第一个月的结果出来了——试点参与者已经通过使用他们的绿色垃圾桶将住宅分流率提高到51.7%。这些早期结果表明，当完全实施时，绿色垃圾桶将有助于使里贾纳更接近我们将65%的居民垃圾从垃圾填埋场转移出去的目标。
试点参与者对这项新服务感到非常兴奋。在试点前调查中，参与调查的家庭表示：
93%的人支持食物和庭院垃圾试点。
84%的人表示支持使用第三辆垃圾桶运送食物和庭院垃圾。
82%的受访者表示支持全年两周一次的垃圾收集。
参加试点是优秀的分拣员。收集到的大部分材料都在可接受项目清单上，包括食物残渣，如肉、骨头、奶制品和油脂、庭院垃圾、脏纸巾和纸板。我们看到的大多数不属于的物品都是塑料袋和杯子。
进入绿色垃圾桶的每一点食物和庭院垃圾都会带来不同。它节省了垃圾填埋场的空间，减少了温室气体的排放，收集到的材料变成了堆肥。这座城市在垃圾填埋场的试点处理场使用了戈尔覆盖系统，这是一种经过验证的模式，目前在全球300多个垃圾填埋场运行。典型的堆肥过程是八周。
本市将继续监督试点情况，并与参与者共同确定2023年全市食品和庭院垃圾处理服务的最佳方案。
Green Cart Pilot Showing Great Results Almost 96 tonnes of food and yard waste collected!
The first month results are in – pilot participants have increased the residential diversion rate to 51.7 per cent by using their green carts. These early results show that when fully implemented, green carts will help move Regina closer to our goal of diverting 65 per cent of residential waste from the landfill.
There is lots of excitement about the new service among pilot participants. In a pre-pilot survey, participating households said:
- 93% support the Food and Yard Waste Pilot.
- 84% indicated support for using a third cart for food and yard waste.
- 82% indicated support for year-round biweekly garbage collection.
Pilot participants are being good sorters. Most of the material collected is on the acceptable items list including food scraps such as meat, bones, dairy and greases, yard waste, soiled paper towel and cardboard. The majority of items we are seeing that don’t belong have been plastic bags and cups.
Every bit of food and yard waste that goes into the green carts makes a difference. It saves landfill space, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and the material collected is turned into compost. The City’s pilot processing site at the Landfill uses the GORE Cover System, a proven model currently operating at over 300 sites around the world. The typical composting process is eight weeks.
Throughout the year, the City will continue to monitor the pilot and work with participants to determine the best options for the city-wide Food and Yard Waste Service in 2023.
