On a side note: 30% of waste that ends up in the landfill is compostable material. The CRD (Capital Regional District) has launched a pilot program aimed at reducing this number in the greater Victoria region. It is a program that will pick up compostable materials curbside for individual residences. They hope to have this program running by 2013. However, they do not plan to implement this program for businesses or multi unit dwellings. This may be an area where some action can be taken to pressure the CRD to extend the program to businesses and multi unit dwellings. They suggest that businesses are responsible for their own waste removal, and that they are not prepared to extend the program to multi unit dwellings. Although the program planned for 2013 is a good step in the right direction, I am sure that including businesses and multi unit dwellings can only be beneficial for the environment.
-Mario
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