Why are the Regional District of Nanaimo and its municipal partners, the City of Nanaimo and the Town of Qualicum Beach, conducting the pilot project?
The region’s Zero Waste plan has set a target of reducing the region’s garbage by 75% by 2010. Food waste and other compostable organics comprise up to half of household waste. Diverting these materials from the waste stream for processing into compost is a key part of achieving our waste reduction goal. Recycling food and other organic compostable waste will conserve landfill space, save in landfill disposal costs, reduce greenhouse gases and create a more sustainable region. Food waste and other compostable organics provide valuable feedstock for International Composting Corporation the region’s only licensed composting plant. Since 2005, restaurants, grocery stores and other businesses in the region have been recycling their organic waste at this facility. The next step is developing a residential curbside food waste collection program. Information gathered through the pilot project will be used to develop a curbside food waste collection program for the region as a whole. Your part
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