The last info panel about the construction of the Peterborough Organics Facility offered insight to the upcoming Green Bin program the city’s launching, and how they’ll go about collecting and composting resident’s organics waste.
Over the past 4 years, The federal government has given $6.1 million to support the $15 million project through the Low Carbon Economy Fund, while work was being pushed forward by council members and engineering team, D.M. Wills.
The facility is aiming to hold a maximum of 45,000 tonnes of material per year, with temporary reserves for 17,000 tonnes of material already composting. Environmental Services Director, James Istchenko, says the overall goal is to divert that material from decomposing in landfills.
The composting bunkers use the Gore System, which breaks down organics over a three-step process that masks methane from being made, and slowly breaks down materials through a series of bunkers dedicated to aerating, reduction of premature waste, and then uncovered for a final two weeks before processing and packaging.
The city hopes to commission the Organics Facility by October 27th, 2023 before getting Green Bins in the hands of residents around the Peterborough region. The Green Bins will be picked up in renovated trucks, containing interchangeable slots for composting material, and household waste.
For more information on Peterborough’s GROW initiative, visit www.peterborough.ca/GROW.
(Written by: Noah Lorusso)
