How Do I Get Rid Of Food Waste?

Food scraps NEVER belong in your recycling bin. However, there are great alternatives.

1. Bring your food scraps to either OCRRA’s Amboy or Jamesville Compost Sites or our Rock Cut Road Transfer Station.  A compost site pass is required.
2. Visit OCRRA’s Composting at Home webpage to get tips for starting your own compost pile, to turn food waste into nutrient-rich compost!
3. If you are a business looking to divert your food waste, click here to learn about OCRRA’s commercial food waste composting program. It can save you money on disposal costs!

Get tips for home, work or school. Find resources for reducing food waste on OCRRA.org.

Food waste that cannot be composted belongs in the trash.