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4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, British Columbia. Canada V5H 4G8 Fax (604) 432-6251

June 7, 1990 File: SD 95.25.04

Mayors and Counciis
All Member Municipalities

Dear Sir or Madam:

re: Region-Wide Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program

At their May 30, 1990 meeting, the G.V.R.D. Board of Directors passed a
resclution supporting a household hazardous waste (HHW) collection program
throughout the Region similar to the programs recently conducted: by ©
Vancouver and Port Moody (ref. May 10, 1990 report to Water and
Environment Committee, enclosed). The District has aico made a proposal
to the Ministry of Environment for establishment of a permanent HHW " —
management system, however, it will take some time to implement such a

system. The reference program is intended to fulfill the immediate needs. nr a

for HHW management within the Region. It is hoped that a further HHW +”

collection drive can be avoided by timely implementation or a permanent 0 eh.

system. It is proposed that one of the collection days will be held in: >:
early summer and the remainder in the fall. It is further proposed that
the collection days be sited to service logical groupings of
municipalities as follows:

North Shore, Bower Island and Lions Bay

Burnaby and New Westminster
Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Anmore, Ioco and Belcarra
Richmond, Delta, and White Rock

Surrey and the Langleys

Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows

Matsqui and Abbotsford.

The G.V.R.D. is asking for your council’s endorsement of and participation
in the program. In order to plan and carry out the program, we would ask
that you identify your municipality’s contact person as soon as possible.

The provincial government has committed to paying the cost of
transportation and disposal of the collected wastes to be carried out by a
hazardous waste contractor and to share in the advertising and promotional

costs.