CONTAINER SIZE AND WEIGHT REGULATIONS

As announced in April 1999, che District
of North Vancouver has implemented
changes to residential garbage collection
servives. There are two reasons for this
change. The first is to follow the GVRD
requirement of 50% garbage reduction

WHAT'S ACCEP

“Acceptable

by the year 2000, a goal that the North
Shore achieved last year, mainly
through recycling. The target now is to
maintain and improve on this achieve
ment, while at the same time

providing quality service

OD virce 77-litre gerbage bags. secured with a twist-tie, tape or other fastener; or

@ Three 77-litre garbage cans of gelvsnized or plastic construction. When full, the 77-litre cans or bags may not pe weigh more

than 20 kilograms each (45 ibs.); or

through efficient operations. Cost sav-
ings are also realized through reduction.

Garbage disposal cost the District $1.8

million in 1999. Reducing garbage will

also help reduce disposal costs.
Secondly, the District must

® One Schaeffer cart, which is equivalent to chree 77-litre containers. Schaeffer carts are the only carts that are compatible to
* the garbage truck hydraulic lift system. V Vhen full, the cart may not weigh in excess of 60 kilograms (135 Ibs.) ~

‘Note: Other Lower Mainland municipalities have long since moved in this direction, although most only allow residents two
containers ber week, and the District of North Vancouver allows three.

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poppies

“OVER YOUR 3-CONTAINER LIMIT?
District: sunitation crews will pick up additional
bags of garbage, provided they are of acceptable size
/ weight and have a Garhage Sticker applied. One
sticker must be applied to each bag over the accept-
able limit. Stickers are available for sale at any

District Recreation Centre or through the District
Tax Department. Stickers are $2.00 each and may be

2 “new megan,

’ purchased individually or in packages of ten.

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together

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also comply with Workers Compensation
Board (WCB) weight lifting restrictions.
District sanitation workers can handle
over 3,000 containers on a given workday.
Working safely means less workplace
injury and cost savings to taxpayers.

WHAT'S NOT

Not Acceptable

@ District saritation crews consist of

> one driver and one Swamper (who lifts the

garbage into the back of the garbage -
truck). Other wheeled carts and oversize
containers (including I21-litre wheeled
cart, pictured above) are difficult for one :
person to lift, are very often overweight
and are not compatible with the garbege
truck lift system.

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