Curbside composting coming this fall to Off-Island towns

We don’t realize it but most of the volume of trash in our garbage bin is actually compostable. Studies estimate almost 60 per cent of the typical household’s garbage is grass clippings, leaves, leftovers from dinner, good food gone bad in the fridge, or piles of skins and bones left from prepping a meal.
Most West Island municipalities already offer curbside compost pickup, and starting this fall, Off-Island municipalities will also start asking residents to stop putting food waste