St. James is thrilled to be participating in the city of Ottawa's green bin program. By collecting organic waste in this way, our school can help the City of Ottawa feed the land and not the landfill.
Here is a list of items that can go in the green bin:
Food waste or scraps:
Baking ingredients, herbs and spices
Bread, cereals, crackers and grains
Candy and gum
Chips, popcorn and nuts
Coffee grounds and filters
Cookies, cakes, muffins and pastries
Dairy products (cheese, sour cream)
Dough
Eggs and egg shells
Fruits and vegetables
Jams, Jellies, Marmelades/chutney
Leftover cooking oils, lard, shortening, fat, butter and margarine
Meat, fish, shellfish, poultry, pork bones and scraps
Nuts and shells
Pasta, beans, rice and couscous
Peanut butter
Pet food
Pits (all types)
Salad dressing, mayonnaise, vinegar, sauces, marinades, dips and gravy
Seeds
Tea and tea bags
Yard waste:
Branches, twigs and hedge trimmings
Leaves
Plants and weeds
Grass clippings
Other acceptable items
Animal bedding (e.g. bird and hamster cages)
Barbeque Ashes
Butcher’s meat wrap
Cold fireplace ash
Cotton balls
Dryer lint
Floor sweepings, vacuum bags and vacuum contents
Food-soiled paper towels, napkins and tissues
Food-soiled pizza boxes (pizza boxes should not go in black bin)
Household plants, including soil
Kitty litter
Microwave popcorn bags
Paper coffee cups, plates and muffin wrappers
Pet fur, hair and feathers
Soiled paper, boxboard and cardboard
Sugar, flour and potato paper bags
Waxed paper, cardboard and cold drink cups
Wooden popsicle sticks and toothpicks
Wood chips, sawdust and untreated wood scraps (less than four inches in any dimension)
