REMINDER: GREEN CART REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL JUNE 1

For Immediate Release:  May 29, 2015

REMINDER: GREEN CART REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL JUNE 1

The City of Saskatoon optional Green Cart program has expanded so more residents can conveniently dispose of yard waste without putting it in their black garbage cart. Residents are reminded that new Green Cart registrations and renewals are accepted until 5:00 p.m. on June 1st.   Register and pay online at Saskatoon.ca/greencart.

For $55 we’ll collect your unbagged leaves, grass clippings and non-woody yard vegetation at the curb every two weeks from May to November. For more information visit Saskatoon.ca/greencart.

Food waste is not accepted in the 2015 Green Cart program.

There are more ways to keep yard waste out of your garbage cart.  The City’s compost depots are open for residents to drop off their leaves, grass and non-elm branches and tree trimmings free of charge. For locations and hours, visit Saskatoon.ca/compostdepots. And for home composters, the City offers a $20 rebate to residents who purchase a compost bin from a Saskatoon retailer in 2015. Visit Saskatoon.ca/homecomposting for information.

Yard waste isn’t garbage. When yard waste goes to the landfill, it’s mixed with garbage and quickly buried, often in an airless environment. Without oxygen, it doesn’t turn into soil or compost. Instead, it creates methane (a greenhouse gas much stronger than carbon dioxide) and garbage fluids called leachate, which have to be managed under strict environmental regulations.

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