_ through Friday until Dec. 23. i for capital Terrace Review —— Wednesday, December |1, 199) 3 costs by Tod Strachan The Regional District of Kiti- mat-Stikine has jumped onto the recycling bandwagon with a $15,000 grant-in-aid to the Skeena Valley Recycling Society. The grant was made following a one-hour meeting with society representatives Frank Donahue and Scott Schoo- ner Saturday morning. Donahue explained to the regional board that the society's constitution had been changed by opening it up to public mem- berships and by increasing the number of elected directors from five to a range anywhere between five and 15. And there were indications of a change in the philosophy of the society as well. There is now a set goal of becoming financial- ly self-sufficient by June 1992 or sooner. And the society intends to encourage private enterprise to get into the recycl- ing business, with the goal of eventually replacing the society itself. ‘There is still a lot of fine tun- ing to do, however. As Donahue explained, they have only had 10 days to restructure the society. But there is a plan that the regional board believes to be viable. According to Donahue, there are some recyclable materials on which a h a profit can be made, THE GIFT OF CARING. Salvation Army member Lee Anne Hoeft and other volunteers are busy wrapping gifts and preparing food hampers but they, and more than 400 needy familles in Terrace, need support from the public as well. The Red Kettle Drive kick-off last Saturday was successful but the Salvation Army still only has a fraction of what they need. Cash donations can be made at any Red Kettle, and toys or non-perishable foods can be dropped off at the old Video Station in Skeena Mall between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. Monday Time is running s out! _ Buy a 1992 CASH CALENDAR and. WIN! Other supporters include artist Roy Vickers and Wayne Webber, ‘The Dr. R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation is a charitable organization. ‘Funds raised by the Foundation are used for the purchase of diagnostic and medical equipment ‘The Foundation is currently fundraising for a CT Scanner for Mills Memorlal Hospital to benefit residents of the region. +A CT Scanner in the Northwest will save costly trips out of the region for diagnosis. Order your calendars NOW! December 23 is the closing date. call 635-5178 or 635-6790 Or write the R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation, 4720 Haugland A Ave., Terrace, B.C. V8G 2W7 Vepssetette Saddeeriasineieis nee rer are among them beverage bottles and cans, cardboard and news- print. Profits from these items, he explains, would cover losses on other items such as glass, plastics and tin cans. In order to make money on the profitable items, however, the society needs help: according to Donahue, $12,000 to cover their current operating deficit, the regional board’s endorsement in order to arrange for a the lease- purchase of a $54,000 Newnes bailer, and the board’s support in coordinating regional recycl- ing needs, Donahue said the $12,000 would cover their deficit, the cost of a loading dock, and the balance of the cost of a $5,000 fork lift. He explained that Shell Oil had agreed to donate $2,500 for the purchase of a fork lift, the province would offer a one- third rebate on the purchase price, and the society would have to pay about $1,000 them- selves. With these things in place, said Donahue, the society would be in a position to accommodate the 70,000 pound Newnes bailer. The manufacturer, he added, had suggested that with local support a deal might be under which the province would pay a one-third rebate of $18,020, and the manu- facturer would arrange 9.5 per- cent bank financing on the bal- ance. The debt could be paid off at the rate of $1,000 a month and their investment on all capi- tal purchases could qualify fora 50 percent federal grant. With the baler, forklift and loading ramp in place, Donahue told the board, the society would be in a position to start thinking of profit rather than loss, As examples, he said the society is currently selling 10 tons of waste cardboard at $50 a ton. But with the Newnes bailer, the cardboard would be worth $70 a ton and they could handle the 50 or more tons each month they estimate is available. And the three tons of news- ‘print they collect each month nets them $48 a ton but the society has to pay shipping costs. With better handling facil- ities, said Donahue, they believe it would be possible to collect 26 tons of newsprint each month in Hazelton, Kitwanga, the Nass Valley, Kitimat and the Terrace - area; and Newstech, operator of the recently commissioned paper de-inking plant in Vancouver, will cover the cost of freight on shipments over 20 tons. The collection of newsprint, however, was described by Donahue as a "challenge". Another money maker, Dona- hue added, could be computer paper. It’s worth $70 a ton. But |Regional board backs local recycling group $15,000 grant-in-aid their primary source, B.C. Build. ings Corporation, handles it themselves because they say much of it contains confidential information. Donahue added that they could enhance revenues with a bottle depot and bingos. That, plus profits on cardboard and news- print, he said, would pay the loss -on other recyclables and result in a break-even operation. Re- cyclables collected at a loss by the society include the 100 pounds of aluminum they collect monthly, which is valued at $900 a ton, about a ton of tin cans collected each month that are worth $10 to $12 a ton, and glass, which is worth nothing unless there is a deposit on it or it is furnace-ready and includes no green glass. Following a discussion on the information provided by Dona- hue and Schooner, Terrace direc- tor Jack Talstra suggested they approve a grant-in-aid of $15,000 to the society from surplus funds. He added that Terrace had attached several conditions and a system of monitoring the activities of the society to a $28,000 financial commitment and it was not necessary regional district to do the same. His motion was adopted unani- mously. It was agreed by the board and society that if the society should for some reason cease to opcr- ate, the disposal of assets would be a function of the regional board and Terrace city council. Issues and concems coming out of the board’s discussion included a‘ comment from Stewart mayor Darlene Cornell, who noted the great number of empty trailers heading south every day and suggested that backhauling recyclable materials should perhaps be made a condi- tion of their licence. Hazelton director Pete Weeber would like to know how much money would be saved in landfill operation if an aggress- ive recycling program were in place, the suggestion being that savings should be passed on to the recycling operation. It was suggested the saving would not be proportional to the amount of material diverted from landfill operations, but there would be a definite advantage in adding to the life of a landfill site. Talstra offered a solution for maximizing the use of a recycl- ing system through incentives for commercial users of landfill sites. This incentive might take the form of increased tipping fees for commercial landfill users who don’t take the time to separate recyclable materials, said Talstra. The regional board also sug- gested that the recycling initiat- ive now under way in Terrace -- Continued on page 30 therefore for the ' ewe ap te ee oe, Oe Yeeeah sietbe AR te eae een eetaad 3 ~ a te eee EY err ree MD A gre Ta I ene a yee ard ae the cana MEM eee .