Composting
Fruit trees fertilized by compost from organic waste drop-offs at the Good Food Garden.
West Broadway has a total of 26 compost bins at 6 sites throughout the neighbourhood. Community members are welcome to drop off their organic waste at these sites, which are maintained by West Broadway Community Organization’s compost coordinator and volunteers. Harvested compost helps maintain fertile soil for our community gardens and orchards.
Download a printable map:
Compost-Site-Map-2015
Tips for Community Composting
- Chop large food waste into smaller pieces.
- Add a scoop of leaves from the leaf bin.
- No meat, dairy products, bones, or oils.
- No compostable bags (they make our bins really smelly!) or cups/dishware (they need industrial systems to break down).
- Post this useful resource on your fridge: What Can I Compost?
Use these signs posted at compost sites as a guideline for how to properly use compost bins.
Project Reporting
To learn more about composting activities in West Broadway, view the reports below or visit the West Broadway Community Gardens Facebook page.
Green Wave youth building new bins for one of our community compost sites. Thanks to their help, ten of our oldest bins were replaced in 2015!
These handy scoops can be found in all leaf bins at WBCO compost sites. Use them to scoop leaves onto organic waste deposited into compost bins.
Our leaf storage bin was in need of a new roof…
Quite the transformation!