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cannot foresee ANYONE NOT wanting to use your method once they realize
just how much of their household waste can be taken care of."
Andrina Levine and Ivan Garbelya, Agassiz, BC
"What a great idea. It saved (us) a lot of work"
Ruth Coplew, Agassiz, BC
"We were very impressed. It cut down our waste by at least 50%.
Keep on doing it."
Michael Haworth, Agassiz, BC
"It is an excellent program. I would encourage all municipalities
to provide (such a program) for their communities."
Colleen Gingerich, Agassiz, BC
"Please, keep doing it!"
Daphne and Yvon Langis, Agassiz, BC
"It was simple and made me feel good"
Judah Vickers, Harrison Hot Springs, BC
To find out more on the feedback from the volunteering homeowners,
please click
here.
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Organic
waste amounts to 30 - 50 % of all household waste. Within
a few years, organic waste may be banned from landfills in British Columbia.
The
following pages present first results of a pilot project initiated by
The Fraser Valley Regional District together with the District of Kent
to compost source-separated organic waste. In
this project, organic household waste was collected separately from other
garbage in order to produce high quality compost.
Thirty-six residents and five
elementary school classes in the District of Kent enthusiastically participated
in the project.
Composting
of organic waste will play an important role in an ecologically and economically
sustainable waste management of the near future. It is no surprise that
the project has sparked the interest of many communities and we welcomed
visitors from neighboring communities and the Fraser Valley Regional District.
We
acknowledge the generous donation of vented kitchen containers and of
biodegradable bags by Biobag
Canada Inc. and of biodegradable bags by Ecosafe.
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The
organic waste was mixed with wood shavings, biosolids and
bulking agents by experienced staff at the District of Kent
wastewater treatment plant. To find more information
and pictures on how the waste was collected and how it is
processed, please
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In
average, 0.78 kg of organic household waste per day per
participant was collected. For the full report,
please
click here.
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