Prince George, B.C. – Tomorrow is the final day to share your thoughts about proposed changes to the Regional District of Fraser Fort George’s Solid Waste Management Plan.

The plan will provide a blueprint for how garbage, recycling and composting will be handled
in the region for the next five to ten years.

Earlier this year the Regional District surveyed the community to find out what their thoughts on the topic were and have taken that input and drafted a set of recommendations which include:

• That the RDFFG maintain their target to reduce the amount of garbage landfilled from 840
kg/capita/year down to 570 kg/capita/year. This includes all types of waste; from homes, businesses, and building and renovation projects

• Holding reuse events across the region, like community garage sales

• Establishing campaigns to encourage waste reduction behaviours, like using cloth shopping bags, refillable mugs, and reducing the amount of food waste we throw out

• Setting residential garbage can limits and garbage cart fees at levels that encourage residents to use local recycling and composting opportunities

• Implementing residential curbside recycling collection in Mackenzie, Valemount and McBride if/when funding for this service becomes available from organizations like Multi-Material BC

• Encouraging more recycling by businesses and multi-family buildings (e.g. apartments and condos), restrict the disposal of recyclable materials in the garbage

• Assessing the feasibility of reusing and recycling components of the waste generated by construction and demolition activities

• Developing a region-wide strategy to tackle illegal dumping

If you’d like to have your say on the matter click here to fill in the survey. Hard copies are also available at local transfer stations and landfills until tomorrow.