{"id":22976,"date":"2024-07-01T02:06:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T06:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old-caodanak.asban.dev\/en\/?page_id=22976"},"modified":"2025-02-21T04:15:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T09:15:16","slug":"compost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old-caodanak.asban.dev\/en\/compost\/","title":{"rendered":"Compost"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This page is designed to give you easy access to the information\nyou’re looking for and find tips to make your experience easier!\n

Composting: a simple gesture for a healthier future<\/strong><\/h4>\nDid you know that organic waste makes up 40% of your garbage? If\nyou think your little gestures don’t help, think again!\nWhen you use your brown bin, table scraps and green waste are transformed\nand green waste into a valuable resource for nature, but you’re also significantly\nsignificantly reduce your ecological footprint.\n

\nOrganic residues are rich in essential nutrients such as carbon,\nnitrogen and minerals. When decomposed in the presence of oxygen and living organisms\nliving organisms, these residues are transformed into a fertile soil that can nourish\ncrops. Using natural compost reduces the need for chemical fertilizers\nfertilizers, often derived from the highly polluting oil industry.\n

\npolluting oil industry.\nBy participating in composting, you give back to the Earth what it has given us,\nrather than locking up these precious resources in plastic bags that will end up\nend up unavailable and buried underground.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat's the problem with landfilling organic waste?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

First of all, it’s important to know that buried in an underground bag, organic residues decompose without oxygen. One of the products of this decomposition is methane, a powerful greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and climate change, with all their deleterious effects.<\/span><\/p>

What’s more, you probably know that before being a landfill, the site in question is a natural environment that needs to be deforested. By reducing what goes into the black bin, we reduce the need for landfill. So, we slow down the filling of these sites and postpone the need to create new ones, further and further away, requiring even more transport dependent on the oil industry (yes, it’s that one again!). This helps to protect our terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, our forests, the air they provide, the animals that live in them and those we hunt, our rivers and the fish we catch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Taking part in compost collection is a simple gesture that quickly becomes a rewarding habit. With just a little effort, you’ll be helping to preserve large areas of nature, while making a tangible contribution to the fight against climate change.<\/span><\/p>

So why not give it a try? Let’s make a commitment to future generations and make a difference today!<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is the collection schedule?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Organic materials are collected over 32 weeks, from April to November. Brown bins are collected on TUESDAY in Odanak, every 2 weeks in April, then every week from May to the end of November<\/span><\/p>

The detailed calendar is available with the recycling and waste collection calendar<\/a>. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow can I compost in winter if there's no collection?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The good news is that you can still use your brown bin in winter!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

All you have to do is ensure easy collection in the spring by placing a cardboard box (unlaminated, without staples or tape) at the bottom of your bin after the last collection in November, and ideally inserting a large brown bag (as for dead leaves, there are some available at the post office every autumn) in your bin to place your residues. This will make the first collection easier, and prevent the material from sticking to the bottom of the bin.<\/span><\/p>

You can therefore store <\/span>up to three-quarters of your waste in the bin <\/b>over winter, as it will freeze, preventing decomposition and odours until spring arrives (so avoid leaving the bin in a heated garage, for example). Even in winter, it’s a good idea to add layers of paper (newspapers or circulars, if available) between the empties of your kitchen bucket.<\/span><\/p>

Why up to three quarters?<\/b><\/p>

Organic matter is usually full of liquid and therefore heavy, especially when it’s only table scraps, and the residue compacts over several months. This is simply to ensure that your bin will hold up and that the truck will be able to empty it in the spring.<\/span><\/p>

What do we do if our bin is three-quarters full before April?<\/b><\/p>

Here are a few options:<\/span><\/p>