Orgaworld readying for first organics shipment
By now, many of you are participating in Ottawa’s new Green Bin program, an initiative that the City of Ottawa is undertaking to reduce the amount of garbage sent to our landfills.
The Green Bin program provides us with a cost-effective way to help our environment by diverting a significant amount of household waste to Orgaworld’s state-of-the-art facility where it can be turned into nutrient-rich compost.
This morning, I had the unique opportunity to tour the Orgaworld Facility on Hawthorne Road, and was very impressed with the progress I saw.
Orgaworld is currently testing its composting system to prepare for the first shipments of organics, and there is already high demand for the quality compost material that the processing facility can produce.
As one of the largest indoor organics composting facilities in North America, the site is home to a flexible composting system that can grow as the City of Ottawa’s needs grow.
This is just one of the ways that the City of Ottawa is combating the issue of landfill overuse.
Final emissions testing is underway at the Plasco Energy Plant which is one of the last steps in the demonstration at Trail Road. I am optimistic that the City can complete its negotiations with Plasco in the next few weeks, and it is my hope that construction will begin by this fall.
Our City is literally leading the world when it comes to waste diversion. I congratulate each resident of Ottawa that has been feeding their green bin in recent weeks- your commitment to reducing the amount of garbage your household sends to our landfills will make a huge impact on Ottawa’s future.
Mayor Larry O’Brien