You've come to the right spot to find out everything you ever wanted to know about Composting, but were afraid to ask.

Are you using a backyard composter? If not, you’re one member of a shrinking minority in Centre & South Hastings.

Here are the Stats!! Consider some of these facts.

• More than 60% of householders in Centre & South Hastings use a backyard composter. We have distributed 29,000 composters since 1990 (there are about 34,000 households).
• Approximately 5,000 tonnes of organic waste is diverted from landfill each year through backyard composting, resulting in a net savings (in tax dollars) of about $350,000.
• The amount of organic waste diverted to backyard composters each year is enough to fill a hockey rink to a depth of 15 ft. Waste composition studies have shown that householders are diverting close to 50% of their food waste.
• Through backyard composting and residential collection programs in some municipalities, leaves and brush going to landfill has been reduced by 80%.
• You, too, can compost without problems, simply by following the easy steps in this web site!