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Clear the Air, Cowichan! Clear The Air... Equipment & Suppliers Clear the Air, Facts About Open Burning Chipping and grinding services are provided by the following companies: Human Health Effects Cowichan! Smoke particulates from burning are Coast Environmental Ltd. (250-715-0954) considered the greatest air pollution (Duncan) Central Landscape Supplies Ltd. (250-743-9989) problem in British Columbia. (Cobble Hill) Bylaw 2020: Landclearing Wood smoke contains highly toxic MacNutt Enterprises (250-714-1112) (Nanaimo) Management Regulation gases such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, dioxins and furans. Landclearing debris can be dropped off Bylaw at the following facilities: Up to 5,000 premature deaths per year in Canada can be attributed to air Coast Environmental Ltd. (250-715-0954) pollutants. (Duncan) Wood smoke worsens pre-existing Fisher Road Recycling (250-733-2108) (Cobble heart and respiratory diseases, Hill) especially in pre-school aged children DBL Disposal Service Ltd. (250-741-8923) and the elderly. (Nanaimo) Air curtain or trench burners are supplied by the following companies: Mt. Sicker Logging (250-746-1918) (Trench Burner Only) (Duncan) Central Landscape Supplies Ltd. (250-743-9989) (Cobble Hill) MacNutt Enterprises (250-714-1112)(Nanaimo) —————————————————————-- Questions? Open Burning of For more information, or to obtain copies of Bylaw Landclearing Debris: Environmental Effects No. 2020 - Landclearing Management Regulation Bylaw, 2009, visit Pollutants released during burning, www.cleartheaircowichan.ca Information and Alternatives contribute to climate change; locally, this leads to more frequent and/or severe weather events such as droughts and high-intensity rainfall. Dioxins and furans released during burning eventually settle on crops and 175 Ingram Street, Duncan BC V9L 1N8 in lakes and streams. These chemicals CVRD Recycling Hotline 250-746-2540 will enter the food chain and end up in or toll free 1-800-665-3955 our food! www.CVRDrecycles.bc.ca Clear The Air... Trees, stumps, and branches can be Open Burning of chipped and used onsite as mulch to apply on Landclearing Debris* is BANNED in Alternatives to Open Burning gardens, control invasive plants, or left to de- all CVRD Electoral Areas Organic material that is removed during compose over time and provide natural habi- landclearing is a valuable resource. It can be tat. turned into compost, mulch and wood chips, Stump grinding is a service that reduces the which improve soil quality and support the fu- stump to just below ground level, avoiding the ture regrowth of plants. need to burn or use expensive excavating equipment. It also leaves the property intact, Composting reducing the need for fill. Trucking in new material can be costly compared to chipping and distributing existing materials onsite. Landclearing debris should be chipped, Grinding or chipping is an excellent option ground and reused. If no suitable alterna- to avoid burning. It can also decrease your tives are available, landclearing debris may carbon footprint and save you money! be burned ONLY with the use of an air curtain or trench burner if the follow- Air Curtain Technology ing conditions are met: 1) Burns have been registered with Ministry of Forests and Range prior to ignition. Call 1-888-797-1717 to register The Cowichan Valley Regional District 2) Burn registration forms have been filled (CVRD) provides FREE drop-off of yard and out through the CVRD Public Safety De- garden material year round at all of its partment. For more information call 250- community recycling centres and Central 746-2561 or visit the CVRD website. Landscape Supplies Ltd. in Cobble Hill. This material is locally recycled into compost. Ac- 3) The Provincial Ventilation Index is rated cepted materials include: grass, leaves, as ‘Good’. To check the Venting Index, shrubs and branches that are no greater than If burning is required, air curtains must be check online at: www.bcairquality.ca or 7.5 centimeters (3 inches) in diameter. used. Air curtains, also known as trench burn- call 1-888-281-2992 ers, burn vegetative matter in an enclosed space, with an open top, over which a high *Bylaw applies to three or more landclearing piles; Chipping & Grinding velocity ‘curtain’ of air is directed. Exposure any landclearing piles that are larger than 2m x to a constant curtain of air allows for a high 3m; or any machine-stacked landclearing piles. temperature efficient burn that significantly reduces combustion time and smoke genera- *Violators face fines of up to $2,000 per offence, tion. Air curtains, or trench burners, function per day. as a pollution control device and reduce the *Report Infractions! Contact CVRD Bylaw En- particulate matter emitted from an open burn. forcement 250-746-2500. After hours and week- The result is a very clean and efficient burn. ends call the Bylaw Enforcement Hotline 250-746-2600 *See back for details on local service providers .
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