Comprehensive Food Waste Collection
Why not collect all food waste? Seattle does it. UBC does it. Why limit it to uncooked fruits and veggies and eggshells? This makes some people not bother. More would use the service if it didn't require any discrimination and sorting.....
melwood
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This is planned for Phase 2 of the food scraps recycling program.
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Anonymous
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I agree with Erica - this program is great, but it should be expanded for all apartment/condo buildings as well.
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Erica
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Any idea whether this will be extended to include apartment buildings too? We comprise a large portion of residences in Vancouver and are eager to participate!
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CoV Zero Waste Working Group
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Currently, there is no definitive timeline for phase 2 of the food scrap collection program but the City is aiming for sometime next year. When phase 2 begins, a new collection schedule will likely be sent to all users.
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Raymond
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Will it indicate on the new 2011 collection schedule, what days are for yard trimmings collection and what day is for garbage collection.
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Raymond
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do u know what month of next year this is starting?
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Raymond
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U didnt indicate what month phase 2 is starting?
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Raymond
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Do u know what month of next year this is starting?
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CoV Zero Waste Working Group
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The City intends to collect all food scraps (fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, dairy, bread, cereal products and food-soiled paper) in 2011. At that time, it is expected that food scraps and yard trimmings will be collected weekly and garbage will be collected bi-weekly in order to minimize odours and insects from decomposing meat, fish and dairy scraps.
For more information, take a look at the food scrap program webpage. http://vancouver.ca/projects/foodWaste/why.htm.