3. Operator Training National Conference Regional Workshops www.compost.org

9. Types Leaf & Yard Food Residuals Wood Manure Fish Waste Biosolids – waste water; pulp & paper

10. Sources Residential IC&I Agricultural Waste Water Natural Resources

14. Composting in Canada 2.5 + Million Tonnes Processed Annually

15. Garden & Wood Waste Food Waste Biosolids Manures

18. Processing Windrows Static Aerated Piles – covered or not In-Vessel –Troughs –Containers Anaerobic Digestion followed by composting

19. Approaches Municipally-run Public-Private Partnership –put or pay –design, build, operate Private operation

20. Challenges Siting Process management – odours, leachate, vectors Operational experience Ongoing community relations The time factor for finished compost

25. Compost Benefits Organic matter Moisture retention Fertility Microbial life Disease resistance Drainage Structure Micronutrients

28. Compost Markets Manufactured Topsoil Growing Mixes Mulches Specialty Applications

29. Compost Markets Topsoil manufacturing Turf establishment & maintenance General landscaping & gardening Erosion control Wetland construction Bioremediation

30. Product – consistency, availability, reliability Real-life experience to gain acceptance Recipes & Specifications

34. Priorities

35. Landfill Diversion Environmental Benefits Local Manufacturing and Markets

36. Stewardship

37. 2004 -- $70MM for Blue Box in Ontario 2 nd half of 2008 -- $9.6MM for MHSW $7MM of in-kind newspaper support in 2008 $216MM in 5 years to 200 municipalities $70MM for 75 projects for Efficiency & Effectiveness Projection of annual costs of $223.5MM

45. The Compost Council of Canada 16, rue Northumberland St. Toronto ON M6H 1P7 Ph./Tél. : (416) 535-0240 / 1-877-571-GROW(4769) Fax/Téléc. : (416) 536-9892 / 1-866-902-7272 Email/Courriel : info@compost.org