As landfills fill up and the cost of collection and disposal continues to rise, residents are looking for ways they can help by keeping waste out of the hauled off waste stream. One way to do this is by composting. On September 17th, thirty-four residents attended the 11th annual composting seminar given by the township's Environmental Steering Committee. During those eleven years, close to 900 composters have been handed out free to residents.
 

Residents of all ages attended the seminar

Each person attending the seminar received a composting container and instructions. During the seminar ESC members Tom Gansel and Rob Reese talked about composting and how to use the container.

What can go into a composting system?

Fruit and vegetable scraps, crushed egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds with filters, wood ashes, leaves (mulched is better), grass (not to wet), weeds and garden plants.

What should stay out of the composting system?

Meat, fish and fats, dairy products, food sauces, cooking oils, pet waste, walnuts, chemically treated grass and non-organics such as plastics, metals, glass, etc.

 
If you are interested in composting and would like a composting container, visit the township's recycling center on Hartley Ave. to pick-up a container and the instructions. If you have any questions please contact Cindy Oatis, Recycling Coordinator at 610-253-7191