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Allen Lynch, Manager NSRP
‘CRYSTAL BALL gazing can be fun,

even when it comes to solid waste and
waste reduction.

Whar do I see happening 5 years from
now? Well, fet’s cake a look at what | pre-
dict the future might bring:

‘* A ewo stream recycling collection - all
rades of paper in one container, all
_ beverage and food containers in another.
© One truck going down the road picking
up garbage and recycling together - one
section for garbage, two sections for
recycling.

No more clear bags for yard trimmings
as-

collection - we will be using special p
tic wheeled containers just for yard
trimmings.

* Foed waste collection in with the yard
trimmings.

© A total user-pay system for garbage
where residents will be billed an amount
for each kilogram of garbage placed at
the curb for collection.

* An expanded Recycling Depot Drop-off
that would include a reuse and repair
component.

* Computer hardware recycling dro off
available ac the Recycling Drop-o!
Deport.

© A much greater awareness of the need to
consider how what we do effects the
environment and how we can personally
effect positive change.

* A much greater emphasis on natural
gardening responsible.food choices and

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simplicity - fewer lawns and more gar-
dens with native plants and ornasnental
grasses; organic gardening; chousing to
ve with less “scuff”.

* A ban on pesticide use.

* Comprehensive “Adopt-a-Block”,
“Adopt-a-Park” of rograms
involving people from al walks of life. -

* An expansion of the mandate of the,
NSRP to include broad-brush environ-
mental programs such as air ¢ ualiry,
water conservation, Houschold
Hazardous Waste reduction, ec,

Keep these predictions and mark your.” -

: ak? for May 1, 2005. . If Pm wrong, :

give mea call and i will buy you lunch. :

Whee Did it AUlE evi

charge of administering the recycling contrac

‘$e, you're one of those wonderful community: minded North’ .
So, the years flew by, and by.1996, the. NSRP had produced

Shore residents, who reduce, reuse and recycle onareguias  ~

you'te heading that \ way ~ but have you ever stopped to wonder My
how this all starced? |. ° . ;
“a Way back int ‘1981, the Greater Vancouver Regional Dist

alii ties entered into a
racts with International Paper Industries Led. (IPD)
7) collect: ‘Rewspaper from North Shore homes - “and voilal. The" .

it was introduced, our blue newspaper bag w was unique in | North

” America. ‘ Since, it has become a staple of. recycling programs -
throughout: the GVRD, but interestingly, it is still Mecaaly
Thea in the rest of North America. - :

only thing tha

“the ‘newspaper collection initiative int a full-blown ‘single and =". ever has:
umulti-family recycling program. In 1990, IPI was awarded. the.’
contract for the collection, processing and marketing of

materials collected in the North Shore's new Blue Box program
The first single family home received pick-up j just after Labour
Day in'1990, with mauiti-family (apartments and townhouses), *
collection following soon after. “Included in the new concract

were materials’such as the old newspapers; food and beverage :
"containers made from metal, glass and plastic ‘milk jugs.

“The E contract ¢ was unique in mariy ways, but the mos

full participants.’ This was an innovative example of partnering

. among municipalities which has proven to be sn enormous.”

sticcess, especially from an‘ economic standpoint." The agency

chat came out of this parmering?* The Norch Shore. Recycling