopsticks, cotton balls and lint.
• Pet products like kitty litter, pet fur, feathers and pet waste (in compostable bags only)
• Plant material
Check cochrane.ca/Organics for the full list.
Cochrane's organics collection program accepts pet waste as long as it is in compostable bags. There are two logos we trust to be "certified compostable".
It’s easy to collect food scraps in the kitchen for your green cart — just use the kitchen catcher provided or any other reusable container like a coffee can or plastic food storage container. When it’s full, dump into your cart!