The City of Stratford has launched a green bin program as a way of diverting kitchen waste and other organic materials from the City’s landfill site. Green bins and kitchen catchers have been delivered to residents in the first phase of the program, and collection began the week of April 6.
Here is some information outlining how the new program works, when and how the materials will be collected, and a list of items that you can put in your green bin.
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The City of Stratford provides one 45-litre green bin and one smaller kitchen collector for each household to gather organic waste that will be picked up at curbside. |
| Who gets a green bin? |
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In the first phase of the green bin launch, bins will be delivered to residential properties outside of the downtown core, including single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and other buildings with five units or less. The next phase, which is expected to begin later this year, will include the distribution of bins to multi-residential, industrial, commercial and institutional properties in Stratford. |
| What can I put in my green bin? |
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Here is a list of acceptable materials for your Green Bin:
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| What items are NOT accepted in the green bin? |
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| Can I use a liner? |
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Yes, but please do not put regular plastic bags in your green bin. You can use recycled newspaper, or certified compostable bags to line your bin. Look for these symbols when choosing compostable bags:
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| Collection Schedule |
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Green bin materials will be collected at curbside weekly, on your regular waste collection day. Please have the materials to the curb before 8 a.m. on that day. |
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| What if I didn't receive a bin? |
| If you are included in the first phase (residential properties outside of the downtown core, including single-family homes, duplexes, triplexes and other buildings with five units or less) and didn't receive a bin, please contact our waste reduction co-ordinator. |
| I have a green bin. Is it possible to get a second one? |
| We are not distributing additional bins to households at this time. If there are bins left over after we deliver to all properties in the next phase, we may be able to make them available to purchase at a subsidized rate. In the meantime, homeowners can purchase additional green bins of the same size (45 litre or 12 gallon), if they’re available, from retailers like Canadian Tire or Home Hardware. |
Green bin posters
Grade 2/3 students at Romeo Public School are learning about the City of Stratford's new green bin program.