CRD Explores Long-Term Waste Solutions

0:00It's March 30th, this is Vancouver News today, local news powered by AI. The capital regional district is scouting long-term waste disposal plans as the heartland landfill edges toward full. That new north end section, Phase 2 or cell 4, kicked off in January 2025 and should hold steady until 2050. But beyond that, they need fresh strategies to handle the region's trash. These levels are dropping nicely, with per capita solid waste falling from 382 kg in 2023 to 300. 38 last year, even as the population hit 465,000. They're aiming for 250 kg per person by 2031, thanks to better diversion and community efforts. Folks are responding with more recycling, food scrap drop-offs, and using on-site materials beneficially instead of varying them. Higher tipping fees, like $160 per tonne for general refuse, plus incentives such as $100

1:01for separated wood, are. Pushing people that way, still, consumer habits make it tough to cut back on disposables. This month, the CRD board tasked staff and consultants with checking options through 2027 from maxing out heartland to 21, 100 capacity, a new South Island landfill, cutting edge tech, thermal processing, or even shipping waste elsewhere. Though bring recommendations back then, hit the public for input. With capacity locked until 2050, there's a real breathing room to test new ideas and update the solid waste plan for the decades ahead, keeping things sustainable for greater