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 exam…
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Can anyone direct me to any examples they know of where there has been a successful campaign to increase the amount of food waste being recycled (for turning into compost)…
The Province of Nova Scotia banned compostable organic material from disposal at a landfill November 30, 1998. Curbside collection of organics for residential and ICI has been tak…
Hi all;
We are trying to find examples of waste diversion programs which have a demonstrated/documented increase in participation rates (% tonnes captured, kg/hh/yr, etc.) bas…
I am looking for information on cities that pick up food waste for composting.
Thank you,
Lucille Bertuccio,
president Center for Sustainable Living
Does anyone know where I can find estimates of the effectiveness of strategies such as grasscycling and backyard composting for solid waste reduction? What kind of participation r…
Hello everyone:
We are planning to survey residents who have bought a backyard composter through our municipal subsidy program. We hope to design a short telephone survey (ab…
I am researching the topic of finding a higher use than compost for the brush and yard trimmings collected by our Solid Waste Services Department. Please respond if your organizat…
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I'm looking for information on successful programs for waste diversion at multi-family buildings. This could include recycling, organics collection, or reduction progra…
The Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre is a recycling and composting facility working with Algonquin Provincial Park. We have implemented a recycling and composting program at va…
