Did you know that 140k tonnes of organic waste was collected in the Toronto Green bin program per year, and half of them got processed into biogas and fertilizer at the Disco Road Organics Processing Facility?
We had a great discussion on Anaerobic Digesters (AD) & Organic Waste Diversion in our February event. As promised, we have made arrangements for a site visit at the Disco Road Organics Processing Facility near Hwy 427 and Hwy 409.
This facility uses a wet anaerobic digestion system which is owned by the City of Toronto, has the capacity to process about 75,000 tons/year of residential and commercial organics collected in the Toronto Green Bin Program (TGBP) as source separated organics (SSO). This facility began operations in November 2013 and we learned how TGBP allows organic waste in plastic bags unlikely in other municipalities.
Guided by the passionate and very knowledgeable plant management team, the tour provided like-minded professionals an opportunity to learn about the organic waste digestion process from start to end and sparked many interesting discussions!