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Bread and baked goods
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In Calgary, put this in the
Green cart — Compost
All bread, grains and baked goods go in the green cart.
Also searched as: bread, pasta, rice.
Why the green cart?
Starchy foods compost quickly and completely. Diverting them matters more than it seems: baked goods are among the most-wasted foods in Canadian households, and in a landfill they’d be methane factories.
Get it right
- Stale bread, cooked pasta, rice, cereal, flour and pastries all qualify — sauces included.
- Remove the bag or clamshell first: packaging never goes in the green cart.
- Freeze bread ends for croutons or stuffing if you’d rather not waste them at all.
Related items
🗑️ Cooking oil (small amounts)🌿 Food scraps🌿 Meat and bones🌿 Dairy products🌿 Eggshells🌿 Coffee grounds and filters
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