Composting

Composting is copying a natural process that recycles organic material - like food and yard waste - into a nutrient-rich additive for soil. Composting can improve your lawn and garden, and reduce the waste you put at the curb by a third.

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Learn to Compost

Composting at Home Program

The Composting at Home Program give residents all the tools and training they need to successfully compost in their own back yards.

The program has been postponed for 2020. If you want to be notified when we run the program again, please email environmental.initiatives@reddeer.ca and indicate your interest in Composting at Home.

Tools to get started

Composting tools can be found at your local home building supply store or garden centre. A compost aerating tool like the Wing-Digger retails for around $20, composters for anywhere from $45 to $100+, and the kitchen catcher for around $20.

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