Sat 16 Jan 2010 06:50:41 AM EST
Restrictions on Pet Feces in Green Bin
The City of Ottawa has recently been informed by Orgaworld Canada that their current Ministry of Environment Certificate of Approval issued by the Ministry of the Environment for their composting facility does not include dog feces as an acceptable material. The City Staff contact is Marilyn Journeaux The certificate does allow for the receipt and handling of other small pet feces, as long as it is included as a part of cat litter and small animal bedding materials. This announcement is being made at this time in order to avoid this material being included by residents as a part of their organics materials intended for eventual processing at the Orgaworld facility beginning on January 27, 2010. It will also be necessary to make changes to the City’s Solid Waste By-law eliminating the acceptability of this material. This will be done at the next Council meeting.
The City reminds residents to use green bins safely. While green bin manufacturer, Norseman Plastics, says there have been no reported incidents of children being injured in their lockable green bins, each unit does contain a message that says "Warning! Suffocation hazard. Do not allow children to play inside this container.”
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