It’s the Great & Giant Pumpkin, Canada!
Canada, The Eve of Hallowe’en 2020 – Congratulations to ENGLOBE CORP. for growing this year’s national winner of COMPOST ‘S GIANTS – The Annual Pumpkin Growing Contest of The Compost Council of Canada. The 230-kilogram golden beauty was grown in Englobe’s garden, enriched with their CQA-compost, made from leaf & yard residuals from municipal collection programs within Quebec.
For more info visit our COMPOST’S GIANTS page here
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C’est le concours de la Grosse citrouille au Canada!
Canada, veille de l’Halloween 2020 – Félicitations à ENGLOBE CORP. d’avoir fait pousser la grande gagnante canadienne de cette année dans le cadre du concours Les géants du compost – Concours de la Grosse citrouille du Conseil canadien du compost. Cette beauté dorée de 230 kilos a grandi dans le jardin d’Englobe, enrichie de leur compost AQC fait de feuilles et de résidus recueillis grâce aux programmes municipaux de collecte du Québec.
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THANK YOU
for Participating in
The Organics Recycling Conference
Monday September 28th to
Friday October 2nd
Proceedings will be available soon.
Merci
d’avoir participé au
Congrès sur le recyclage
des matières organiques
du Lundi 28 septembre au
vendredi 2 octobre
Les comptes-rendus vont être disponible bientôt.
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CQA/Compost Markets
The Compost Quality Alliance (CQA) is a voluntary program established by the Compost Council of Canada and the compost producers utilizing standardized testing methodologies and uniform operating protocols to improve customer confidence in compost selection and utilization.
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COMPOST PRODUCT QUALITY TESTING PARAMETERS
There are federal and provincial/territorial regulations and guidelines which compost manufacturers must be in compliance.
Federal:
Fertilizers Act and Regulations
Loi et règlement sur les engrais
T-4-120: Regulation of Compost under the Fertilizers Act and Regulations
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment:
Guidelines for Compost Quality
Lignes directrices pour la qualité du compost
Please contact The Compost Council of Canada for additional provincial/territorial regulations and guidelines
Canadian Fertilizer Products Forum Count Down to first Session October 22nd
Our Council supports and annually participates in the Canadian Fertilizer Products Forum (CFPF), coordinated by our colleagues at the Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI).
This year, instead of the annual conference usually held in Ottawa, there will be a series of seminars as outlined below. Different from past conferences, there is no charge to participate in these webinars.
For your consideration …
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The Influence of Diverse Compost Products on the Soil’s Bacterial and Fungal Community in Potato Production
The following was presented in one of our Council’s many webinars to support industry knowledge and our members’ advancement. Please support our Council through membership and event participation.
Insect Frass : Current Research in Fertilization and Soil Amendment from an Ontario Cricket Farm
The following was presented in one of our Council’s many webinars to support industry knowledge and our members’ advancement. Please support our Council through membership and event participation.
Facility Operations
CERTIFIED COMPOST FACILITY OPERATORS
The Compost Council of Canada promotes environmentally responsible and compliant operations, and endeavors to raise the level of professionalism within our industry. Certification of facility operations staff achieves this goal by providing a structured means of increasing and verifying the level of knowledge. Operator certification programs are also used by various provincial governments as part of regulatory approvals and compliance programs.
- National Compost Operator Certification Program
- Alberta’s Composting Facility Operator Certification Program
- Upcoming Training and Certification Exam Opportunities
ONLINE COMPOST FACILITY OPERATOR TRAINING COURSE
Register Here !
8 two-hour sessions including operator’s exam (optional) to be held every Tuesday & Friday during the Weeks of November 23 – December 14, 2020
Start Time: 10am Mountain
(1:30pm Newfoundland; 1pm Atlantic; noon Eastern; 11am Central; 9am Pacific)
Course Fee = $595 + applicable taxes (CCC/SWANA members)
$795 + applicable taxes (potential members)
Certification Exam = $150 + applicable taxes
Register Here !
How Do Recycling and Composting Fight Climate Change?
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face today. What can we do about this creeping apocalypse? It turns out that there is a lot we can do. We already have many of the solutions to climate change in our arsenal, ready to go. And here is the good news: these solutions don’t have to break the bank. Many of them actually SAVE money. Take this quiz and find out what you know, and what you might not know, about the things a climate-smart, dollar-smart business can do to create a better environment for both ourselves and our descendants.
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Biosolids Can be Composted
The following was presented in one of our Council’s many webinars to support industry knowledge and our members’ advancement. Please support our Council through membership and event participation.
Designing a Biogas System at the Toronto Zoo
The following was presented in one of our Council’s many webinars to support industry knowledge and our members’ advancement. Please support our Council through membership and event participation.
Composting at 4000 Feet
The following was presented in one of our Council’s many webinars to support industry knowledge and our members’ advancement. Please support our Council through membership and event participation.
Compostability
In-Field Testing for Compostability
This document has been developed to serve as a guideline document for the real-world analysis of compostability of products and packaging when tested at actual, operational centralized composting facilities. This is currently not a requirement for certification of compostable claims as conducted in laboratory conditions utilizing established standards such as the BNQ and BPI certification for compostability.
This guideline is to help organics recycling facilities record their test for the physical decomposition of sample products/packaging.
Overview of Testing Procedure
Example of Trial Log
Working Template for Trial Log
Consultation publique BNQ P 0017-988-3/ Public Review BNQ D 0017-988-3 – COMPOSTABLE PROUCTS – CERTIFICATION PROTOCOL
The BNQ (Bureau de normalisation du Québec) has issued their updated draft CERTIFICATION PROTOCOL for BNQ D0017-988-3: COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS, seeking public input to the proposed approach.
The draft document may be found here (English;French).
Please find BNQ’s correspondence below, advising of the details for the consultation.
WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL THOSE INTERESTED IN CERTIFIED COMPOSTABLE PRODUCTS & PACKAGING TO REVIEW THIS DOCUMENT AND PROVIDE INPUT, if so wanted.
Any comments received through this public consultation process will be summarized by the BNQ and discussed with the Certification Development Protocol Committee on Compostable Products to determine any adjustments to the current draft.
Your comments are to be directed to the BNQ.
As members/supporters of The Compost Council of Canada, you are always welcome to keep us informed on issues of importance to your work.
Thank you very much.
Susan Antler, executive director
The Compost Council of Canada
Foodscraps Recycling in Italy
The following was presented in one of our Council’s many webinars to support industry knowledge and our members’ advancement. Please support our Council through membership and event participation.
Valuable Resource Materials
Here’s just a few of the many great information documents to help move your organics recycling and compost programs ahead. Need something else? Touch base with us. Our Council has been helping to build the organics recycling infrastructure across Canada for nearly 30 years (and unfortunately, it is still not done) … our archives are rich in information and inspiration.
TECHNOLOGY:
Technical Document on Municipal Solid Waste Organics Processing
Biodegradable material such as food waste constitutes approximately 40% of the residential waste stream in Canada, therefore diversion of organic materials is essential to reach high diversion targets. The environmental benefits of diverting organic materials from landfill include reduced methane emissions (a potent greenhouse gas), and decreased leachate quantities from landfills. From a life-cycle perspective, other benefits, such as the production of valuable compost and renewable energy, can also be derived from the diversion of organic materials from disposal depending on the processing method selected.
Best Practices For Operating An Aerated Windrow Composting Facility
This document provides the operational procedures for processing up to 2,500 tonnes per year of source-separated-organic (SSO) waste and amendment. This is equivalent to the organic waste produced from a population base of about 5,000 persons.
MARKETS:
Developing Better Technical Specifications for
Topsoil Use in Construction Projects
Ontario Agricultural Trials using
Greenbin-derived Compost
GARDENING GUIDE:
The Grow Your Veggie Garden WORKBOOK
This veggie gardening “how to” workbook has been a labour of love, written and illustrated with the passionate belief in the power of veggie gardening to provide solutions to many issues of our time.
Keep Butterflies Happy: Plant Them an Oasis!
Yes, you can help save the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), the black-veined orange migratory butterfly that winters in Mexico and travels all the way to Canada in the summer, by planting milkweeds (Asclepias spp.). Its population has been declining for at least 50 years and if the population keeps dropping at this rate, within a generation this emblematic butterfly will no longer grace our fields and gardens. Since milkweeds are the only plants monarch butterfly caterpillars can eat, the media have run with that concept, making the solution seem so simple: plant a milkweed, save a butterfly. What could be easier?
But that’s not enough: only monarch butterfly caterpillars feed exclusively on milkweed plants. The adults feed on the nectar of a wide range of flowers and need flowers in bloom throughout the summer, yet milkweeds finish blooming in July. If we planted only milkweeds, the monarchs would starve long before they made it back to Mexico!
Programs of Support
COMPOST
AWARENESS
WEEK
May 3-9 2020
For The Love of The Earth!
A series of Winter Workshops for our Industry
The proceedings are now online!
Compost Matters in Ontario!
February 5 & 6, 2020 – Niagara Falls
Compost Matters in
Atlantic Canada!
February 19 & 20, 2020 – Kentville
Compost Matters in
British Columbia!
February 26 & 27, 2020 – Vancouver
Compost Matters in Alberta!
March 2 & 3, 2020 – Calgary
Compost Matters in
Manitoba!
March 11, 2020 – Winnipeg
Compost Matters in
Saskatchewan!
March 12 & 13, 2020 – Saskatoon
Training and Certification
OPERATOR TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION COURSES:
ONLINE COMPOST FACILITY OPERATOR TRAINING COURSE
Register Here !
8 two-hour sessions including operator’s exam (optional) to be held every Tuesday & Friday during the Weeks of November 23 – December 14, 2020
Start Time: 10am Mountain
(1:30pm Newfoundland; 1pm Atlantic; noon Eastern; 11am Central; 9am Pacific)
Course Fee = $595 + applicable taxes (CCC/SWANA members)
$795 + applicable taxes (potential members)
Certification Exam = $150 + applicable taxes
Register Here !
Keeping Good Company
