Low Cost Composting Solutions Utilizing the Gore Cover System SIWMA 2013 September 19 th, 2013 Conference
PROJECT CRITERIA: SUB $1 MILLION AREA OF FOCUS Very Small Scale Facility Design Capacity Requirement - 1,000 TPA to 10,000 TPA Part Time Operational Requirement (Minimize Ops Costs) Brownfield Focus – Low Lease (Purchase) Rate – Shared Scale / Waste Management Activity in the Area; WWTP, Transfer Station, Landfill’s Provide Ideal Sites Nutrient Rich Feedstocks in the Area (Unlikely Sources – Fish, Pulp, Food, Industry) Other Regional Issues: Farming / Nutrient Poor Soils – High Disposal Transport Costs Community Benefits Maximized – Organic Farm, Educational Opportunities, Community Garden, Greenhouses, Waste Heat Energy Capture Funding Options, Green Grants, Green Municipal Funds, FNES (Educational Funds)
Pilot Projects Make A Great First Step Comox Valley Regional District (Pigeon Lake Land Fill: Commenced May 2013) Low Capital / Operational Cost Focus Temperatures 60°C - 80°C for approx. 2 months Sample of Inputs (Following 1 month under cover). Corn blackened / cooked, Green Waste Highly Degraded, Bone Cleaned, Avocado Pit (soft / breaks easily)
Low Cost Pilot / Start Up Operation Sechelt Band Land – 1 st Nation Partnership (Sechelt, BC): Operation commenced 9/11/2010 Close proximity to community with 3 years successful operation at Pilot Scale Community Partnership and Involvement - FNES Communication on progress key – Meetings / Open Houses
Learning Curve / Operational Issues Trial Inputs / Test Feedstocks Operational Issues Bound to Occur / Manage Proactively (Bear Fence) Equipment Maintenance and Ongoing Operational Costs Key Consideration Low Tech Solutions are ideal
GOT WWTP? Impermeable Surface: Small Footprint Needed Right - Florence OR & NW Langley – Metro Vancouver Move Storage of End Product Off Site Shared Utilities, Equipment and Staff Leachate (if any) Recirculation to Headworks
Compost Facility Construction Scale / Scale House / Pumphouse Power / Controls / Aeration Loader / Organics Collection / Gore Covers / Processing Building
Food For Farmers - Feedstocks Wood Waste (C)Agricultural Waste (N)Commercial Waste (N)
The Pemberton Farmer (example) Local issue: Nutrient Poor Soil Food Security: Public Priority – Locally Grown High Quality Foods Growing Organic Farm Industry imports Nutrients / Ag Amendments
Marketing / Branding: End Product Sales Application of Nutrient rich compost to farm land Typical comparison of compost with landscaping products or floral vegetation Local Support Critical / Branding In Line with Community
Other Opportunities Focus on Soil Quality Engage Kids: Farming or Demo Vermi- composting Educational Programs & Learning Opportunities
Other Considerations / Next Steps What are other locally available products / amendments (pumice, bark) On Site Gardens / Landscaping / Greenhouses / Community Employment Any existing Local Capacity How can you provide the highest end use of your Organic Wastes? Metro Van / CRD / Regional Organics bans already in place for 2015 LOCALLY WE SUPPORT AN SLRD REGIONAL BAN ON ORGANICS FROM THE WASTE STREAM!
Additional Tour Opportunities Upgrades to Improve Operation always possible – Phased Approach (≈ $3MM) Tour of Abbotsford Facility Oct. 2 nd, :30–1:30 Please RSVP (604) Location: 5050 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford
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