NEWS RELEASE
May 2, 2025
For immediate release
TransAqua announces 2025 compost season opening
RIVERVIEW, N.B. – TransAqua, the Greater Moncton Wastewater Commission, announced today that its 2025 compost site will be open to the public on Tuesday, May 6, at its facility located at 220 Brown Road in Five Rivers.
Compost Bin filling – May 6 to October 31, 2025
The public is advised that the compost site will not be re-filled on the following holidays: Victoria Day (Monday, May 19); Canada Day (Tuesday, July 1); New Brunswick Day (Monday, Aug. 4); Labour Day (Monday, Sept. 1); and Thanksgiving (Monday, Oct 13). The compost facility will close for the season to the public on Friday, October 31, at 4 p.m.
Free compost is available to residents of Five Rivers who wish to self-load compost into their own vehicles/containers.
More information regarding the quality of TransAqua’s compost can be found on TransAqua’s website at www.transaqua.ca/compost. Please sign up to receive updates and information from TransAqua. Residents may also contact the compost facility by calling 506-387-7977. Please note that compost is not available at TransAqua’s wastewater treatment facility in Riverview.
TransAqua, the Greater Moncton Wastewater Commission, (www.transaqua.ca) was established in 1983 to support the wastewater collection and treatment needs of the Dieppe, Moncton and Riverview tri-community. Since then, it has developed a 38.2-kilometre collection network and a treatment facility to best deliver on this mandate. It has also become a leader in the reuse of biosolids through the generation of high-quality compost as opposed to disposal in a landfill site.
Media contact:
Velta Tomsons
Communications and Marketing Manager
TransAqua / Greater Moncton Wastewater Commission
(506) 850-4431