SUDBURY GETS ORGANIC WASTE PROGRAM

Good news for the City of Sudbury - starting this week, 1100 households in the Greater City of Sudbury have become part of a pilot program where the city collects organic waste on a weekly basis. The houses were given an indoor and larger outdoor container where they can put all table scraps (vegetables, fruits, meat, paper towel, eggs, etc...). The City will take the waste and turn it into useable compost.

The City plans to try the pilot program for 1 year before making a final decision about bringing this program city-wide. For more information about it, call 673-BLUE.

This is a great initiative that can potentially reduce household waste by 30%. The City is targeting an overall waste stream reduction of 65%, so this would be a significant help.

Other cities that have this program include Pembroke, Halifax, most of Toronto...

Great job Sudbury!