Calgary Composting Facility
How nutrient-rich compost is created in 60 days
4
All material from compost vessels
is sent to the screening room
Curing
Building
7
Compost is put in rows and cured
Material
Screening
Area
3
3
Biosolids mixture is sent
to the compost vessels
Non-compostable items are separated out
from the stream. (Rocks, plastic, metal and large pieces)
Shredded green cart material
falls on opposite side of a push wall
2
1
Shredded material is taken to the
compost vessels by front-end loader
5
2
Biosolids are mixed with wood
chips in the biosolids mixer
6
Collected food and yard
waste enters a shredder
It all starts here
in the receiving area.
Biosolids trucks enter
composting facility
Biosolids Receiving Area
Good compost exits screening machine
and heads to the curing building
Storage
Building 8
9
1
Green Cart Receiving Area
Full Green Cart trucks
enter composting facility
Final compost is
shipped to consumers
Compost moves to the
storage building