Nearly a third of the materials sent to New Brunswick landfills could be going to the compost pile instead.
That’s because a large part of the province doesn’t have a curbside compost collection program. And for the areas that do, waste sorting is difficult to enforce.
New Brunswick’s Department of Environment and Local Government is working toward a province-wide organics program. The Strategic Action Plan for Solid Waste aims to have a new program in place by 2028.
“A comprehensive organic waste program will help reduce emissions and conserve resources,” said a representative from the department in an email.
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Each region now composts differently, and requirements vary widely depending on where you live.
In December 2025, the province conducted an online public consultation and it said it’ll be months before the results are released. The Department of Environment did not agree to an interview with CBC but said it also consulted Indigenous partners and environmental groups.
The department estimates about 30 per cent of all waste sent to the landfill is organic waste, such food, soiled paper products as well as yard and pet waste.
It’s proposing to install, through legislation, a 20 per cent cap on the amount of organic waste that can be disposed in regional landfills.
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