Green Lane Mechanized Composting Facility St. Thomas, Ontario First municipal composting system in Canada (established 1994)

Site visit – 11 October 1995 Brock University Burapha University Municipality of Laem Chabang

The process: Organics are taken from the holding area into the covered composting building where it is placed at the beginning of the 5 zone channels A mixing machine moves the compost forward as it heats through microbial action and breaks down By the 21st day a finished soil enhancer is removed.

Visiting delegation form Chonburi Province, Thailand

Paul van der Wef with roll-off household / ICI organics container

Roll-off household / ICI organics container

Interior view of organics container

Aeration / drainage screen in bottom of organics container

Organics collectoin containers

Exterior of mechanized composting facility

Mixing of incoming organics with high-carbon co-compost

Interior of compost building showing trenches and access path

Compost trench with wood chip co-compost awaiting mixing

Mechanical mixer moving down trench

Side view of mechanical mixer moving down trench

Mechanical mixer moving down trench

End view of composting trench

Mechanical mixer– note vapour from hot compost

Mechanical mixer moving down trench

Compost is virtually odourless

End of concrete compost trenches with finished product (21 days)

Blended compost

Conveyer and container for finished compost

Conveyer for finished compost

Conveyer and container for finished compost

Ventilation manifold and odour-controlling biofilter

Ventilation manifold tile (below biofilter) Air passes through slots and biofilter medium to remove odours

Ventilation manifold and odour-controlling biofilter

Biofilter medium – mostly finished compost and solids for aeration

Manager Paul van der Werf and finished compost

Experimental garden late in season (after frost and harvesting)

Conclusion of visit