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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMITTEE
MINUTES

meeting of the Environmental Protectioa Commi.ttee was held in the Third
Floor Committee Room, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, on Tuesday,

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In attendance were:
Alderman M. R. Wright, Chairman
Craig Reynolds (part)
Emmie Leung (part)
D.G. Riecken, Deputy Engineer

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That the Minutes of tbe Environmental Protection Committee Meeting held on
Wednesday March 7, 1990, be considered read aad adopted.

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RECYCLING PROGRAM

Emm5e Leung of International Paper Industries Ltd. was present to
discuss the service that her company would be prepared to provide to the
City in the matter of multi-material curbside collection and marketing of
recyclables. She indicated that IPI would be prepared to eater into a
five year contract for collection and marketing of recyciables which could
be virtually identical to their current contract with the District of
Coquitlam fcr an initial price in the order of 818.50 pez household per
year. She suggested that the mater5als which should be included comprise
three colors of glass, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, PET and HDPE
plastic containers, newspaper, and possibly magazines and cardboard. She
also suggested that, based on her exoerience, weekly collection results in
a higher diversion rate than bi-weelcly collection. IPI would take care of
all advertising, education and promotional activities.
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It was noted that one vehicle would not be suff5.cieat to cover all
single
single f'amily dwellings, and that two vehicles could service
family households as well as the 2,800 apartment and townhouse dwellings
with some capacity to spare.
IPI would undertake to start up a full multi-material curbside service
covering single family dwellings together with newspaper collection
currently undertaken by SHARE at multi-family sites by July 1, 1990
provided that a contract can be entered into by mid April. This lead time
is necessary to procure the blue boxes, print brochures, etc. Apartments
could be added later in the fall after IPI gets up and running with their
program on the North Shore. Should this time frame not be achievable,
they would be willing to contract for pickup of newspaper only in the
interim, but this would mean that the full program implementation would be
delayed until the fall.
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Engineer informed

Committee th a t th e 0 perations Manager
in the process of preparing athereport
was
on the City collection alternative,
and that the report would not likely
be completed for two

weeks.

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The

Commit} ee

reviewed

correspondence

from Newstech R
that the City support the GVRD in
entering into a supply/sales
contract for old newspapers
with
that
firm.
t at t e GVRD is not in a position to enter intoThe D eputy E ngineer
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advised that f ormal tenders be
called prior to entering into any such contracts.
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COMPOSTING PROPOSAL

Craig

Reynolds was in attendance to present his
s re se proposal on
establishi
is ng a corn
composting facility in the City. Mr, revised
Reynolds
to establish his facility on
a 5 acre leased site on Burns Roadwould like
behind an
existing wholesale nursery operation.
an would like access to yard debris He plans on utilizing horse manure,
a bullring a ent. H
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er e ity or a private contractor ascollecting
yard waste for one week
at the end of each month, May to

October, and delivering it to his
facility at a disposal charge in the order
of 410 to

412 pez tonne. The
City would be expected to pay for the cost
of collection in either case,
ut would save the current tipping fee of
452/tonne at Nastech.
There were a number of concerns
by the Committee including the
intzoducti::n of truck traffic into raised
a rural area, potential leachates from
t e operation, whether the land Commission
would approve
ppr
tth e operation,
an w at affect this would have on
the
current
collecti *
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that staff should evaluate the proposal,
seek clarification
from Mr. Reynolds as necessary, and
a report for consideration
t'e Commit te at s uture meeting. prepare
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The Chairman did express approval y
the concept of composting yard wastes,
of
but felt that the details would
have to be worked out before the City
could respond to the proposal.
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IVI ANIMAL WELFARE GUIDELINES

Correspondence from the District of North
Vancouver advising that no
official changes to their bylaw with respect to
animal welfare. guidelines
were c. rently in progress was received
by the Commit}ee for ini'ormation.
ITEM VI

ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE

Correspondence from the City of Vancouver Task Force
on Atmospheric Change
comments on their discussion paper "Clouds
of Change" was
received by the Committee for

inviting

information.

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ITEM VI: PACKAGING WORKSHOP

Information on an upcoming workshop on packaging materials
was received by
the Committee.
ITEM VII:

OTHER BUSINESS

The Chairman

requested that the minutes of a meeting of the Eraser
City
Coalition be di.stributed to members
Council for their
information. Background materials relating to of
placed in the Aldermen's Room on the third floor. these minutes will be
Mayor's

The Meeting Adjourned

at 6:45 p.m.

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

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Wright,
Chazrman

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Minutes not read and adopted by the Committee until
certified correct
by the Committee Chairman's signature.

Mayor and Aldermen

City Administrator

VAR 20 1990