1 : . OEE vet ae pena Ea . Shore wen cures leon BREE Htote y ty ALTHOUGH THE problem of garbage disposal on the North Shore has not reached the crisis Jevel that it } municipalities will be part of a elsewhere, the three loca has government-sponsored public discussion on the matter. “We need a long-term strategy which will not only address im- mediate, local problems but take us into the next century,’? En- vironment Minister Bruce Strachan recently said, when he released a discussion paper which outlines op- tions for better approaches to solid-waste disposal, The paper follows the release of results Of a ministry survey af solid waste disposal practices in 129 B.C. municipalities, which iden- tified the need to act now to manage solid waste before it becomes a crisis. “During the next 10 years, 60 per cent of the existing landfill sites will be filled up,’’ warned MLA Jim Rabbitt, who heads the task force collecting public input. Although the Lower Mainland is the source of most of the solid wastes in the province, the poten- tial for leakage from landfills through heavy rainfall is great. There is an increased reluctance from areas elsewhere in the pro- vince to accept this waste. Rabbitt will be conducting public hearings throughout the province after the middie of September. ‘We will probably be presenting a brief,’ Toivo Allis of the Greater Vancouver Regional District Engineering Department said. Allis said the North Shore waste disposal system is not in any im- mediate trouble, and in some ways it is ahead. Varicouver is only now organiz- ing a municipal-wide system for the collection of newspapers — something the North Shore has already had for a few years. International Paper Industries collected about 4.200 metric tonnes of newspaper on the North Shore during the last year. The North Shore generates about 100,000 metric tonnes of garbage per year, 50,000 from North Vancouver District, 27,000 from North Vancouver City and 23,000 from West Vancouver District. All Regular Stock NOW MEMBERS Renew your membership ~ for 1989/90 for $5.00 B SAVE 2.50 By MAUREEN CURTIS Contributing Writer Seeenaane | It all goes to the North Shore Transfer Station by the Second Narrows Bridge, and from there travels to either the Burnaby fn- cinerator or the Coquitlam Resource Recovery Plant. The old North Shore iandfill site near the Coach House Inn closed last May after being in use since 1945. But Allis agrees that more work needs to be done to cut the volume of general waste. “We have a goal to take off an additional 10 per cent (for recycl- ing) prior to the colleciicn phase,”’ said Allis, ‘‘and we can’t do that by collecting newsprint alone.”’ Allis said the GVRD is iooking at getting the remaining newsprint, as weil as other recyslabie materi- als such as glass, metal und plastic out of the general waste disposal system. West Vancouver has two glass and metal depots, one of which has created noise problems for local residents. The GVRD is receiving bids for a pilot glass recycling project for the City and District of North Vancouver, Burnaby and Port Moody. Allis is also very interested in a glass bottle collection system that is used in Europe. Rubber coated plastic ‘‘igloos’’ are set up around town, each with a small tube allowing people to drop their bot- tles in without them smashing. But said Allis: ‘‘The problem is that if there isn’t a viable market for these materials, the system can’t stand on its own. And if recycling is dependent on gov- ernment subsidies, it’s the first thing to go when spending is cut back.” One market, Dom Glass in Bur- naby, has shut down, and trucking glass to depots in Washington and the Okanagan has not proved economical. Western Canada Steel,a market for metallic matter, cipalities ana as) =~ PATTERNS > ALL REGULAR STOCK | ar BODE Gado o is also closing down. The marketplace for these mate- rials is much better in Ontario, which is more heavily industrializ- ed. But markets in the Far East might have potential for recycling local wastes, Allis said. ‘But rather than work on a stop-start basis, we have to get a professional overview," said Allis. The GVRD is planning to hire a professional consultant to study how the Lower Mainland is doing with solid waste disposal and recycling, and look at potential markets and what the GVRD can hope to achieve in the future. A professional report should be in the works by next spring. In the meantime, the provincial government will encourage public discussion. For information on recycling, call the GVRD Hotline at 736- 8636. Doug Collins on vacation WOOLCO CORRECTION Smoke Fire Detec- tor Item ASA769DA advertised in the Aug. 10 Special Buy Flyer. Price should read Woolco Price $17.95, Manufac- turer’s Rebate $5.00, After Rebate Price $12.95. Woolco apologizes for this error and regrets any in- convenience caus- ed our customers. 9 - Friday, August 19, 1988 - North Shore News All remaining summer stock is drastically © reduced! Get ready for fall with some great outdoor gear at unbelievable prices! Prices slashiedl on all models! 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