COMPOST DROP-OFF PROGRAM
Feed farmland, not landfills.
This compost program is designed specifically for apartment-dwellers and other households not currently being serviced by the city green cart program. It’s a simple and accessible way to step up your kitchen composting game, reduce landfill waste and help us build soil on our farm.
How it works:
Sign up anytime for a CHG Compost Program subscription.
Take your e-receipt to one of our partner businesses (see list below) during their business hours to claim your first empty bucket and lid.
Take your bucket home and fill it with acceptable food scraps. (See list below).
When your bucket is full, put a lid on it, head back to the business you got it from, and drop it off at the customer service counter. They will swap you for a fresh bucket and lid.
We take your compost out to the farm and begin the process of turning it into soil.
We wash the buckets so you don’t have to!
PARTNER BUSINESSES / DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
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Sustain Market
401 20th St W
Saskatoon, SK
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*What is allowed in the buckets?
Fruits and vegetables (cooked or raw, including peels and pits)
Bread, noodles, beans, rice, grains
Nuts, seeds
Eggs, eggshells
Coffee grounds
Paper teabags, paper coffee filters
Dry baking ingredients, herbs, spices
Food-soiled paper napkins, paper towel, and kleenex (must be free of contaminants, such as household cleaners and grease)
Food-soiled paper plates, cups, and muffin wrappers (un-waxed and un-plasticized)
Wooden stir sticks, chop sticks, popsicle sticks, toothpicks
Newsprint, cardboard, and paper bags (to wrap food and line containers)
Leaves and Grass Clippings
What is NOT allowed in the buckets
Any bagged material
Plastic, of any type (including compostable plastic, biodegradable plastic)
Packaging and wrappers, of all types
Dairy products, including milk, yogurt and cheese
Fats, cooking oils, and grease
Salad dressing, mayonnaise, gravy, and sauces
Meat, seafood, and bones
Butcher’s meat wrap
Mixed table scraps
Beverage containers
Pet waste, pet food, animal bedding, animal carcasses
Waxed paper
Fireplace and BBQ ashes, matches
Gum
Q-tips, cotton balls, cosmetics, make-up removal pads, dental floss
Diapers, baby wipes, feminine hygiene products
Medicines and pharmaceuticals
Wax- and plastic-coated paper products