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Composting in Manitoba

Compost Matters in Manitoba Workshop

Winnipeg, MB

March 18, 2014

Jolene Rutter

Organic Waste Program Coordinator

Green Manitoba

Special Operating Agency-established in 2005

Provides informational portal and stakeholder platform for

initiatives related to waste reduction, climate change

action, water conservation, sustainable transportation

and education for sustainability

Waste Diversion:

Waste Reduction and Recycling Support

(WRARS) Program

$10 per Tonne Levy on all waste landfilled

Dedicated Fund established in WRAP Act

WRARS Program

WRARS 2012 Revenue = $10,005,000

Disbursements:

80% municipal recycling support (WRARS

Rebate)

20% provincial waste program priorities

Support priorities of 2012 TomorrowNow Green Plan

Organics Diversion

Construction, Renovation and Demolition Waste

Northern and Remote Community Recycling

Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs)

Waste Characterization

Organics material is the highest proportion

of waste material landfilled

Residential and

Institutional,

Commercial,

Industrial

waste streams are

the main contributors

of organics material

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Per Capita Waste Disposal (1994 – 2010)

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Manitoba

(kgs/capita)

Nova

Scotia (kgs/capita)

1994 730 840 760

1996 690 840 590

1998 690 850 540

2000 746 819 459

2002 760 776 417

2005 791 793 427

2006 835 869 430

2008 777 801 378

2010 729 770 389

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Nova Scotia

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Total Organics Diverted (1996 - 2010)

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1996 57,677 37,193 7,705

1998 110,029 - 16,751

2000 98,079 4,398 59,780

2002 117,079 16,261 62,341

2005 166,915 20,995 93,458

2006 200,646 12,490 133,934

2008 243,922 - 158,419

2010 221,248 19,672 148,750

*Canada data is normalized

Organics Diversion

Canada

Manitoba

Nova Scotia

Composting Overview

2013 Survey – 81 compost sites

56 Managed Sites

47 municipal

6 Commercial

3 Institutional

25 Static piles-municipal

18 municipalities have leaf and yard waste

curbside collection (71% of the population)

5 municipalities have Source Separated Organics

curbside collection (10% of the population)

Organic Waste Diversion (2012): ~ 25,000 T

City of Winnipeg

Prior to 2012, Fall leaf depots – 5,000 T/yr

2013 curbside collection – 21,000 T/yr

City of Brandon

In 2013, 6,600 tonnes composted

Plan to double curbside autobin collection (L & Y /

SSO) in 2014 to include 6,000 households

Town of Carman

1,300 households in Carman

received countertop containers

Weekly SSO and L&YW curbside

pickup

Winnipeg Free Press. December 9, 2013

City of Steinbach

Partnership with

Landmark

Elementary School

City of Steinbach composted a

total of ~ 500 tonnes

On-site in-vessel system

Potential Diversion: Forks

market 60% organics (500 T/yr)

University of Winnipeg contract

(40 T/yr)

Green Manitoba office

(2.72kgs/week)

The Forks

ICI Compost Facilities

BFI Compost Facility – Environment Licence

(2013).

Capacity to process12,000 tonnes/year

Penner Waste Composting – Environment Licence

(2012)

Processed 3,000 tonnes in 2012

Compo-Stage Co-op: On-Farm

Manure Composting

• 35 members

• 80,000 tonnes managed in 2013

Manitoba Composting Incentive

Program-Proposed

Dedicated funding pool

WRARS Fund Allocation

1) Per tonne incentive payment

2) Capital funding support

3) Research, development & demonstration (RD&D)

support

Eligible for public and private facilities

Implementation proposed for 2014

Incentive Payment-Proposed

Basis of payment for incoming organic

materials:

$10/ tonne payment for processing > 2,500 T

of eligible organic materials.

$25/tonne payment < 2,500 T (max $25,000/yr)

Projected organics diversion for 2017 =

100,000 T

Incentive Payment-Proposed

Facilities must register and meet criteria: Certified compost facility operator.

Compliant with environment licence/permit requirements.

Have standard operating equipment/infrastructure, personal

protection equipment, and tools in place to actively process

organic waste.

Develop and submit a plan for the use/distribution and/or

marketing of the final product.

Produce CCME Category A compost and/or compliance with

CQA criteria within two years of registration.

Report on annual tonnage of eligible organic waste processed

and compost marketed.

Enter a 3 year contribution agreement

Capital Funding Support-

Proposed

Submit project proposal requests

-WRAPP process

Municipal organic waste collection systems

Compost facility enhancement

Specialized compost equipment purchases

Example:

$300,000 Brandon Organic Curbside Collection

RD&D Support-Proposed

Submit project proposal requests

-WRAPP process

Compost research, training, promotion, and

market development

Partnerships with:

MAFRI: Manure compost Turning vs Quality Trials

AAFC: Compost Use Trials

Compost Council of Canada: Compost Matters,

Composting 101, Operators Training

Manitoba Composting Association: Compost Tea

Workshop

Next Steps

Confirm Manitoba Composting Incentive

Program criteria

Register eligible facilities

Support expansion of composting

operations throughout Manitoba

Continue to work with local stakeholders

and Compost Council of Canada to build

the compost industry and promote the use

of compost in Manitoba

www.greenmanitoba.ca

Questions / Discussion