Greater Victoria should consider burning trash to generate energy
On Sunday the Times Colonist dedicated much of the Monitor section to a report how we treat our municipal solid waste. The Hartland landfill has apparently served the region well for some time. But it's now becoming full.
The Capital Regional District is beginning to explore various options on what to do next. It's not alone.
Across the water, Metro Vancouver recently completed an extensive process aimed at answering the same question.
Their status quo involves trucking trash more than 300 kilometres to a landfill at Cache Creek. That's like people in Toronto trucking their waste to Ottawa.
You've got to wonder how much civilization has advanced. As the Times Colonist points out, municipal garbage dumps were first created in Greece more than 2400 years ago. Surely we can do better than this.
Metro Vancouver thinks we can. It has approved a plan that includes either in-region or out-of-region waste-to-energy treatment of regional trash. This would supplement a small existing facility in Burnaby. The proposal awaits provincial approval.
The Capital Regional District is beginning to explore various options on what to do next. It's not alone.
Across the water, Metro Vancouver recently completed an extensive process aimed at answering the same question.
Their status quo involves trucking trash more than 300 kilometres to a landfill at Cache Creek. That's like people in Toronto trucking their waste to Ottawa.
You've got to wonder how much civilization has advanced. As the Times Colonist points out, municipal garbage dumps were first created in Greece more than 2400 years ago. Surely we can do better than this.
Metro Vancouver thinks we can. It has approved a plan that includes either in-region or out-of-region waste-to-energy treatment of regional trash. This would supplement a small existing facility in Burnaby. The proposal awaits provincial approval.
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