Salish Soils, which turns organic waste into compost and soil on the Sunshine Coast, is expanding into Greater Vancouver. The Sechelt-based, CCIB-certified company will offer waste management, land reclamation and bulk materials across the Lower Mainland to construction firms, landscapers, mining companies and land restoration projects.
The move comes as organic waste diversion remains a challenge in the region. A 2026 study by Tetra Tech for Metro Vancouver found that compostable organic material made up 25% of the region’s garbage, up from 22% in 2024.
“Valuable materials are still ending up in landfills when they could be put back to use,” said Aaron Joe, founder and CEO of Salish Soils. He said the expansion is meant to change that, by teaming up with local partners to recover resources and cut waste, in line with the company’s commitment to “healing the land and restoring balance to local ecosystems.”
On the Sunshine Coast, Salish Soils handles more than 25,000 tonnes of organic waste a year, including food waste, yard debris, timber and biosolids, and turns it into compost, mulch and custom soil blends.
Rather than building a processing plant of its own in Greater Vancouver, it is working through infrastructure that already exists. AJM Disposal and other waste management partners take care of bin rentals and debris removal, and West Creek Farms is among the suppliers working with Salish Soils on soil, aggregate and mulch projects, with help from regional fleet operators.
Because the network operates locally, materials don’t have to travel back to Sechelt, which the company says significantly cuts transportation emissions.
“Partnering with Salish Soils allows us to deliver dependable waste management solutions while keeping valuable organic resources in local use across the Lower Mainland,” said Matt Torgerson, CEO of AJM.
Customers can order bulk deliveries of soil, mulch and aggregates, as well as bin rentals, construction and demolition debris removal, green and wood waste pickup, site cleanup, trucking and quotes for disposal planning on individual projects.
The company hopes the Greater Vancouver work becomes a model that can be repeated, blending Indigenous stewardship values with practical, on-the-ground solutions.