NORTH VANCOUVER City will
not adopt a mation that would
have required residents to recycle
glass, plastic and metal materials
as well as the currently collected
newspapers.

Despite 2 report from the
Greater Vancouver Regional
District, that stated = mandatory
recycling improves participation by
up to 85 per cent, council voted
not to improve the city’s current
practice of curbside newspaper col-
lection because it feared a buyer
could not be found for the other
recyclable material,

The GVRD requested the city

Hl - Sunday, February 21, 1988 - North Shore News

City rejects forced recycling

to wait a while and find out how it
works in Delta (where full recycl-
ing wil) go into effect in February).

As well, Loucks argued there is
no market for the recycled goods.

“We could wind up in the same
position as others are with paper
where there is no market and end
up dumping it all on the landfill
site,’ said Loucks. ‘‘We should
do everything we can to encourage
recycling but we can’t make the
markets ourselves.*’

Loucks added the plant that us-
ed to recycle glass in North Van-
couver closed and no one has been

cucourage recycling.

“Lord knows | know about
markets moving up and down,’
said the stockbroker alderman.
“But it is time we were perceived
by the community to be moving on
this issue.”

Clark suggested councis spend
the $34,000 it carns from the
newspaper recycling contract on a
depot for glass and tin.

Ald. Stella Jo Dean noted a
multi-material program would be
cost efficient and suggested council
look into financial assistance from
the GVRD.

Loucks said the city would get

interested in the operation since. very little.
Ald. Rod Clark said he thought The GVRD proposal was
council should be doing more to defeated.

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adopt a more comprehensive bylaw
to help reduce municipal waste.
The regional district wants to
remove 10,000 tonnes of recyclable
materials annually from the waste
stream.

The proposal recommended
curbside collection of all recyclable
materials and suggested a fine be
imposed for residents not
separating their garbage and de-
positing it on the curb.

But Mayor Jack Loucks said
council should wait until it sees
how municipalities with complete
recycling fare before amending its
bylaw.

“TS think it would be worthwhile

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