Guide for the management and operation of a composting facility adapted to the context of First Nations in Quebec

In this guide, you’ll discover the different stages of the composting service and the main actions to be taken at each stage, from organic material collection to compost use.

You’ll also find:

• • Basic principles of composting
    The process, the steps and compostable materials.
  • Management of the composting process
    Parameters to be respected and monitored, troubleshooting.
  • Quality Control
    Finished compost analysis and classification.
  • Health and safety concepts
    Health impact management, fire prevention and management, and safety equipment
  • Human resources and training
    Required skills, roles and responsibilities.
  • Data monitoring
    Information collection and analysis.

In the appendix to the operations guide, you will find a number of tools and additional information to print and use on site.

• Additional references
• Dewar’s self-heating test instructions
• A product sheet template
• The monitoring parameters
• Troubleshooting worksheets for temperature, smells and animals
• Instructions for calculating feedstock recipe
• Instructions for testing moisture, porosity and density
• An example of a logbook for parameters monitoring
• Instructions for compost sampling

Finally, we’ve created an online tracking tool to support you in your day-to-day operations. It is customized to each installation’s operation.