From Danae:
The City of Saskatoon will be conducting a pilot project this late
summer / autumn in which they will pick up organic matter from
community gardens in conjunction with the current residential green bin
program.
The general criteria will be:
Large round, former residential, garbage bins will be used as
there are no green bins remaining at this time. The bins would need to
be purchased for $10 each.
Bin must be located in a place where it is accessible to the
city truck to use the automated arm. Example: along a roadway or alley.
There will be a fee of approximately $10 - $20 per month for this bi-weekly service.
I personally would prefer to try to compost our organic matter at the
garden but I have been made aware that very few gardens in the city have
been successful at this for various reasons.
Does any one have an opinion on this topic? Should we look into
participating in this pilot project or should we attempt to compost on
site?
Pro: It would be an easier way to get rid of the weeds.
ReplyDeleteCon: We don't seem to be making a lot of compost material (will be lots in fall I know), but it could just end up being used by the local residents, especially if it needs to be by a road.
It would be good to get rid of the weeds, but I worry that it would end up mostly being used by local residents especially if it's by the road. We don't make a lot of compost waste (will be lots in fall though).
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