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Backyard Composters

Residents may now purchase backyard composters from the Town of Georgina year-round.

Composter Price$35.00
Composter Size80g/.3 cu. metres
Purchase LocationGeorgina Ice Palace (Keswick)
Information ContactEngineering & public works


Composting Tips

Get ready, get set...
  • Location, Location, Location. Select a level area for your bin with good water drainage. A partially shaded spot is best.
  • Before you place your bin on the ground, loosen the soil so it is sitting in dirt.
  • Once your bin is in place, put a 4" to 6" layer of dead plants, twigs, or small branches on the bottom.
  • Follow the COMPOSTING 3-STEP and enjoy!
The Composting 3-Step
  • MATERIALS: Always feed your bin in equal amounts of greens (materials high in nitrogen) and browns (materials high in carbon). When adding material to your bin, layer the material.
  • MOISTURE: Keep your pile as damp as a well wrung sponge. If too wet add materials high in carbon (colour brown) of too dry, lightly water.
  • AERATE your pile by frequently turning and by ensuring there is enough bulk added to the pile.
Finished Compost: Ready or Not!

If you properly follow the Composting 3-Step, you should have finished compost in 2-3 months. To speed up the composting process, add new materials in tiny pieces, aerate your pile more often (turning and/or add a layer of garden soil or manure. Your pile is ready when it no longer has traces of GREENS and BROWNS and is dark brown in colour with an earthy smell. You may find that only the bottom of your pile is ready to use while the top is still decomposing.

Compost Materials!

Greens:
Items such as bread (no butter), coffee grounds and filters, egg shells, fruit scrapes, house plants, vegetable scraps, feathers, grass (limited amount), hair.

Browns:
Items such as sawdust, dryer lint, grass clippings, dried grass clippings, leaves, woodchips, straw, small sticks/twigs, natural cotton and wool rags.

Never Compost:
Items such as barbecue charcoal, fish, meats, dairy products, bones, oils, fats, diseased or insect infested plants, feces, weeds with mature seeds.

Winter Composting

A little snow and sub-zero temperatures do not mean an end to composting. Continue to compost as normal, but save some fall leaves or dry grass clippings to use throughout the winter.