A new regional composting facility will be built at the Campbell River Waste Management Centre, enabling curbside organics collection for over 30,000 single-family dwellings in Campbell River, Comox, Cumberland and Courtenay. This household organic material will be transformed into finished compost for agriculture and landscaping.
The $15.5 million project is funded through $6.4 million in grants and $9.1 million from CSWM reserves. Operations will be funded through tipping fees. Cost savings can be realized by removing organics from the waste stream which will prolong the life of our regional landfill.

A What We Heard report summarizing input from extensive consultation in 2020 has guided the design of facility and its operations and a design summary document is now available for the community. Once the design is finalized, construction will begin, and phased introduction of organics collection will begin over the summer and fall of 2022. The facility will be fully operational by fall 2022.

Interested in learning more? Attend a Webinar
Join our project team for a presentation about the design for the regional organics compost facility. Find out how input from the community was used and participate in an online question and answer session.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 12 noon – 1 pm
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 5 pm – 6 pm
You must be registered to attend. Click here to register and receive your Zoom meeting link.
DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS
All composting activities will be completed indoors, minimizing noise and odour. There will be no impacts to groundwater and surrounding habitat. The enclosed processing building and supporting infrastructure will be centrally located on a cleared area at the rear of the property, leaving a forested buffer around the site.

TRANSFER STATION
An organic transfer station will be constructed at the Comox Valley Waste Management Centre (regional landfill) located in Cumberland. When the Campbell River landfill reaches capacity in late 2021/early 2022, waste will be transferred to the regional landfill in Cumberland. These trailers will take organics from Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland to the regional compost facility in Campbell River on their return trip, maximizing trucking efficiencies. Approximately one to two truck trailers will be transferred to Campbell River per day. 
Conceptual drawing of proposed transfer station
REGULATORY APPROVALS
A summary of the public consultation undertaken will be submitted to the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy to support applications for a targeted amendment to CSWM’s Solid Waste Management Plan to construct the regional organics facility and an Operating Permit for the regional organics facility under the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation.
The Ministry administers and regulates air quality issues, including odour issues, under the authority of the Environmental Management Act. The Organic Matter Recycling Regulation governs production, quality and land application of certain types of organic matter.
Development and building permits will be required from the City of Campbell River and the Village of Cumberland. The facility will comply with Public Nuisance bylaws, which includes prevention of nuisance odours.
A new regional composting facility will be built at the Campbell River Waste Management Centre, enabling curbside organics collection for over 30,000 single-family dwellings in Campbell River, Comox, Cumberland and Courtenay. This household organic material will be transformed into finished compost for agriculture and landscaping.
The $15.5 million project is funded through $6.4 million in grants and $9.1 million from CSWM reserves. Operations will be funded through tipping fees. Cost savings can be realized by removing organics from the waste stream which will prolong the life of our regional landfill.

A What We Heard report summarizing input from extensive consultation in 2020 has guided the design of facility and its operations and a design summary document is now available for the community. Once the design is finalized, construction will begin, and phased introduction of organics collection will begin over the summer and fall of 2022. The facility will be fully operational by fall 2022.

Interested in learning more? Attend a Webinar
Join our project team for a presentation about the design for the regional organics compost facility. Find out how input from the community was used and participate in an online question and answer session.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 12 noon – 1 pm
Thursday, March 18, 2021, 5 pm – 6 pm
You must be registered to attend. Click here to register and receive your Zoom meeting link.
DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS
All composting activities will be completed indoors, minimizing noise and odour. There will be no impacts to groundwater and surrounding habitat. The enclosed processing building and supporting infrastructure will be centrally located on a cleared area at the rear of the property, leaving a forested buffer around the site.

TRANSFER STATION
An organic transfer station will be constructed at the Comox Valley Waste Management Centre (regional landfill) located in Cumberland. When the Campbell River landfill reaches capacity in late 2021/early 2022, waste will be transferred to the regional landfill in Cumberland. These trailers will take organics from Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland to the regional compost facility in Campbell River on their return trip, maximizing trucking efficiencies. Approximately one to two truck trailers will be transferred to Campbell River per day. 
Conceptual drawing of proposed transfer station
REGULATORY APPROVALS
A summary of the public consultation undertaken will be submitted to the BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy to support applications for a targeted amendment to CSWM’s Solid Waste Management Plan to construct the regional organics facility and an Operating Permit for the regional organics facility under the Organic Matter Recycling Regulation.
The Ministry administers and regulates air quality issues, including odour issues, under the authority of the Environmental Management Act. The Organic Matter Recycling Regulation governs production, quality and land application of certain types of organic matter.
Development and building permits will be required from the City of Campbell River and the Village of Cumberland. The facility will comply with Public Nuisance bylaws, which includes prevention of nuisance odours.