FAQs
What is the difference between your food waste bags and your bin liners?
How can I keep my curbside green bin clean?
What is the cellulose lining in the Food Waste Bags?
I was on the "City of Ottawa" website and noticed their "Compost Plus Program", how do I get my area to become
involved in a similar program?
How long can I store my filled yard waste bag in my garage before collection?
Should grass be included in the yard waste bags?
I was wondering how to keep the bags from biodegrading before my pick-up date. My municipality has a monthly pick-up only. I worry about my bags of yard waste breaking down on the way to the curb. Any suggestions?
Q: What is the difference between
your food waste bags and your bin liners?
A: Our Food Waste Bags have a patented
leak-resistant natural fibre lining and are odour-free when closed
with a clip at the top. This lining, along with its square bottom,
means that you can use the Food Waste Bag can be used as a kitchen
bin liner for all your kitchen organic waste or that it can stand
alone on your counter or below your sink. Like our Bin Liners, the
Food Waste Bags are 100% compostable and are made from renewable
resources.
Q: How can I keep my curbside green bin
clean?
A: You can buy large Food Waste Bags
and Bin Liners that are made specifically to fit into the municipal
curbside green bins. These are 100% compostable, made from renewable
resources and will keep your green bin clean on the inside between
organic waste pick-up days.
Q: What is the cellulose lining in the
Food Waste Bags?
A: The clear bag lining in our Food
Waste Bags is cellulose, not plastic. Cellulose is clear paper made
from natural fibres that has been in use for over 100 years. It is
this cellulose lining that makes our Food Waste Bags leak-resistant
and 100% compostable.
Q: I was on the "City of Ottawa" website and
noticed their "Compost Plus Program", how do I get my area to become
involved in a similar program?
A: You should contact your councillor or municipal solid
waste staff and discuss the possibility of a program in your area. In some
areas you can also backyard compost. Again, contact your municipality for
information on their programs.
Q: How long can I store my filled yard waste bag in my
garage before collection?
A: Providing your kraft bag is filled with mixed yard waste
and not just grass, you shouldn't have a problem storing it from 10 to 14 days
in your garage or shed.
Q: Should grass be included in the yard waste bags?
A: You should always check with your municipality to see if
they accept grass in their yard waste pick-ups. If they do, you should never
fill a kraft bag with only grass, instead, mix it in with the rest of your yard
waste.
Q: I was wondering how to keep the bags from biodegrading
before my pick-up date. My municipality has a monthly pick-up only. I worry
about my bags of yard waste breaking down on the way to the curb. Any
suggestions?
A: My suggestion is to schedule your yardwork as close to the date of
collection as you can. Our bags will work very well in a 10 to 14 day envelope.