Photo: Michael Graham Richard Bring Out Your… Organic Waste Yesterday I got my green bin from the city of Ottawa. They’ve been handing them out to residents since September 2009 (except for those in a pilot program), and everybody should have one by December except for people living in high-rise buildings and residences with common pad collection (that will come later). The collection of organic waste is set to begin in January 2010, and since about 45% of the waste collected by the city is compostable, and since anaerobic decomposition in landfills produces large quantities of metha… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ottawa’s "Green Bin" Municipal Composting Program is About to Take Off!