Despite the expansion of brown bin collection, Montrealers composted less in 2022 according to the City of Montreal.
By the end of 2022, the amount of table waste sent to compost will have decreased by approximately 4% compared to the previous year. At least that’s what the municipal environmental department predicts.
“There has been a decrease this year,” confirmed Roger Lachance, director of the service, before the City’s Finance Commission. “There are certain factors that we suspect, in particular the effect of the pandemic on the participation rate, a reduction perhaps a little in the Montreal population. There is also the economic slowdown. »
This is the second year in a row that the quantity of organic matter thrown into the compost has decreased.
Montrealers composted approximately 104,000 tonnes of organic matter this year, or just over 50 kilograms per year and per person.
About 72% of Montreal homes are currently served by a brown bin. The environment department continues to implement the program in buildings with eight or more units. Nearly 4,000 businesses are also served.