HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS
waste remains one of the big-
gest concerns for recyclers; by
reducing the number of chem-
ical products you buy and
Gisposing of them through
hazardous waste collections or

New organization will
offer enviro support

depots you can reduce the

problem.

MEWS photo Neil Lucente

| Company turns food into fertilizer

NEW TECHNOLOGY developed by North Vancouver-based Interna-
tional Bio Waste Corp. (IBW) is turning food waste into fertilizer at

‘their recently-opened $1 million plant.

‘With a capacity of 120-tonnes
per day, their organic waste pro-
cessor started digesting food waste
less than 2 month ago, explained

IBW president Aris Morfopoulos. -

The processor, designed by
. IBW; uses a natural process (ad-
ding heat and microbial cultures)
to quickly break down and liquify
‘organic material in large tanks.
The waste material is then
dried ‘and,. within 48 hours of the
Start, a: product is created that is
. being sold to fertilizer companies
for use in their organic products.
~The. process uses all kinds of

*. .food waste and leaves no residue,

By Pamela Lang
Features Reporter

said Morfopoulos.

With source clients like grocery
store chains and industrial food
processors, IBW has already pro-
cessed over 100 tonnes of waste
and hopes to be up to capacity
before long. .

Bio Waste is a family business,
says Morfopoulos, explaining that
the idea originated with his
brother Pas (IBW chairman) and
developed by them and two more
brothers.

North Shore Recycling Program .

‘Reduce.

IBW’s. president said they

wanted a company that was en-
vironmentally positive as well as
having good business potential.
. That business potential is evi-
dent in clients who want a more
environmentally sound alternative
to landfills and, although they
must sometimes haul it farther,
IBW charges less than the fand-
fills. “ +

“They save $25 a tonne in
disposal costs,’’ said Mor-
fopoulos. IBW charges $44 a
tonne while the North Shore
Waste Transfer Station next door
charges $69 per tonne.

.IBW- has. been processing
organic waste for three years at a
10-tonne per day plant dedicated
to one Vancouver client.

Reduce plastic waste by using cloth
grocery bags. :

Reuse colourful magazine pages

as gift wrap.

Recycle with your Blue Box
and Blue Bag.

Graphics courtesy of Environment Canada.

THE THREE Rs of environmen-
tal awareness — Reduce, Reuse,
and Recycle — are becoming fair-
ly well-known. But knowing
about them and practicing them
are two different things.

In an effort to educate people
in resource conservation and to
help them practice the three Rs,
Vancouver's Sage Foundation is
introducing its EcoMotion pro-
gram.

Designed to be presented to
groups and organizations, the
EcoMotion program includes
workshops, checklists of actions
that can be incorporated into the
Participants’ lives, and access to
the EcoMotion InfoLine.

Groups participating in the

program can monitor its success
by tabulating participants’
checklist data to determine if
behavioural changes are occurring, .
where people may be having dif-
ficulties in changing their habits,
and what sort of impact people’s
actions are having on the en-
vironment.

The Sage Foundation, formed
in October, 1990, is a non-profit
group dedicated to “‘grassroots
environmental change,’’ according
to the group’s brochure. The
EcoMotion program, which is
presented by trained volunteers, is
the foundation's first project.

To arrange an EcoMotion pres-
entation or obtain more informa-
tion on it or The Sage Founda-
tion, call 669-6298.

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