City to
sell composting units
By The Daily Gleaner
30 Apr 2012 07:55PM
The City of
Fredericton will hold a sale of backyard composting units and kitchen catchers
Saturday from 7:30 a.m.-noon at the city’s parks and trees division depot
located on the north side at 100 Two Nations Crossing.
The price for the
Earth Machine compost bins is $35 while Kitchen Catchers, used for collecting
compostables, are $5.
Cash and debit
cards will be accepted.
“We continue to
encourage our residents to be active composters. It keeps organics out of the
landfill and helps keep neighbourhood gardens and lawns green,” said Coun. Eric
Megarity, chairman of the city’s public safety and environment committee.
“The City of
Fredericton is an active participant in composting. We use mulched Christmas
trees and leaves collected in the fall in our municipal compost facility. It
has made a big difference to our municipal landscaping projects.”
Composting is a
method of treating organic waste in which the material is broken down by
microorganisms in the presence of oxygen to a point where it can be safely
stored, handled and applied to the environment.
Up to 75 per cent
of household waste is derived from organic matter, and most of it can be
composted.
For more on
composting in Fredericton, visit www.fredericton.ca.
For more
information on the sale, call the parks and trees division at 460-2294 or email
parkstrees@fredericton.ca.
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