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One aspect of the City’s new organics composting program is in the bin. Late last month the Regional District of Central Kootenay board of directors approved funding for the City of Nelson’s two organics community drop-off bins, one Public Works hopper and installation — plus a 20 per cent contingency if required — up to a total cost of $38,155.38. After a letter to the Joint
Let the composting begin. The City has opened the door to the next phase of residential composting with the approval for the launch of organics diversion pilot program, through an amendment to the Waste Management and Wildife Attractant Bylaw. Using countertop appliances to pre-treat household organics, around 1,600 households in the Fairview neighbourhood of Nelson — as well
With a pocketful of grant money and no official launch date, the city is pulling the lid off of its small-scale pre-treatment organics pilot project and going large scale. Over the next few months a vague launch of the home composting program — via the product called the FoodCycler — will begin with the first shipment of 1,600 home composting units before the end of the year.