Columbia Shuswap Regional District CSRD Who we are

Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) �Who we are �Successes / Challenges �Yard and Garden Waste Composting

Who We Are � 50, 000 (60% municipal and 40% rural) �Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Revelstoke and Golden � 6 Electoral Areas � 4 Regional landfills, 8 transfer stations �Network of 18 Recycling Depots � 1. 5 composting facilities, 1 active LFG collection system �Team of 4 Carmen Fennell – Waste Reduction Facilitator Isaac Walker – Facilities Superintendant Jennifer Graham – Financial Services Assistant Ben Van Nostrand – Waste Management Coordinator

Waste Characterization/ Food Waste Collection & Processing Studies

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Gypsum Recycling REGIONAL DISTRICT of OKANAGAN SIMILKAMEEN REGIONAL DISTRICT of NORTH OKANAGAN COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT

3 years in

Root Ball

Turning Yard and Garden Waste into a Resource - Why - Infrastructure needs - Regulations - Lessons learned - Questions

Regulations �OMRR Registration Letter Follow up letter �Operating Plan -Monitoring - Sampling

5, 600 m³ of ground yard and garden waste

Moisture Content Importance Windrow sizes roughly 550 m 3, approx 13, 000 L of water applied to each row

Sampling done beginning of Aug to test for nitrogen levels. Less than 15 ppm for all meaning product is ready for screening and curing!

Over's and Screened Product

Finished �Foreign matter <1 �Avg. Moisture = 40 �Trace Elements <limits �C/N ratio 20: 1

Lessoned Learned �More turning �Volume reduction �Moisture �Trigger points for being done �Costs Turning Sampling Watering Screening