Brent Hansen EnvironmentalBrent Hansen Environmental

Commercial CompostingCommercial Composting

www.wastenot.mb.ca

Brent Hansen Environmental

Industry leader

Practices Sustainable Development

Treats waste as a resource to be harvested

Waste management initiatives must also be .socially / economically viable

Community education & awareness is key

Commercial Composting as Sustainable Development:

Integrated enviro & economic decisions Stewardship and Conservation Waste minimization – all the R’s

Reduce - Reuse – Recycle - Recover - Rethink

Balancing the environmental, social,

and economic impacts of our decisions.

Residential Waste Composition

Source: WRAPP 1996

40% Recyclables

40% Organics

20% Other

Setting Up The Commercial Composting Operation of Airfield Organics

Sustainable Development Factors

Regulatory Perspective

Operational Perspective

Economic Perspective & Sustainability

Environmental & Social Benefits

Airfield Organics

Established in 2001

Operational ….February 2002

Partnership between:

B H E

Airfield Farms Ltd.

Regulatory Protocol

Identify an appropriate site Manitoba Conservation guidelines

Suitable source “raw” organic waste Sufficient volumes are needed to be viable

Regional planning permission hoops

Manitoba Conservation requirements Manure management plan Annual operational reports

Liability & Impairment Insurance

Airfield Composting Pad

Operational Perspective Due Diligence Site Standards

Leachate containment Monitor “raw” feedstock as added Ground water monitoring – quarterly Surface water monitoring - 3 times a year Analyze compost curing status – quarterly

Airfield Organics Site

Airfield Leachate Collection Ditch

Operational Activities

Preparing a pad Stacking rows Turning / windrowing Temperature monitoring Adding moisture

Source Pumping / transporting / introduction

Re-stacking Rows

Windrow Turning

Loading leachate for moisture addition

Introducing moisture to rows

CCME Class A Guidelines

Assessment of Curing Status: C/N ratio less than 25 Must be cured for 6-month period/no longer reheats Does not contain any visible contaminants Must not contain any sharp matter Minerals/rocks/soil/wood/sand acceptable

To Kill Pathogens using Windrow Method: Waste must attain temperature of 55 C+ for at least

15 .consecutive days and turned 5X during this period.

Finished Compost Windrow

Environmental Benefits of Commercial Composting

Extend life of landfill

Reduce methane gas

Managed leachate

Production of enviro-friendly .organic soil amendment

Meet Kyoto targets & credits

Social Benefits

Quality of life

Seven Generational Philosophy

Linked with other factors like job creation

Community pride

Increased awareness and participation of .all .the R’s

Economic Perspective

Access funding support

Ensure financial sustainability

Appropriate scale for community

Quantify labor, fuel, equipment costs

Charge realistic ‘Fee for Service’

End sales of product a small part

Allow time to develop quality product

BHE provides Communities with a One-Stop Shop to set up and maintain a commercial compost site:

Knowledge of rural Manitoba needs

Professional engineering services

Secure licensing and government approvals

Satisfy due diligence concerns

Product quality and marketing strategies

Community education workshops / materials

Brent Hansen EnvironmentalBrent Hansen Environmental

402 - 10th Street Brandon, MB

R7A 4G2

Ph: 726-3335 Fx: 727-7538

www.wastenot.mb.ca