Comments on: Composting! https://recycletorrance.org/composting/ Learn about recycling in the City of Torrance. Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8 By: Aliah Meza https://recycletorrance.org/composting/#comment-112869 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:54:47 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=1188#comment-112869 In reply to C Leung.

Hi! No, only yard clippings (leaves, grass, small tree branches, etc.) can be disposed of in the Green Yard Waste bins. Old pumpkins can be composted in your own backyard compost piles/bins, or at a public compost drop-off location. https://www.torranceca.gov/our-city/public-works/what-goes-in-waste-bins

]]> By: C Leung https://recycletorrance.org/composting/#comment-112867 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 18:40:51 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=1188#comment-112867 Hello! Can pumpkins go into our Green waste bins?

]]> By: Aliah Meza https://recycletorrance.org/composting/#comment-99168 Wed, 02 Sep 2020 21:15:37 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=1188#comment-99168 In reply to Tifaine Tordjmann.

Hi Tifaine, While residential composting programs will be rolled out across the State soon, there is currently no City service to drop-off/compost food scraps. There is a community compost location in Long Beach (Atlantic Ave & 59th St) that is free. CompostableLA is a subscription service that will pick up your food scraps for you: https://www.compostablela.com/ There is also LA Compost, which has drop-off locations across Los Angeles, but not currently any near Torrance: https://www.lacompost.org/

]]> By: Tifaine Tordjmann https://recycletorrance.org/composting/#comment-84222 Tue, 07 Jul 2020 04:04:49 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=1188#comment-84222 Hello! Do you know anywhere in Torrance where I can drop off my food scraps since I can’t at home. Thank you!

]]> By: Aliah Meza https://recycletorrance.org/composting/#comment-19782 Mon, 27 Mar 2017 20:53:49 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=1188#comment-19782 In reply to Rosa Fontana.

Hi Rosa,

Unfortunately, Torrance does not have a facility for these types of bags. In general, you should always place green waste and compost in bins without bags.

]]> By: Rosa Fontana https://recycletorrance.org/composting/#comment-19627 Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:29:21 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=1188#comment-19627 I have bags that are labeled as “compostable in industrial facilities. Check locally, as these do not exist in many communities. Not suitable for backyard composting.”
Does Torrance have an industrial facility that will compost this type of trash?

]]> By: Simple Tips for a Green Thanksgiving | KJ Services Environmental Consulting https://recycletorrance.org/composting/#comment-8441 Tue, 25 Nov 2014 22:02:11 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=1188#comment-8441 […] for your yard or garden. If you don’t already have a compost heap, here are guidelines on how to start one. Composting is easy, reduces waste and contributes rich nutrients to the […]

]]> By: Aliah Meza https://recycletorrance.org/composting/#comment-6169 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:33:04 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=1188#comment-6169 In reply to Curtis Martin.

Hi Curtis! Torrance has free mulch available to residents at Lago Seco Park, which is made from composting the city’s yard waste. There’s more information on composting at the city’s website: http://www.torranceca.gov/9216.htm

]]> By: Curtis Martin https://recycletorrance.org/composting/#comment-6157 Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:10:57 +0000 https://recycletorrance.org/?p=1188#comment-6157 What happens to the yard waste that we put in the green trash bins? Is the city making compost with that? Is the resulting compost available for us to use in our gardens?

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