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Organics Recycling
Give Back to Nature
16.5 Tons of Organic Waste
Collected in Orono in 2009
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Now you can recycle
your food scraps & food soiled paper
into compost!
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"The only effective method
to prevent methane emissions from landfills is to stop biodegradable
materials from entering landfills."
"The good news is that landfill alternatives such as composting are
readily available and cost‑effective. Compost has the added benefit of
adding organic matter to soil, sequestering carbon, improving plant growth
and reducing water use ‑ all important to stabilizing the climate.
Composting is thus vital to restoring the climate and our soils and should
be front and center in a national strategy to protect the climate in the
short term."
-BioCycle
magazine, August 2008
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We are pleased to announce the availability of Organics
Recycling, an exciting new recycling opportunity for Orono residents! Now
you’ll be able to turn a portion of your trash into usable soil. The City
of Orono has obtained a grant from Hennepin County to promote the collection
of the “ORGANICS” portion of your trash. Household organics are composted
and made into soil, rather than burned or placed in landfills.
About one-quarter of a typical Orono household’s waste
is food scraps and non-recyclable paper. When treated as trash, this
material is landfilled or burned. Both of these methods are less
desirable environmentally than turning our trash into useful compost.
Presently, of the five trash haulers licensed in Orono, Randy’s Sanitation &
Vintage Waste are the haulers offering the organics recycling service.
Updated: 12/30/09
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Now you can
recycle your
food scraps
& food-soiled
paper into
compost! |
Organics
Recycling
Give Back to Nature |
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We
Are Now Accepting