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Brent Hansen Environmental Commercial Composting

Brent Hansen Environmental Commercial Composting. www.wastenot.mb.ca. Brent Hansen Environmental. Industry leader Practices Sustainable Development Treats waste as a resource to be harvested Waste management initiatives must also be . socially / economically viable

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Brent Hansen Environmental Commercial Composting

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  1. Brent Hansen EnvironmentalCommercial Composting www.wastenot.mb.ca

  2. Brent Hansen Environmental • Industry leader • Practices Sustainable Development • Treats waste as a resource to be harvested • Waste management initiatives must also be .socially / economically viable • Community education & awareness is key

  3. Commercial Composting as Sustainable Development: • Integrated enviro & economic decisions • Stewardship and Conservation • Waste minimization – all the R’s • Reduce - Reuse– Recycle - Recover- Rethink • Balancing the environmental, social, and economic impacts of our decisions.

  4. Residential Waste Composition Source: WRAPP 1996

  5. Setting Up The Commercial Composting Operation of Airfield Organics • Sustainable Development Factors • Regulatory Perspective • Operational Perspective • Economic Perspective & Sustainability • Environmental & Social Benefits

  6. Airfield Organics • Established in 2001 • Operational ….February 2002 • Partnership between: • B H E • Airfield Farms Ltd.

  7. Regulatory Protocol • Identify an appropriate site • Manitoba Conservation guidelines • Suitable source “raw” organic waste • Sufficient volumes are needed to be viable • Regional planning permission hoops • Manitoba Conservation requirements • Manure management plan • Annual operational reports • Liability & Impairment Insurance

  8. Airfield Composting Pad

  9. Operational PerspectiveDue Diligence Site Standards • Leachate containment • Monitor “raw” feedstock as added • Ground water monitoring – quarterly • Surface water monitoring - 3 times a year • Analyze compost curing status – quarterly

  10. Airfield Organics Site

  11. Airfield Leachate Collection Ditch

  12. Operational Activities • Preparing a pad • Stacking rows • Turning / windrowing • Temperature monitoring • Adding moisture • Source • Pumping / transporting / introduction

  13. Re-stacking Rows Windrow Turning

  14. Loading leachate for moisture addition Introducing moisture to rows

  15. CCME Class A Guidelines Assessment of Curing Status: • C/N ratio less than 25 • Must be cured for 6-month period/no longer reheats • Does not contain any visible contaminants • Must not contain any sharp matter • Minerals/rocks/soil/wood/sand acceptable To Kill Pathogens using Windrow Method: • Waste must attain temperature of 55 C+ for at least 15 .consecutive days and turned 5X during this period.

  16. Finished Compost Windrow

  17. Environmental Benefits of Commercial Composting • Extend life of landfill • Reduce methane gas • Managed leachate • Production of enviro-friendly .organic soil amendment • Meet Kyoto targets & credits

  18. Social Benefits • Quality of life • Seven Generational Philosophy • Linked with other factors like job creation • Community pride • Increased awareness and participation of .all .the R’s

  19. Economic Perspective • Access funding support • Ensure financial sustainability • Appropriate scale for community • Quantify labor, fuel, equipment costs • Charge realistic ‘Fee for Service’ • End sales of product a small part • Allow time to develop quality product

  20. BHE provides Communities with a One-Stop Shop to set up and maintain a commercial compost site: • Knowledge of rural Manitoba needs • Professional engineering services • Secure licensing and government approvals • Satisfy due diligence concerns • Product quality and marketing strategies • Community education workshops / materials

  21. Brent Hansen Environmental 402 - 10th Street Brandon, MB R7A 4G2Ph: 726-3335 Fx: 727-7538 www.wastenot.mb.ca

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