REQUEST FOR DIRECTION
DATE: March 12, 2018 Report No. EPW-18-019
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Jeff Miller, Director of Engineering and Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Integrated Resource Management Strategy
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
Does Council wish to add to the 2018-2022 Financial Plan a line item for review and business case for integrated resource management for the solid waste, kitchen scraps and yard/garden waste streams?
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
That the COTW receive Staff Report EPW-18-019 for information, provide any additional direction to staff as the COTW considers advisable, and direct staff to issue a short term Request for Proposals for the operation of the yard and garden waste transfer station and processing of the waste stream.
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BACKGROUND:
In early 2018, the Capital Regional District Board made the decision not to pursue an integrated waste management (IRM) philosophy with respect to the waste streams (solid waste, kitchen scraps, yard and garden waste, and waste water treatment residuals).
These streams would continue to be treated separately. On February 26, 2018, a notice of motion was introduced at Council that the Township should investigate the possibility that an IRM strategy could be implemented for the Township's waste streams (solid waste, kitchen scraps, and yard/garden waste). This notice of motion received endorsement from all of Council.
The management of these waste streams is as follows:
Solid Waste
* Collection is carried out by the Township.
* Material is delivered to the Hartland Landfill by the Township.
* Material is deposited and managed at Hartland Landfill by the CRD.
Kitchen Scraps
* Collection is carried out by the Township.
* Material is delivered to the Hartland Landfill by the Township.
* Material is deposited and managed by the CRD.
* Currently this waste stream is shipped to a facility for conversion for waste to energy.
Yard and Garden Waste
* The Township prov...
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