A Rind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste...Try These Tips and Tricks! Tips for Kitchen Collection: •...
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What Can Go in My Grey “Mixed Organics” Cart? How Do I Keep It Clean? Try These Tips and Tricks! Tips for Kitchen Collecon: • Line your kitchen container with scrap paper or a paper bag (both compostable) so contents pour out cleanly. • Empty your container into your cart frequently and rinse/ wash as needed. • Keep your container in your fridge or freezer. If you have concerns about odors or pests that deter you from collecng food waste, try these tried and true ps: Tips for your Cart: If you have yard debris, layer it under and on top of food waste to keep the cart cleaner and odor free. When you don’t have yard debris, layer with newspaper or cardboard. (Pizza boxes work well!) Why Should I Use This Cart? • Save landfill space: About 20% of waste going into landfills is food waste! Diverng this material helps lengthen the life of our landfill. • Turn “waste” into a rich soil amendment: Compost helps retain moisture, increases nutrients, decreases the need for chemicals, and helps prevent soil erosion. YES Produce Peels & Trim Plate Scrapings Bones/Skins Eggshells Tea Bags Coffee Grounds/Filters Spoiled/Stale/Inedible Foods - Fruits/Vegetables - Breads/Pasta - Meats - Beans/Nuts/Seeds - Cheese/Dairy Napkins Paper Towels Pizza Boxes Yard Debris NO Plastic Grease/Oil Liquids Glass Metals Garbage Styrofoam Drink Cartons Compostable Plastics Restroom Paper Hazardous Waste Pet Waste Put It In Compost Leave It Out Don't waste food! Buy what you need, eat what you buy. How Do I Get Started? Begin Kitchen Collecon! Keep a food scrap container with a ght fing lid on the kitchen counter, under the sink, or in another convenient locaon. This guide created by the Waste Prevenon Acon Team of the Corvallis Sustainability Coalion in partnership with Republic Services, in summer 2019. Printed on 100% recycled content paper. Prinng sponsored by Republic Services and Shelton Turnbull. More guides and info about the Recycling Block Captain program at hp://ny.cc/wpatcapt. A Rind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste A guide to composng at the curb Republic Services’ composng facility, where our curbside mixed organics are processed. • Find something at home that can be repurposed - like a bucket or yogurt tub! • Or drop by the “No Food Leſt Behind” booth at the Saturday Farmers’ Market for a compost collecon pail like the one pictured (available by donaon, $0-5). Choose what works best for you!
Transcript of A Rind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste...Try These Tips and Tricks! Tips for Kitchen Collection: •...
What Can Go in My Grey “Mixed Organics” Cart?
How Do I Keep It Clean? Try These Tips and Tricks!
Tips for Kitchen Collection:• Line your kitchen container
with scrap paper or a paper bag (both compostable) so contents pour out cleanly.
• Empty your container into your cart frequently and rinse/wash as needed.
• Keep your container in your fridge or freezer.
If you have concerns about odors or pests that deter you from collecting food waste, try these tried and true tips:
Tips for your Cart:If you have yard debris, layer it under and on top of food waste to keep the cart cleaner and odor free. When you don’t have yard debris, layer with newspaper or cardboard. (Pizza boxes work well!)
Why Should I Use This Cart?
• Save landfill space: About 20% of waste going into landfills is food waste! Diverting this material helps lengthen the life of our landfill.
• Turn “waste” into a rich soil amendment: Compost helps retain moisture, increases nutrients, decreases the need for chemicals, and helps prevent soil erosion.
www.NoFoodLeftBehindCorvallis.org
YESProduce Peels & TrimPlate ScrapingsBones/SkinsEggshellsTea BagsCoffee Grounds/FiltersSpoiled/Stale/Inedible Foods- Fruits/Vegetables- Breads/Pasta- Meats- Beans/Nuts/Seeds- Cheese/Dairy NapkinsPaper Towels Pizza BoxesYard Debris
NOPlastic
Grease/OilLiquids
GlassMetals
GarbageStyrofoam
Drink CartonsCompostable Plastics
Restroom PaperHazardous Waste
Pet Waste
Put It In Compost Leave It Out
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Don't waste food! Buy what you need, eat what you buy.
How Do I Get Started? Begin Kitchen Collection!
Keep a food scrap container with a tight fitting lid on the kitchen counter, under the sink, or in another convenient location.
This guide created by the Waste Prevention Action Team of the Corvallis Sustainability Coalition in partnership with Republic Services, in summer 2019. Printed on 100% recycled content paper. Printing sponsored by Republic Services and Shelton Turnbull. More guides and info about the Recycling Block Captain program at http://tiny.cc/wpatcapt.
A Rind Is a Terrible Thing to WasteA guide to composting at the curb
Republic Services’ composting facility, where our curbside mixed organics are processed.
• Find something at home that can be repurposed - like a bucket or yogurt tub!
• Or drop by the “No Food Left Behind” booth at the Saturday Farmers’ Market for a compost collection pail like the one pictured (available by donation, $0-5).
Choose what works best for you!
