Green Cart Composting
Composting reduces your household waste by one-third. It also saves tax dollars. The Town of Hampton pays $45 per tonne in tipping fees for compost. But when residents put food and yard waste in the garbage, the tipping fee is $108 per tonne.
Green Cart Compost is collected on a bi-weekly basis in the Town of Hampton by Service Star Sanitation. If you have issues with your compost pick-up please call Service Star directly at 832-3703.
• Store your Compost Cart out of direct sunlight.
• Wrap food waste in newspaper, brown paper bags, or special compostable bags.
• Add baking soda, garden lime, or yard clippings to help absorb odours.
• Greasy or soiled cardboard and paper can be composted. Clean, dry cardboard and paper belongs in the blue bins at your local Recycling Depot.
• Please no plastic bags in the Compost Cart. Special compostable bags accepted only.
• Carts hold a maximum of 50 kg or 100 lbs.
Acceptable Compost material
ALL FOOD WASTE:
Bones * Breads * Candy * Cheese * Coffee grounds & filters * Cooked or raw food *
Cooking oil, grease & fat * Dairy products * Eggs & shells * Fruits / vegetables & peelings * Gourds * Gum * Meat, bones & fish * Noodles * Nuts * Pasta * Peanut butter * Peanuts * Pizza * Pumpkins * Rhubarb & leaves * Rice * Sauces * Seeds * Shellfish, including shells * Tea leaves & bags * Yogurt
YARD WASTE:
Brush * Cedar clippings * Grass clippings (not chemically treated) * Leaves * Pine cones * Plants
* Roots * Sawdust & wood shavings * Seeds * Straw & hay * Twigs & branches (2-inch diameter or less) * Weed
OTHER MATERIAL:
Feathers * Hair (human & pet) * Cardboard Ice cream cartons * Kitty litter (clay-based only, must be in compostable bag or wrapped in newspaper) * Paper food wrap & bags * Paper plates (no Styrofoam) * Paper napkins & paper towels when soiled with food waste *
Pet waste (must be in compostable bag or wrapped in newspaper) * Pizza boxes (greasy or soiled) * Popcorn & microwaveable bag * Popsicle sticks * Muffin liners
Wine corks
PLEASE KEEP OUT
x Ashes x Baby diapers x Cigarette butts x Chemically-sprayed grass x Clothes & rags x Coffee & fast food cups x Dryer sheets & lint x Glass, metal & plastic x Medical waste x Personal hygiene products x Rocks, bricks & gravel x Milk cartons x Paint, motor oil or gasoline x Plastic bags x Q-tips x Vacuum cleaner bags & contents x Wax
