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Organic Food Waste
2007-06-29 08:14:59 UTC
Nova Scotia , Canada has been collecting organics for quite awhile even in rural areas. Check out the City of Halifax Waste management, The town of Antigonish. These are some examples. You can read more about general waste management in NOva Scotia at Resource Recovery Fund Board Inc. A private, non-profit company, it is responsible for the province's solid waste strategy. It funds municipal or regional programs and educates www.rrfb.com
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Anne Camozzi
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46% waste reduction in NS Canada
2007-01-25 05:19:41 UTC
With regards to curbside pickup of waste, the small province of Nova Scotia (population 900,000) leads Canada in waste reduction. I live in rural Nova Scotia and we have green bins for compostables, blue bags for recyclables and clear bags for regular garbage (which is usually the smallest bag). The province manages this through the RRFB ( Resource Recovery Fund (rrfb.com) . Information can be found through the RRFB or the Nova Scotia Department of the Environment. In 1989, the province generated 641,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste; much of it sent to landfills and open dumps where it was burned. That year no more than 3% of the provinces waste was diverted from the dump. Jump ahead 15 years, and in 2004 46% of the provinces garbage no longer ends up in a landfill. Not only is the provinces solid- waste management system reducing air pollutants and energy consumption but it also saves taxpayers money, according to GPI Atlantic, a non-profit research group . Compared to the old landfill system, the new process saves about $31 million a year, or $33 for every Nova Scotian. I have not been involved in the development of this system other than to design education programs in our local municipality but know that when others come from other parts of the country they are impressed with the comprehensiveness of the program.
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Anne Camozzi
Principal Corvid Enterprises
PO Box 1514 Antigonish NS B2G 2L8
ph:902 867 1842
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Institutional Transition to Organic Food Purchase
2006-07-22 12:30:11 UTC
Does anyone have any experience or good references to recommend re: transitioning to the purchase of organic food and the planning of more sustainable, healthy meals in institutional settings. In a senior's home in Canada (serving about 100 people a day), there have been obstacles with staff acceptance (concerns about how this will affect menus etc.) and finding products. Any advice, comments would be welcome.
Thanks
Anne Camozzi
Corvid Enterprises
PO Box 1514 Antigonish NS B2G 2L8
ph:902 867 1842
[email protected]
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