WHY USE THE NEW CURBSIDE COMPOSTING IF I HAVE A COMPOST BIN IN MY BACKYARD?

I just had a very interesting question that I thought was worth another blog post.

I HAVE A COMPOST BIN IN MY BACKYARD.  WHY WOULD I USE CURBSIDE COMPOSTING?

v First and foremost, there is the “convenience factor”.  My husband cuts everything up into small, easier to compost, pieces - cantaloupe, watermelon, even the coffee filters.  As a result, our compost bin works very efficiently.  We will be happy to occasionally throw all of that into our curbside collector.

v There are many things we should not put into our backyard compost bin that we can put in our curbside bin, such as:

Ø Meat – cooked and raw

Ø Bones

Ø Fish

Ø Dairy products

Ø Spoiled food

v There are many things that do not compost quickly when placed in a backyard bin that we can place in our curbside bin:

Ø Pizza boxes

Ø Food coated paper towels

Ø Paper plates

Ø Paper cups

Ø Sticks

Ø Paper bags

Ø Microwave popcorn bags

Ø Biodegradable cutlery

Ø Popsicle sticks

Ø Wooden chopsticks

Ø Waxed cartons for juice and milk

Ø Nut shells

The new green bins will be delivered at the end of September. Curbside Composting pickup will begin the week of October 2.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO POST TO THIS BLOG ANY RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING QUESTIONS.  I WILL RESEARCH YOUR QUESTION AND POST THE ANSWERS.