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Houston Secondary School graduation The Houston Secondary School graduation took place June 14 & 15. The safe grad took place after the ceremony which included fire works, a hypnotist and a dance. See more on page 8. (Life Touch Portraits/Chris Duncan photo)
No curbside recycling in Houston anytime soon Rod Link
There won’t be curbside recycling in Houston anytime soon. Following an extensive briefing note prepared by District of Houston chief administrative officer Gerald Pinchbeck, council has decided to shelve conducting a study to examine the
feasibility of offering the service. Pinchbeck cited a number of barriers, including the difficulty of fitting in with the province-wide program called Recycle B.C. that were considered by council in its decision. The District had scheduled a feasibility study to take place next year at an estimated cost of $40,000.
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That study would have set out required capital improvements, operating cost projections and volume of material needed to integrate into the Recycle B.C.’s existing program. “After discussions with Recycle B.C. staff and in reviewing the service model for the province’s recycling program, staff have determined that a curbside recycling program would be difficult
to establish within the existing Recycle B.C. service delivery model,” Pinchbeck wrote. A significant contributing factor was the decision last year by China to stop taking plastic material for recycling because of its own environmental and health reasons. As well, contamination within the plastic reContinued on Page A3
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