City eyes better solution for organic waste
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Could curbside pickup of organics be coming to Winnipeg?
The city is on the search for a better way to get organics such as vegetables and coffee grounds out of city landfills and into compost bins.
As part of the city’s planned organics diversion strategy, the public is being invited to attend an organics symposium on Sept. 9 to learn about how the city plans to manage its organic waste.
The city approved a waste strategy in Oct. 2011, which was designed to keep more than half of the city’s garbage out of landfills. Since organics make up 40 per cent of the city’s residential waste, the organics diversion program is an important piece of this strategy.
According to a release issued by the city Tuesday, this strategy will bring Winnipeg “in line with many other Canadian cities that have already adopted some level of organics diversion, be it pilot programs or fully implemented curbside pick-up.”
Cities such as Toronto and Ottawa do weekly curbside pickup of organic materials.