Composting

Several festivals across the country have committed to making waste diversion part of their events.

The city is working toward creating a circular economy in which materials are recycled and reused as raw materials by industry.

Each compost site is permitted to take up to 156,000 tons of organics per year.

Bioenergy will use the capital to expand its North American footprint, working with municipalities and corporations to develop anaerobic digestion facilities.

Businesses that produce more than a ton of trash per week must be compliant by January 1, 2020.

The acquisition includes TAM’s three waste hauling, recycling and composting businesses.

The toolkit outlines organic waste bans and their potential to reduce food waste and strengthen local economies.