Composting Food Scraps at FIWMD: YES vs. NO

by Jane Ahrens

HELP dramatically reduce the Municipal Solid Waste shipped off Fishers Island by separating food scraps from household trash.

BENEFITS include:

  • the decreased financial and environmental cost of transporting MSW to the mainland
  • lighter, drier household trash
  • free, island-made, self-serve compost

Your complementary FIWMD 7-gallon green bucket

  • with easy-peel lid and compostable bags is available for pick up at the Compost Station
  • the bucket provides secure storage OUTSIDE for food scraps and facilitates transport to the Compost Station
  • perfect for transporting compost home with you
  • A small kitchen countertop container with a lid, of which there are plenty of options on the market, can capture the food scraps INSIDE your home during meal prep/clean up.

FOOD SCRAPS to COMPOST fishersislandwastemanagement.com

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