Zone-Éco is looking to enhance its composting site for Brome- Missisquoi after receiving $2.2 million in financial support through the provincial government’s Programme de traitement des matières organiques par biométhanisation et compostage (PTMOBC) as a part of the 2030 Plan for a Green Economy.

With this financial support, Zone-Éco will enlarge its composting platform and it plans to install aeration in one of its buildings, which will allow organic materials to be continually processed and at a faster rate, said David Rumsby, managing director of Zone-Éco.

Currently, organic materials are mixed once a week at Zone-Éco, but the goal with the new project is to collect an additional 9,000 to 12,000 tons of organic waste from the Brome-Missisquoi territory, explained Rumbsy. He noted that Zone-Éco will be targeting apartment complexes and commercial, industrial, and institutional establishments “that aren’t participating at the moment to give them the opportunity to start composting.”

The new composting service is expected to start in 2026. For more details about the project, listen to the full interview below:

By Taylor McClure Townships’ Daily News Bits CIDI 99.1 FM Played on 18/10/24 – 18/10/24