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City of Vancouver to expand composting program
City of Vancouver to expand composting program
To be tested in two Vancouver neighbourhoods this fall
Renee Bernard Jul 10, 2011 12:43:30 PM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The City of Vancouver is looking into expanding its composting program. The plan involves reducing garbage pick-up to once every two weeks, with compost pick-up increased to every week.
Councillor Andrea Reimer says decreasing garbage removal shouldn't be a problem.
"The part of it that smells and is so yucky and annoying is the food waste part of it," she says. "If you can gather the food waste altogether, the garbage that remains is essentially dry garbage, so we don't have to pick it up as often."
The city also intends to accept all types of food scraps in composting bins, such as dairy, eggs, bread and meat.
"Something like composting is a no-brainer for us to get moving on," says Reimer. "Thirty-five per cent of garbage generated is compostable. Here is an opportunity to turn it into a resource."
The compost is brought to a processing facility and sold to people who want it for their gardens and landscaping.
A recent survey found only five per cent of Vancouver food scraps were diverted for composting and only 12 per cent of Vancouver households were actually taking advantage of the program.
The City intends to try out its expanded program in the Sunset and Riley neighbourhoods in the fall. |
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發表於 2011-7-10 18:49
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