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Prince George City Council Talkin' Garbage

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Prince George City Council  has been getting  some garbage updates from Jim Martin, the Manager of the Environmental  Services/ Waste Management  of the Regional District of Fraser Fort George.

The annual budget for handling garbage in the Region is 5 million dollars.

In 2004,  residential waste throughout the region was up by 11%

Waste created  in the demolition, land clearing section had increased by 44%, which is likely a result of efforts to clear beetle kill trees on  local properties.

While just over 85 thousand tonnes of waste was buried, that was a 36% drop in the amount of waste buried back in 1994.  That would indicate there is progress  being made in the recycling efforts.

Martin noted that when it came to recycling, 
880 tonnes of metal had been recycled
6200 tires recycled, 
8700 litres of used oil  recycled ( that program only started in July of last year)

There has been a 41 percent increase in the amount of compostable materials received at the waste management sites,  and  that has resulted in an increase in  compost available for the general public.  Martin says  they were  selling  as much as they could produce. 

As for the future of the Foothills Landfill site, Martin admitted,  all sites have a lifespan, and that site is likely to  reach it's maximum in 2020.  He told Council that at that time, there could be new technologies  for dealing with  waste, and landfill may be a thing of the past.  Councilor Cliff Dezel did add, that he was aware the Regional District has been setting aside  dollars  to be able to deal with whatever may come as a result of the "filling" of the Foothills Landfill site.
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