Garden and City Compost

At Jackman we take waste reduction seriously.  We reduce, reuse and recycle as much as we can.  But we don't stop there.   We compost!   We have two compost programs at jackman... the garden compost and the city compost.

Garden Compost -  For years, we've been collecting fruit and veggies scraps for our garden compost.   Over time, these fruit and veggie scraps turn into nutrient-rich compost which we use in our schoolyard gardens.  Less waste, healthy gardens.  Win-win!


City Compost -   Jackman is now fully participating in Toronto's green bin program.   We've got small bins in every classroom.  We encourage kids to compost paper towels and tissues.   We have green bins in every washroom too.   Perfect for keeping paper towels out of the garbage.   We also have green bins in the daycare rooms and staff rooms.  Perfect for collecting food and other organic waste.

Just remember these compost rules...  
#1.  Only fruit and veggies in our garden compost.   No sandwiches, no noodles, no cookies.  You get the picture.  Just fruit and veggies.
#2   Don't put any garbage in the city and garden compost bins.   Garbage doesn't compost.
#3   Eat your food, don't waste it.   Composting food is good but eating food is best.