Composting

The new plant will convert organic material into biomethane and can process 60,000 tons of organic material each year.

The province has plans to ban all organic waste from landfill by 2022, but some are concerned composting capacity will become a top issue.

The lawsuit is centered around a 10-year contract and alleges that the county’s transfer station operation is overcharging residents for composting.

The six teams participating in the NextGen Circular Business Accelerator are Colombier, CupClub, Footprint, Muuse, RECUP and SoluBlue.

Assembly Bill 827 requires businesses to make composting and recycling bins accessible to customers at restaurants, malls and other businesses.

The city advises that residents throw food scraps into their yard debris bin loose rather than in bags.

San Diego’s ESD switched from composting using windrow to a covered aerated static pile process.