Students can compost their food waste instead of just throwing it away. This helps keep food scraps out of the landfill, where it creates methane, and turns it into fertilizer to grow more food.
Students can compost:
- All food
- Food-soiled paper like dirty napkins, pizza boxes, and paper plates
- Paper lunch bags without stickers
Empty drink containers like milk cartons or plastic water bottles and other recyclable packaging can still go in recycling. Check out this video to see how it works.
If you’d like to compost at home, Collective Resource offers composting services to Park Ridge residents at a discounted rate. Or learn how to compost in your backyard.