Backyard Composting
Residential and non-residential roadside waste collection services will be rescheduled. Please do not place garbage, green carts or blue boxes at the roadside, as this may impact road clearing efforts. Alternate pickup dates will be communicated once available. We will provide an update once bulky item collection service has been restored.
Due to the winter storm event, furniture, appliance and electronic collection services are also temporarily suspended. Please do not place these items at the roadside, in laneways or on top of snowbanks, as they may impact snow clearing operations.
New Green Cart requests have also been suspended.
All landfill sites and the Recycling Centre are closed.
Try using a backyard composter! Adding leaf and yard trimmings to your fruit and vegetable waste in a backyard composter will help achieve the carbon to nitrogen ratio required for proper decomposition of organic waste.
Backyard composters can be purchased at hardware stores and garden centres. They are also available for $48.03 at the Recycling Centre located on Frobisher Street in Sudbury, while supplies last. Check out these Pinterest DIY backyard composter options to make one yourself.
Some perks of backyard composting? Not needing to bag materials, buy bags, or wait for the Green Cart of Leaf and Yard Trimmings collection days. You will also be left with a nutrient-rich, organic soil that retains water well, prevents erosion, promotes biodiversity, and can be used to nourish your lawn and plants without buying or using chemical fertilizers.
Read more about backyard composting and leaf and yard waste.