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Milt Kruger had no idea he was being considered for the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce H.D. Stafford Good Citizen of the Year award until his name was called Tuesday night at the Chamber’s Christmas dinner meeting. “I’m not often speechless,” Kruger told The Times. “There’s a lot of people who certainly deserve recognition. I’m not sure why I stood...
Read MoreMetro Vancouver is searching for a new dump to take up to 200,000 tonnes of garbage annually once its contract with the Cache Creek landfill expires at the end of the year. Paul Henderson, Metro’s manager of solid waste, said Metro is looking to sign a seven-year deal for a “contingency” landfill, which would likely be outside the regional district...
Read MoreMetro Vancouver’s drive to build a new garbage incinerator is on ice, if not dead. The regional district announced Thursday it is discontinuing the lengthy waste-to-energy procurement process, although it indicated it could be restarted in a year or two. Board chair Greg Moore said improved recycling and waste-reduction efforts have pushed back the need for new waste disposal capacity...
Read MoreMetro Vancouver is re-thinking its plan to build another waste incinerator now that people are throwing less garbage out and diverting waste more to recycling and compost. The chair of the Regional District says a few months ago the proposed plant size was halved, but now they are not even sure there is enough garbage to feed the smaller 250,000-tonne...
Read MoreMetro Vancouver Disposal Service TrashKing is roll-off and junk removal company that provides a disposal service to homeowners and businesses alike. Whether you are looking for a waste audit to ensure your business is disposing of your trash efficiently, or a dumpster rental to get rid of construction waste on your project, we have just the solution for you. Call...
Read MoreNow that you’ve eaten your last sugar cookie of the holiday season, you may be thinking it’s time to give that tired old tannenbaum the boot. If you’re wondering where you can dispose of your Christmas tree in Metro Vancouver, this interactive map of Christmas tree disposal locations is the place for you. Most of the locations on the map...
Read MoreOfficials at the Metro Vancouver Regional District have axed a controversial plan to build a $500-million trash incinerator to handle the waste generated by the region’s residents. The decision was announced today due to the “uncertainty” with future waste volumes output and the regional district’s ongoing initiatives to reduce residual waste, such as the recently launched mandatory organic food waste...
Read MoreIts hard to believe in this day and age, that professionals would not know better than to clean up after themselves. A local film crew is accusing Metallica and their crew of leaving a mess behind of garbage, trash, boxes and other crew waste after a concert. Allegedly, the crew was parting with groupies and other concert types all night...
Read MoreEvery year, thousands of mattresses get dumped in Manitoba landfills. Now, a Winnipeg recycling business wants to change that, but it could be years before the public is able to access its services. According to numbers provided by Mother Earth Recycling and the provincial government, 40,000 mattresses from Winnipeg alone wind up at the garbage dump. Until now, the option...
Read MoreKnocking down houses isn’t green, destroys our heritage People travel to Montreal, Quebec City, Boston, New York and cities in Europe to see historic buildings and neighbourhoods. They will never travel to Vancouver for these things. Our historic buildings and neighbourhoods are being torn down and sent to the landfill. Perhaps developers, politicians and some citizens don’t care. Those cities...
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