It could have been sent to the landfill. Instead, 40 tonnes of biodegradable bistro trays, clamshell containers and single-use spoons have been transformed into rich black soil.
After the ferris wheels and carnival games went dark last summer and the 1.4 million people who visited the Canadian National Exhibition headed home, the annual legacy of the Ex could be found in overflowing garbage cans and dumpsters, where tonnes of waste was left behind.
In the past, much of this was plastic garbage that ended up sent straight to landfill, where it doesn’t break down for more than 1,000 years.
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