Organic waste
About 30% of all waste landfilled in the province is from a category called organics. That’s enough to fill more than 17,000 garbage trucks a year. This waste is primarily composed of food waste, soiled paper products (like paper towel and cardboard packaging), yard and pet waste.
Organic waste comes from both the residential and industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) sectors. Organics in landfill produces greenhouse gases (GHG’s).
