Urban Garden Products: Transforming Organic Waste into Soil Solutions
As environmental priorities shift toward sustainability and circular resource use, Canada Fibers Ltd. continues to lead with practical, green innovations. Urban Garden Products, one of the company’s specialized divisions, diverts organic waste from landfill and transforms it into high-quality soil enrichment products for agricultural, residential, and municipal use.
This process helps restore soil health, reduce methane emissions, and support regenerative land use practices—all powered by post-consumer materials.
What Are Urban Garden Products?
Urban Garden Products produces a line of soil blends, mulch, and compostable material derived entirely from municipal and commercial organic waste.
These products are ideal for:
- Landscaping and horticulture
- Urban agriculture and green roofs
- Erosion control and land restoration
- Parks, boulevards, and municipal land projects
Sourced primarily through organics collected in Public Services programs and processed via Urban Mining, this solution keeps biomass in circulation and out of landfills.
Why Organic Diversion Matters
Every year, millions of tonnes of organic waste end up in landfills, where it decomposes anaerobically and produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, reducing organic waste is one of the most effective ways to combat climate change at the local level.
Urban Garden Products addresses this by giving organic material new life as nutrient-rich compost and mulch—improving soil and reducing reliance on synthetic fertilizers.
How the Process Works
- Collection
Organic material is collected from food processors, landscaping services, and municipal green bin programs. - Controlled Composting
Material is separated, pre-processed, and composted under optimized aerobic conditions. - Screening & Blending
After breakdown, material is screened to remove non-compostables and blended into finished products ready for distribution.
This process mirrors the closed-loop approach taken across other Canada Fibers divisions like Urban Biofuels and Urban Polymers, where recovered waste is transformed into high-performance materials.
Urban Garden Products in Action
Our soil solutions are already helping municipalities and private developers:
- Achieve LEED certification credits
- Reduce landscaping costs
- Improve water retention and soil structure
- Lower carbon footprints associated with land development
Whether it’s a green roof project in Toronto or a new community park in Peel Region, we help clients integrate sustainability into their infrastructure.
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Urban Garden Products is proof that resource recovery doesn’t end with recycling bins—it extends into the soil beneath our feet. By turning waste into value, we help cities, builders, and growers contribute to a more regenerative, carbon-conscious future.
Explore how this division supports the broader sustainability mission outlined in our Company History or see how we serve commercial clients through Business Services.
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