Food and yard waste collected in Regina’s green bins will soon get hauled to a facility just outside of the city, where it will be heated and reduced to "biological charcoal," a substance used to improve soil quality.

It’s part of an eight-year contract the City of Regina has signed with Awasis Organics Ltd., which plans to build a 20,000 square-foot plant three kilometres east of Regina off Highway 33 on land owned by Cowessess First Nation.

Cowessess Ventures is the majority owner of Awasis Organic Ltd.

“We expect to sequester hundreds of thousands of tons of CO2 equivalent, establishing one of the most impactful climate projects in the region,” said Rebecca Acikahte, business development manager of sustainability for Cowessess Ventures.

Biological charcoal, or biochar, is used as a

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