Locals can score a five-gallon bucket of mulch compost for $5, and for $10, gardeners get a five-gallon bucket of the finely sifted compost.
The pilot program involved collecting food scraps from Shelter, Shed, Long Beach Lodge, Gaia, Rhino Coffee and 10 other businesses/offices, plus 40 households.
Our values are very aligned with theirs, and we hope to continue to build a lasting relationship with Tofino Urban Farm,” he said.
For the final stage and to produce that finely sifted product, a heavy-duty screening machine is used to sift any remaining foreign objects out of the compost.
The worst thing is they go into the dump and don’t even get recycled,” Rodgers said, adding that Tofino Urban Farm Co.
The West Coast Landfill is projected to reach capacity in 2079, according to a 2018 West Coast Landfill Operations and Monitoring report.
In the landfill, organic waste is buried under layers of other waste and without access to oxygen, it cannot decompose properly and creates methane.