Each year during Compost Give Away, Halton Region offers compost to Halton residents free of charge. Residents can take up to the equivalent of 7 garbage bags of compost per household.  

• Monday, May 6 to Saturday May 11, 2013
• Saturday, September 14, 2013
  8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  Halton Waste Management Site 
  5400 Regional Road 25, Milton view map  

What should I bring?

• Your own containers such as:
  • garbage bags
  • yard waste bags
  • reusable containers
  • pick-up bed
  • trailer
• A shovel - residents are responsible for shoveling and bagging their own compost.

How do I use this compost in my garden?

• Compost must be mixed together with topsoil or another gardening fill.
• For best growing results, a 60/40 split (60% topsoil and 40% compost) is recommended.

Where does this free compost come from?

• The leaf and yard waste collected through the Region's yard waste collection program is taken to the Halton Waste Management Site and turned into high quality compost. A portion of that is offered back to Halton's residents.
• The compost at the Compost Give Away is not from the Region's GreenCart program.  

Food Drive

During the Compost Give Away, Halton Region coordinates a food drive to support 10 food banks within the community. Residents are encouraged to make a donation of non-perishable food items or cash. Your donations make a difference!

Last Year's Compost Give Away Event 

• 5,000 residents came to the Halton Waste Management Site and picked up approximately 2,000 tonnes of compost.
• Residents donated 7,000 kilograms of food and a record $12,172 was donated to local food banks as part of Compost Give Away.