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Operator Training l National Conference Regional Workshops l compost

Operator Training l National Conference Regional Workshops l www.compost.org. Types. Leaf & Yard Food Residuals Wood Manure Fish Waste Biosolids – waste water; pulp & paper. Sources. Residential IC&I Agricultural Waste Water Natural Resources. Composting in Canada.

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Operator Training l National Conference Regional Workshops l compost

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  1. Operator Training lNational Conference Regional Workshops lwww.compost.org

  2. Types Leaf & Yard Food Residuals Wood Manure Fish Waste Biosolids – waste water; pulp & paper

  3. Sources Residential IC&I Agricultural Waste Water Natural Resources

  4. Composting in Canada 2.5 + Million Tonnes Processed Annually

  5. Garden & Wood Waste Food Waste Biosolids Manures

  6. Processing • Windrows • Static Aerated Piles – covered or not • In-Vessel • Troughs • Containers • Anaerobic Digestion followed by composting

  7. Approaches • Municipally-run • Public-Private Partnership • put or pay • design, build, operate • Private operation

  8. Challenges • Siting • Process management – odours, leachate, vectors • Operational experience • Ongoing community relations • The time factor for finished compost

  9. Compost Benefits Organic matter Moisture retention Fertility Microbial life Disease resistance Drainage Structure Micronutrients

  10. Compost Markets • Manufactured Topsoil • Growing Mixes • Mulches • Specialty Applications

  11. Compost Markets • Topsoil manufacturing • Turf establishment & maintenance • General landscaping & gardening • Erosion control • Wetland construction • Bioremediation

  12. Product – consistency, availability, reliability • Real-life experience to gain acceptance • Recipes & Specifications

  13. Priorities

  14. Landfill Diversion Environmental Benefits Local Manufacturing and Markets

  15. Stewardship

  16. 2004 -- $70MM for Blue Box in Ontario 2nd 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

  17. The Compost Council of Canada16, rue Northumberland St.Toronto ON M6H 1P7Ph./Tél. : (416) 535-0240 / 1-877-571-GROW(4769)Fax/Téléc. : (416) 536-9892 / 1-866-902-7272Email/Courriel : info@compost.org

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