Reduce your household waste

Reduce your household waste… and contribute to your community!

You are invited to participate in the Community Compost Program at the Centre des Grands-Vents. It is easy to get started, by participating you’ll reduce your household waste by one-third, and you will be helping the environment and gardens all at the same time!
For more information, please contact us at [email protected] or at (709) 726-4900.
Do you have any questions? Don’t hesitate to write us by email or on Facebook, or give us a call

How to get started

Register for the Community Compost Program and you will receive your bucket (and some other little treats) for collecting organic waste at home..
Start collecting organic waste in your bucket at home, then bring it to the community composters at the Centre.
When spring rolls around, get a bag of compost for your garden, or enjoy the harvest of the community garden.
Composting is a fun activity for the whole family, including kids!

Processes

Each time you pour your compost into one of the community composters, follow these two simple steps:
Make sure you choose the right compost to put your waste in (Red X: you cannot put your waste in this compost).
Weigh your bucket of compost

Price

A contribution will be requested per family to receive the material
$5 per member family –
$10 per non-member family.

Things to know

→ Click on the following link to find out how to measure the impact of your compost: : Measuring our impact
→ Click on the link to find out what’s in your bucket: Your composting bucket
→ Click on the link to find out what you can and cannot put in community composters: Tout le monde peut faire du compost (Only in french )