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Regional Workshops www.compost.org

Types

Leaf & YardFood Residuals

WoodManure

Fish WasteBiosolids – waste water;

pulp & paper

Sources

ResidentialIC&I

AgriculturalWaste Water

Natural Resources

Composting in Canada

2.5 + Million Tonnes Processed Annually

Garden & Wood Waste

Food Waste

Biosolids

Manures

Processing

• Windrows• Static Aerated Piles – covered or not• In-Vessel

– Troughs– Containers

• Anaerobic Digestion followed by composting

Approaches

• Municipally-run• Public-Private Partnership

– put or pay– design, build, operate

• Private operation

Challenges

• Siting• Process management – odours,

leachate, vectors• Operational experience• Ongoing community relations• The time factor for finished compost

Compost Benefits

Organic matterMoisture retention

FertilityMicrobial life

Disease resistanceDrainageStructure

Micronutrients

Compost Markets

• Manufactured Topsoil• Growing Mixes• Mulches• Specialty Applications

Compost Markets

• Topsoil manufacturing• Turf establishment & maintenance• General landscaping & gardening• Erosion control• Wetland construction• Bioremediation

• Product – consistency, availability, reliability

• Real-life experience to gain acceptance

• Recipes & Specifications

Priorities

Landfill Diversion

Environmental Benefits

Local Manufacturing and Markets

Stewardship

2004 -- $70MM for Blue Box in Ontario2nd half of 2008 -- $9.6MM for MHSW

$7MM of in-kind newspaper support in 2008

$216MM in 5 years to 200 municipalities

$70MM for 75 projects for Efficiency & Effectiveness

Projection of annual costs of $223.5MM

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Toronto ON M6H 1P7Ph./Tél. : (416) 535-0240 / 1-877-571-GROW(4769)

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