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Article: Collecting food residuals and yard trimmings
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- BioCycle
- Article date:
- November 1, 1997
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CopyrightCopyright J.G. Press Inc. Nov 1997. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Montreal, Canada
The city of Montreal is collecting compostable food residuals and yard trimmings from 17,000 households. The pilot program -- which also works with restaurants and offices - was instituted last May by the city's Service de Properte and has been extended to 13 areas. Residents in single family homes were provided with 25-liter brown plastic bins for the food/yard trimmings; a separate green bin is used for recyclables, and green bags for regular garbage. A seven-liter container was also provided for kitchen discards. The city had been collecting regular garbage at the beginning and end of the week, and replaced the Monday or Tuesday garbage collection with curbside ...