Organics Cart Information

All food and yard waste, and many items made from natural materials.

Approved bags for organics cart and kitchen catcher

The only approved bags are see-through 100 per cent compostable bags, marked by the manufacturer with both the US and Canadian compostable logos. You can purchase 100% compostable bags in Beaumont at:

No Frills (Glad Compostable Bags)
Home Hardware (Nature Compostable Organics Bin Liners)
Sobeys (Glad Compostable Bags)
Rexall (Glad Compostable Bags)
Shoppers Drug Mart (Glad Compostable Bags, Bio-life Compostable Mini Kitchen Bags)

Note: No plastic bags, including thin grocery produce bags, can be put into the organics cart.

Preparing material for your green organics cart

Line the bottom of the green organics cart with newspaper, paper towel or an approved 100% compostable bag to ensure items don’t stick to the bottom.
Layer wet items with dry ones.
If possible, wait until the day before collection day to clear your fridge of food you’re disposing of.
Wrap meat and seafood in newspaper to help reduce odours.

Keeping your organics cart clean to help reduce odours

Keep the cart lid closed.
Wrap material in newspaper or use approved compostable bags.
Alternate layers of ‘brown’ material (leaves, shredded paper, cardboard, sawdust, etc.) and ‘green’ material (meat, dairy, garden waste, etc.).
Store your organics cart out of the direct sun, in a cool, well-ventilated area year round.
Put the organics cart out for collection on scheduled collection day even if it is not full.
Add a small amount of baking soda.
Rinse the cart weekly or every second week with a water and vinegar mix or a diluted bleach solution.

Organics material

For a a detailed sorting list A-Z click here.

Ashes (cooled)	Facial tissue(soiled)	Pork & pork remains
Baby bottle liners	Feathers	Pumpkins
Baked goods	Fish and fish parts	Rice
Balloons (without string)	Flour, grains, dough	Sauces & spreads
Beef and beef scraps	Fruit and peelings	Sawdust & wood chips
Bones	Garden waste	Seafood
Candy	Grass clippings	Seafood shells
Cardboard (soiled)	Grease (kitchen)	Seeds & nuts
Cereal	Gum	Shredded paper
Cheese	Hair	Soap
Chicken and chicken scraps	Kabob skewers (wooden)	Soil (small amounts)
Coffee filters/grounds	Kitchen scraps	String (cotton, small amounts)
Cooking oil (cooled)	Leaves	Tea bags
Cotton balls (clean)	Meat products & bones	Toothpicks
Corn cobs	Oil (used cooking, cooled)	Tree branches
Dairy products	Oily, fatty foods	Twigs (small pieces)
Dead plants & flowers	Paper (shredded)	Vegetables & peelings
Dirt (small amounts)	Paper bags	Wax paper (soiled)
Dirty paper	Paper products (soiled)	Weeds
Dryer lint	Pasta	Wine corks (cork)
Eggs and egg shells	Peanut shells
	Pizza & soiled pizza boxes
	Popcorn
	Popcorn bags (paper)
	Popsicle sticks

Facts about your carts

The carts and kitchen catcher are the property of Evergreen Ecological Services. They stay with the home where they are delivered and should never leave that address.
Carts should not be modified in any way, including adding a lock.
Replace damaged or stolen carts by calling 780-929-4306.
The carts can hold the equivalent of 3-4 big bags of material.