Pikogan
Pikogan, near Amos, Quebec · Since 2018
The Anishinaabe community of Pikogan composts its residents’ organics in a BROME 516 inside its eco-centre, and gives the compost back for free.
- Sector
- Municipal & Industrial
- Application
- First Nations communities, Household & community organics
- Location
- Pikogan, near Amos, Quebec
- In operation since
- 2018
- System
- BROME 516 composter
- Scale
- Community of 570 residents
- 2018in operation
- ~10 daysin the composter
- Freecompost for residents
In 2018, Pikogan, a community of 570 residents a few kilometres from Amos, wanted to compost its organic waste and get ahead of Quebec’s requirement to recycle 100% of organic matter.
The project was developed with the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Sustainable Development Institute (IDDPNQL), with Brome Compost defining the quantities and the equipment.
The solutionA formerly abandoned building was renovated into an eco-centre that also houses the composting system: a BROME 516 rotating drum, a sifting screen at the exit and a fume hood to evacuate humidity, in a heated room.
Residents put their organics in labelled buckets collected weekly; a local maple syrup business designed a bucket washing station to save time and water. The organics spend about 10 days in the drum, then mature in breathable bags and piles.
Brome Compost provided training and follow-up support. Pikogan became only the second First Nations community in Quebec with a composting site.
“We put our compost outside and people can come help themselves at any time, for their lawn, their flowers, and their vegetable gardens. And it’s free!”
Martine Bruneau, Director of Public Works, Pikogan
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