Office Compost Program: FAQs and Guidelines

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Our office compost program diverts organic waste from landfills by collecting food scraps and compostable materials. These materials are processed into nutrient-rich compost that helps reduce our environmental impact and supports sustainable waste management.
Composting reduces greenhouse gas emissions, decreases landfill waste, and demonstrates your company's commitment to environmental responsibility. Food waste in landfills produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas, while composting creates valuable soil amendment.
No glass, metal or plastic.
Only items certified as commercially compostable (marked with BPI or ASTM standards) can go in our bins. Regular plastic containers marked "biodegradable" should go in your regular trash.
- All kitchen areas
- Break rooms
- Near coffee stations
- Washrooms

Simply scrape food scraps into the compost bins. No need to chop or prepare items specially. Remove any non-compostable packaging first.
Simply call us, we will send you another clean, sanitized green bin with a compostable bin liner.
Some odour is normal, but strong smells may indicate the bin needs emptying or cleaning. Make sure that the fridge is only emptied of food waste that has spoiled on the morning of our green bin pick-up and exchange.
At Kitchener Clean, we service the Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and surrounding areas.
We ensure that our collected compostable material is processed in the same compost treatment facility that the Region of Waterloo and Guelph use