In 2007, Montrealer and founder of Compost Montreal Stephen McLeod decided he had finally seen enough. The former bike courier took things into his own hands. “I started the pick-up service with my bike back in July 2007. At the time I was bringing my organic waste to my local Eco-Centre and one day decided ‘hey, I should do this for other people as well.’” After demand grew for his service, the bike and trailer could no longer support the load; neither could the Eco-Centre. The company now has two trucks, and “we have plans for our entire fleet to run on vegetable oil in the near future”, added McLeod. The food waste is now dumped at a city composting site, where it is transformed into compost and as a reward for their efforts, returned the very clients who provided the resource.
Compost Montreal services close to 400 enthusiastic residential and commercial clients weekly. People are excited to finally have this service in their city. For more information visit www.compostmontreal.com
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 11:37
Finally, Collection!
by Matthew
Food Compost
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Innovative Company Compost Montreal
Picks up your Organic Waste
Food waste is a valuable resource and it has been treated like one for thousands of years. Today however, most major cities still send their organic waste to landfill where its potential is lost. Its decomposition thereby releases energy in the form of methane gas, which is a contributor to climate change. As we well know, when the waste is treated properly, it creates a natural, nutrient rich fertilizer called compost.
Matthew
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