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GO GREEN! Green Waste Recycling

Use a standard, 32-gallon capacity rigid waste can to separate recyclable landscape waste and other organic materials for collection. Bulky yard debris, such as tree branches or brush, may also be tied securely into bundles with twine. Bundles should not exceed 4’ x 18” in dimension. Place yard waste debris directly into a customer-provided, rigid waste can.

Please do not use waste cans that come with attached wheels and/or attached lids.

Coming Soon – Automated Green Waste Collection!

During the week of November 7, 2011, EDCO will distribute a 95-gallon capacity, automated green waste cart to all residential customers. The 95-Gallon cart holds as much green waste as 3 standard trash cans. To encourage additional recycling, residents can request up to 2 additional green waste carts at no additional cost. Residents with carts beyond 3 may request additional green waste carts for a nominal fee. New automated green waste collection will begin for each resident the week of November 14, 2011.

What To Do With Your Old Green Waste Containers?
Keep them if you’d like to! If you do not want your old containers, place them out with your trash, recycling and green waste carts on your collection day the week following delivery of your new cart and we will pick them up and recycle them!

Detailed information about automated green waste collection will be mailed to all residents soon.

Please do not place any of the following materials in your designated green waste recycling container:

• No kitchen scraps, fruit, trash or hazardous waste.
• No animal waste.
• No dirt, rocks, asphalt, concrete, sand, etc.
• No treated or lead-based painted wood or lumber.

What Happens to Green Waste?
Recycled green waste is primarily used for ADC (Alternative Daily Cover) at landfills and can also be used to produce compost.

Backyard Composting & Grasscycling…Natures Way to Recycle
EDCO promotes recycling…Naturally! And what could be more natural than to recycle yard waste in a backyard composting bin or reduce waste by “grasscycling” lawn trimmings?

Composting is the natural decomposition of organic material into a soil product. Homeowners who compost their own yard waste (hedge trimmings, flowers, grass, leaves, etc.) and certain kitchen scraps such as fruits, vegetables, coffee grounds and egg shells, can produce their own soil amendment or mulch for use in their yard or garden. Compost-amended soil provides a more nurturing medium for plants therefore creating healthier landscaping that will be more resistant to disease and infestation.

Grasscycling is simply the practice of leaving grass clippings on the lawn after mowing. Grass clippings decompose quickly and return valuable nutrients, such as nitrogen, back into the soil. For best results, follow these simple guidelines:

• Mow your lawn when the grass is dry.
• Keep the blade of your lawn mower sharp.
• Follow the “1/3 Rule:” cut your lawn frequently enough so that not more than 1/3 of the grass blade length is trimmed each time you mow.