| These items can go in your green waste cart |
| Fruits & vegetables |
All spoiled food |
| Meat, fish, bones Grass clippings |
| Dairy or eggshells |
Branches up to 4” round |
| Coffee grounds & filters Leaves, weeds, clippings |
| Tea bags & leaves |
House plants |
| Oil, butter, sauce, dressing Pizza boxes, with food |
| All food-soiled papers like paper towels and napkins |
The volume of green waste is growing, while the need for garbage collection is diminishing. Garbage is collected every other week in Port Moody and green waste is collected weekly. Townhomes receiving curbside garbage service through the City now have green waste collection to their homes.
Where does the organic material go for composting?
How do I start?
How do I store food waste?
How do I keep my cart clean?
How do I keep bears away?
How do I request additional carts?
Where can I take large quantities of yard waste?
Fast facts
Composting
Garburators waste water and energy - compost instead!
Where does the organic material go for composting?
Materials collected at the curbside are disposed of at Fraser Richmond Soil & Fibre.
How do I start?
If you’re a Port Moody resident who receives green waste collection service from the City, start using the curbside organics program immediately. It's as easy as 1-2-3.
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Keep a container, preferably one with a lid under your sink or other convenient place in your kitchen. Examples of containers include large margarine, ice cream or potato salad tubs, or five gallon buckets.
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Put kitchen waste into the container instead of into your trash. Make it even easier by first wrapping scraps in newspaper or putting them in a recyclable paper bag - grocery, potato, flour or sugar bags.
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Empty the container into your green waste cart.
How do I store food waste?
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Put kitchen waste in a paper bag. When the bag is full, you can put it directly into your green waste cart.
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No plastic bags (not even compostable or biodegradable plastic-type bags) should go in your green waste cart as these bags don’t break down completely and will ruin the compost instead.
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Use a container with a lid to store kitchen waste. Your container can be metal, plastic or ceramic. Empty the contents into your green waste cart, rinse and reuse the container.
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Put kitchen waste in a container or wrap them in paper and store in your refrigerator or freezer until your collection day.
How do I keep my cart clean?
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Line the cart with a large paper kraft bag (available at local hardware stores). These are traditionally used for yard waste collection.
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Wrap food scraps in newspaper or used paper towels.
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Place food scraps in a recyclable paper bag before adding them to your container (if your cart isn’t lined with a large kraft bag).
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Rinse your green waste cart periodically with a mild detergent or water & vinegar solution.
How do I keep bears away?
How do I request additional carts?
Fill out the online application form. Residents can request up to two additional carts. Requests received up to November 30 of each year will be processed and delivered in early December. Charges will apply to the following collection year.
Where can I take large quantities of yard waste?
Take large quantities of yard waste to the Wastech Transfer Station, 1200 United Blvd, Coquitlam, 604.521.1715.
Fast facts
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On your collection day, set your carts at the curb by 7:30am. The lid on your cart needs to shut completely.
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Remember that no plastic bags should go into your green waste carts
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Paper shopping bags and newsprint work well to wrap and put food scraps in.
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Lining your carts with kraft paper bags (large yard waste bags) also helps keep your cart clean.
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Unclip your bear locks before setting your cart out
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Christmas trees are not recycled by the City. Check local papers for Christmas tree recycling and chipping opportunities.
Composting
Composting reducing the material to humus, a nutrient-rich soil that can be added to lawns, gardens and planters. Read more about composting, or buy a composter at the Works Yard for $35.
Garburators waste water and energy - compost instead!
The City of Port Moody, along with Metro Vancouver, encourages residents to resist the convenience of garburators. Composting uses far less water and energy then a garburator. Read more about getting rid of your garburator.
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