Tour of a Composting Facility - Fraser Richmond Soil & Fibre

By Rick LeBlanc, About.com Guide

Welcome to Fraser Richmond Soil & Fibre. A wholly owned subsidiary of Harvest since 2009, this is one North America’s largest permitted composting facilities for food scrap and yard waste. While most operations compost in windrows, Frasr Richmond uses a proprietary covered aerated static pile (CASP) system. Located near Vancouver, B.C., this operation processes over 240,000 tonnes of material annually, and has recycled over 3 million tonnes since the company was launched in 1993.

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• Welcome to Fraser Richmond Soil & Fibre
• Arrival at the Scale House
• Material Is Accepted at Fraser Richmond Soil & Fibre
• Material Is Placed in Compost Cells
• Monitoring Temperature and Humidity
• Vacuum System Maintains Aerobic Conditions in the Static Pile
• Screening
• Finished Product Shown at a Trade Show

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