How will it work?

Household Organic Waste Step 1: Organic waste is trucked to the facility and mixed with “seed” compost to start the process. Step 2: The mix is spread across tunnels. Forced air heats up the biological process and the compost reaches temperatures of 55°C or higher, which kills harmful bacteria. Step 3: Compost is processed through a screener to remove any contaminants and heavy solids. Step 4: Compost matures for 21 days before it is sold to area farmers as fertilizer for agricultural crops. Compost is tested by a third party lab. Step 5: All air used in the process passes through an odour abatement system including an ammonia scrubber, biofilter system and a bioscrubber. Clean air and water vapour evaporate from the stack. Compost for Farmer’s Crops

Just as Ottawa residents separate out recyclable materials into their black or blue bins, the new Green Bin program makes it easy to separate out organics for curb-side pickup.

Use the small, specially-designed kitchen bins to collect organic materials including kitchen scraps (vegetable, fruits, meat, fish, bones, dairy products, coffee grounds and filters), yard waste and other organic household materials. Simply empty the organics into the large green bin for curb-side pick up. What could be easier?

Once collected, organic material will be transported to a state-of-the-art, indoor composting facility where it will be converted into usable compost.

Visit us again for more information on the features of Ottawa’s new green bins or contact us at greenbin@ottawa.ca

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