What different types of composting systems have municipalities implemented?
Municipal composting programs can include a combination of backyard, on-site and centralized management approaches for all or a portion of a municipality’s waste stream. The. major differences between these approaches are described below. Backyard Composting – Many councils or municipalities encourage “Home” or “Backyard” composting, where individual households compost at home. On-Site Composting – The industrial, commercial and institutional sectors can take advantage of larger scale on-site systems to manage their organic wastes and avoid disposal costs. Centralized Composting – Many organic waste generators will not be able to compost all of their wastes on site and therefore rely on programs to collect and compost their wastes at a centralized facility. Many councils or municipalities have implemented programs to collect and compost leaf and yard wastes in conjunction with home composting programs. Combined programs for the collection of organics and recyclables, known as “wet/dry”
