Plant Waste

Compost fruit and vegetable discards as well as garden plant material to produce a rich soil amendment and reduce landfill. Ben Kerchx, Pixabay

When garden waste is recycled it is transformed into a nutrient-rich soil conditioner. Most types of garden waste can be recycled, including bark, flowers, grass and hedge cuttings, leaves, plants, small branches, twigs and weeds. 

Food scraps and yard waste together currently make up more than 30 percent of what we throw away, and could be composted instead. Making compost keeps these materials out of landfills where they take up space and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

Learn more about composting