What will I be able to place in my aerated “organics”food waste cart?
A. Any type of food waste or food-soiled paper may be placed in the cart as well as yard waste. This includes any scraps, meat bones, paper food wrappers, paper towels and napkins, pizza boxes and paper milk cartons. You will receive a comprehensive list of what items should be placed in your cart when the carts are distributed in late April. Q. What if I am concerned that I may have too much non-foodwaste garbage for a bi-weekly pick-up in my regular garbage can?diverting organics does not reduce my garbage enough to fit two week’s of garbage in my garbage can? A. You You may set out additional garbage next to your garbage can on garbage collection day. This will be picked up free of charge. your current volume of garbage on garbage collection day without getting charged for extras. For example, if you currently have one 32-gallon garbage can collected weekly, you can place up to the equivalent of two 32-gallon cans of garbage out for collection on “garbage- week.
