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THE CORPORATION Ol? THE CITY OF PORT COOUITLAN
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meeting of the Environmental Protection Committee was held in Meeting Room
Port Coquitlam, on Tuesday, February 8, 1989 at
4I35 p.m.

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In attendance were.
Alderman t4.C. Farnworth, Chairman
Alderman N.R. Wright, Co-Chairman
D.G. Riecken, P. Eng., Deputy City Engineer
G. Voncina, Operations Manager
D. Murphy, S.H.A.R.E.
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CONFIRJIATION OF NINUl'ES

That the minutes of the meeting of the Environmental Protection Committee
held on Wednesday, January 25, 1989 te taken as read and adopted.

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MULTI-MATERIAL RECYCLING PILOT PROJEC

Derelc Murpny of S.H.A.R,E. reviewed his proposal to undertake a six month
multi-material recycling pilot project in collection zone 5 of the City to

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assess participation levels and diversion rates of recyclable newspaper,
glass, and metal cans. Although the markets for recycled materials are
soft at the moment, S.H.A.R.E. remains committed to the pilot project in
order to obtain local data. It was suggested that September would be a
suitable start-up date should the City decide to proceed.

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The Committee reviev»d various aspects of the proposed project and

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determined that staff should project the participation rates, diversion
rates, and anticipated savings in tipping fees, as well as consult with
C.U.P.E. prior to making a recotnmendation to Council.

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ALTERNATIVES TO RESIDENTIAL BURNING

The Operations Nanager reviewed his 1988 report on composting of grass
clippings, leaves, and garden wastes. That report concluded that the
savings in tipping fees was offset by the costs of handling the compost.
As well, operational difficulties were discussed. It was noted that the
tipping fee has increased by over 20 percent and that in view of this the

economics of composting should be investigated further.

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It was noted that, with the exception of leaves, the materials which could

be composted are not burned in any case. Tree prunings and other similar
garden wastes could not te successfully composted without some
pretreatment such as shredding which would add to the cost. At present,

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much of this material
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It was therefore determined
Octoter 3, 1988 which prohibited residents from
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P lacing such material

with their normal domestic pick-up te reversed.

The Meeting Adjourned at 5:50 p.m.

D.G. Riecken, P. Eng.,
Deputy City Engineer

Alderman N.C. Farnworth,
Committee Chairman

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