City, Compost Winnipeg to launch food waste drop-off stations

Winnipeg’s politician says nan metropolis will beryllium 1 measurement person to keeping nutrient discarded retired of nan landfill later this period pinch nan motorboat of nutrient discarded drop-off stations passim nan metropolis connected Oct. 15.

The inaugural is successful business pinch Compost Winnipeg and will see 15 drop-off stations. It will stay successful spot until a afloat curbside ‘green cart’ programme begins, pinch a planned commencement day of 2030.

“For each tonne of nutrient discarded diverted, we region 2 tonnes of CO2 emissions,” Mayor Scott Gillingham said.

“That’s why this inaugural is truthful important. By partnering pinch Compost Winnipeg, we’re giving residents a convenient and contiguous measurement to make a existent quality while we cogwheel up for nan motorboat of nan greenish cart program.”

Winnipeggers tin participate by collecting nutrient scraps successful immoderate instrumentality that is lined pinch newspaper, a insubstantial container aliases a BPI-certified compostable bag. The container tin past beryllium tossed aliases nan instrumentality emptied into a cart astatine 1 of nan drop-off stations.

Amanda Wolfe of Compost Winnipeg said her statement is looking guardant to moving pinch nan metropolis and providing convenient drop-off locations, sloppy of wherever Winnipeggers live.

“We cognize having a position adjacent to location is key, truthful we will look for opportunities to adhd much drop-off stations to make it easier for everyone to use.”

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A afloat database of drop-off locations and acceptable food discarded items tin beryllium recovered connected nan city’s website.