As of January 1, 2015, kitchen scraps have been banned from Hartland’s landfill. The Regional Kitchen Scraps Strategy was developed by the Capital Regional District (CRD) to promote sustainable waste management for the region. As a result, all residences and businesses in the region are required to segregate food scraps from your regular garbage.

To comply with the new strategy, kitchen scraps will need to be separated into compositable bags (paper bags can also be used). Please ensure that you do not use biodegradable or regular plastic bags as they are not accepted in the program. Do not use twist ties or plastic clips to tie up your compostable bags, please tie up your bags by hand using the bag itself to make a knot. When shopping for compostable bags look for this symbol below with the certified compostable logo.

Compostable bags and 12-gal green food bins can be purchased at Costco, Canadian Tire, Country Grocer, London Drugs, Rona, Thrifty Foods, and Walmart etc.

Food Scraps must be placed in a separate, covered container outside of the main household waste receptacle. Total combined volume of waste from all receptacles must be within the total volume of your plan.

*Please note cat litter and animal feces are classified as garbage.*