Participate in Swarthmore Borough’s new Curbside Food Compost program to reduce the amount of trash sent to be incinerated. Collected food waste is composted into usable soil.
Swarthmore Borough now offers curbside food-waste collection with pick-up every other week. All residents were provided with a 5-gallon bucket. This program helps divert food scraps from trash incineration and instead keeps it in the cycle by converting it to usable compost. This in turn reduces trash disposal costs. More information about the program, including the pick-up schedule for your area, is on the Swarthmore Borough website, including FAQs with additional information. Some items that you can dispose of through this program include bread, coffee grounds, fruit and vegetable scraps, soiled pizza boxes (stack under the bucket at the curb), wine corks, and spoiled cheese. The program does not accept any meat or containers, even if they are labeled as compostable. A complete list of what items are accepted can be found here. If you need a bucket, contact EZ Composting ([email protected]). The cost of this service, including one 5-gallon bucket, is included in Borough taxes. If you produce more food scraps in two weeks than can be contained in just one bucket, you can order additional buckets directly from EZ Composting for a fee.
Photo by Susan O'Donnell
Swarthmore Borough now offers curbside food-waste collection with pick-up every other week. All residents were provided with a 5-gallon bucket. This program helps divert food scraps from trash incineration and instead keeps it in the cycle by converting it to usable compost. This in turn reduces trash disposal costs. More information about the program, including the pick-up schedule for your area, is on the Swarthmore Borough website, including FAQs with additional information. Some items that you can dispose of through this program include bread, coffee grounds, fruit and vegetable scraps, soiled pizza boxes (stack under the bucket at the curb), wine corks, and spoiled cheese. The program does not accept any meat or containers, even if they are labeled as compostable. A complete list of what items are accepted can be found here. If you need a bucket, contact EZ Composting ([email protected]). The cost of this service, including one 5-gallon bucket, is included in Borough taxes. If you produce more food scraps in two weeks than can be contained in just one bucket, you can order additional buckets directly from EZ Composting for a fee.
Photo by Susan O'Donnell
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