As you start to prepare for cooler weather and the holiday season, the City of Fremont would like to remind you of that perfect place to toss your yard trimmings, falling leaves, food scraps, and expired leftovers … the green bin! This helps create compost, a valuable resource that farmers, landscapers, and gardeners can use to grow healthy food and reduce greenhouse gases. For a reminder of what’s acceptable for your green bin, view the City’s Composting Guide.
To learn more about composting at home, you can also check out the City’s Fremont Green Challenge. Visit the Compost action page to learn how composting your food scraps can help divert the estimated 5 million tons of food that Americans send to landfills between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. When food waste is discarded with regular trash, it decomposes in the landfill producing methane, a greenhouse gas that is 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide.
To start composting right from your kitchen, collect your scraps and soiled paper items in bowl or container of your choice. You can also throw your food scraps in a compostable container such as a paper milk, juice, ice cream carton or other paper container such as a pizza box, and then drop the whole thing directly into your green bin. You can contact Republic Services at 510-657-3500 to get your very own organics kitchen pail at no charge if you need one. If you're hosting a holiday gathering, don't forget to have composting and recycling bins easily available for your guests.
By doing your part to reduce food waste, you can help keep Fremont healthy, vibrant, and resilient. Happy composting!