Waste Reduction
Composting
Whether you’re looking for resources to help you make your own compost or have someone else process it for you, our composting team is here to help make it as easy as possible for you to divert your food waste from the landfill.
Composting Options
PROGRAM
Compost Winnipeg
If you’re in Winnipeg, you can purchase a subscription and have your food waste pick-up and composted in an industrial composting facility.
RESOURCES
Backyard Composting
Backyard composting is a cost effective method that is particularly appealing for gardening, as they’re able to use the finished product as organic fertilizer.
RESOURCES
Vermicomposting
Vermicomposting can be done indoors, making this option particularly appealing for people without yards. You can’t compost quite as much as you would be able to in a backyard bin, but you may be surprised to watch how much your worms eat. The worm castings make for great house plant fertilizer.
RESOURCES
Community Compost Site
Community Centres and Community Gardens around Manitoba have set-up compost sites to divert waste and create organic fertilizer. We’ve compiled a list of drop-off locations.
Why Compost?
Approx. 40% of landfill waste is organic material. The problem with this is that once in the landfill this organic waste doesn’t have enough oxygen to compost. Instead, it produces methane – an incredibly potent greenhouse gas.
The solution to this problem is ensuring that food waste stays out of the landfill through various composting methods.
Save resources
Save money
Improve your soil
Reduce your impact
Projects & Programs
PROGRAM
On-Site Multi-family Composting
Residents in condos and apartment buildings can now compost food scraps in a compost bin right on the property with On Site. Our resources and tools can help get you started.
Project
Food Waste Reduction
Over half (58%) of all food produced in Canada is wasted, and 32% of this wasted food is avoidable. We offer tips and tricks to help reverse this trend.
How to Compost
Resources
Harvest Time | Tips, Tricks and Preservation
Top Ten Tips to Reduce Food Waste
Let’s all “Chip In” and recycle our Christmas trees this year!
Events
GAC Event
Walktober 2025
Walktober is a month-long event encouraging students and families to spend time outside and be active on the way to school. We’re encouraging parents and teachers to sign-up to promote …
Our Blog
Harvesting Your Compost
The decomposition of kitchen and yard waste into finished compost can take anywhere from a few months to a few years depending on how well you manage the balancing the …
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Get in Touch
Alexa Dawn
Compost & Waste Reduction Program Coordinator
(204) 925-3777 ext. 104
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