Regional Waste Reduction Office

2017 Highlights Waste Reduction Office

¢ Received member municipality and Regional Board support for the new Regional Solid Waste Management Plan update

¢ Completed a two month curbside bulky item collection pilot program to test the feasibility of this program.

50,000

More than 50,000 users at the Westside Residential Waste Disposal and Recycling Centre Facility.

Another successful Repair Cafe!

¢ Held successful spring and fall ‘Repair Café’ and ‘Trunk Sale’ events promoting repair, reuse, repurposing and recycling.

¢ Increased backyard composting through sale of subsidized composters and with Okanagan Basin Water Board sold over 200 rain barrels to encourage household water conservation

¢ Worked with several community based volunteer groups to clean up illegal dump sites

¢ Distributed 22,000 copies of the Living Greener Calendar which was also viewed online more than 4,200 times.

¢ At the end of the year there were almost 8,800 subscribers to the MyWasteApp. More than 3,400 new subscribers joined during 2017.

Westside Residential Waste Disposal And Recycling Centre

¢ Serviced more than 50,000 users at the facility.

2018 Initiatives

¢ Launch a Region-wide curbside bulky item collection program.

¢ Receive Provincial Government approval for the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan update.

¢ Issue a Request for Proposals for curbside garbage, recycling, yard waste collection.