TAMRMS#: B06
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Green Bin Contamination Reduction
Notice given by: Councillor Killick
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PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to present a motion for which Councillor Killick gave notice on April 19, 2022.
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PROPOSED MOTION:
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That Administration, following the waste composition study and public consultation in Q4 of 2022, bring forward for Council consideration by Q1 2023 recommendations (beyond curb side education) to reduce the amount of contamination contained in the green bin program (as identified in the waste and diversion report dated Feb 2022, page 14, provided to Council March 16, 2022).
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ALIGNMENT TO PRIORITIES IN COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN
Strategic Priority #6: Environmental Stewardship: Explore innovative environmental and conservation opportunities.
Corporate Business Plan: Enhance waste minimization strategies with emphasis on reduce and reuse activities.
ALIGNMENT TO LEVELS OF SERVICE DELIVERY
C.4 Waste Mamangement
C.4.1 Solid Waste Collection
C.4.1.c Organic Collection
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
Residential Solid Waste Management Bylaw 17/2018
Part 2: Application
12. No person shall place anything other than Organics in Organics Carts and hot Ashes shall not be placed in Carts at any time.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The City introduced a three-stream, curbside waste collection program in June 2011. All single family and some multi-family properties receive garbage, source-separated organics, and comingled recycling collection on a fixed schedule:
Stream Frequency
Garbage Biweekly year round
Organics Weekly (April 1 - Oct 31); Biweekly (Nov 1-Mar 31)
Recycling Weekly year round
A third-party contractor (presently Green For Life Environmental Ltd) collects organic material from the curb and brings it to Roseridge Waste Management Services Commission (Roseridge), where it is composted in an outdoor, aerobic windrow system.
In January 2021, th...
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