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Waste Flow Management Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw No. 280, 2013 Engagement and Consultation Volume 3: Communication Materials Report on Activities and Feedback May 2012 to October 2013 © Copyright 2013 Greater Vancouver Regional District Disclaimer Copyright to this publication is owned by the Greater Vancouver Regional District (“Metro Vancouver”). Permission is granted to produce or reproduce this publication, or any substantial part of it, for personal, non-commercial, educational and informational purposes only, provided that the publication is not modified or altered and provided that this copyright notice and disclaimer is included in any such production or reproduction. Otherwise, no part of this publication may be reproduced except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act, as amended or replaced from time to time. 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Waste Flow Management Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw No. 280, 2013 Engagement and Consultation Report on Activities and Feedback: May 2012 to October 2013 Volume 3: Communication Materials Table of Contents Volume 1 Foreword: Waste Flow Management Development Timeline Changes from Bylaw 181 and 272 1.0 Board and Committee: Reports and Minutes Volume 2 2.0 Engagement and Consultation Feedback 2.1 Participant Issues, Comments and Questions and Metro Vancouver Responses 2.1.1 Phase 2: Issue-Response Table 2.1.2 Phase 1: Issue-Response Table 2.2 Delegations to Board and Committee 2.2.1 List of Delegations 2.2.2 Delegation Summaries 2.2.3 Delegation Executive Summaries 2.3 Workshop Summaries 2.3.1 Phase 2 Government and Industry Workshop 2.3.2 Phase 1 Industry Workshop 2.3.3 Phase 1 Government Workshop 2.4 Other Input 2.4.1 Correspondence 2.4.2 Online Feedback Forms 2.4.3 Meetings Volume 3 3.0 Communication Materials 3.1 Notification Letters and Emails 3.2 Additional Correspondence 3.3 Workshop Agendas 3.4 Feedback Forms 3.5 Discussion Guide 3.6 Webpage Volume 4 4.0 Presentations 4.1 Board and Committee 4.2 Workshops 4.3 Other Meetings 3.0 Communication Materials 3.1 Notification Letters and Emails Waste Flow Management: Bylaw 280 Third Reading Waste Flow Management Stakeholders On September 27, the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Board approved an updated Waste Flow Management strategy and referred the “Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw No. 280” (Bylaw 280) back to staff to amend in accordance with the updated strategy. The agenda for the October 3rd Zero Waste Committee meeting (1:00 p.m.) is now posted at: http://www.metrovancouver.org/boards/Pages/BoardsCommi ttees.aspx. Report 5.2 in the agenda package recommends that the Board gives third reading to Bylaw 280 and forwards Bylaw 280 to the Minister of Environment for approval. Requests to appear as a delegation to the Zero Waste Committee meeting can be made by following the instructions at: http://www.metrovancouver.org/boards/speaking/Pages/defa ult.aspx To unsubscribe to this newsletter please use the following link: Unsubscribe Special Meeting of the Zero Waste Committee September 23, 2013 at 9:00 am Metro Vancouver 2nd floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC On September 5, 2013, the Zero Waste Committee heard delegations on the proposed “Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw No. 280, 2013” (Bylaw 280). The committee subsequently recommended that the Board establish a task force to revise Bylaw 280, rather than recommending the Board give 3rd reading to Bylaw 280. The Committee also recommended that the Zero Waste Committee Chair write to the Minister of Environment asking that Metro Vancouver be provided legislative authority to issue municipal tickets under the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act. A special meeting of the Zero Waste Committee is scheduled for September 23, 2013, at 9:00 am, to consider the matter. Once available, the meeting agenda will be posted at metrovancouver.org. To unsubscribe to this newsletter please use the following link: Unsubscribe Meeting of the Zero Waste Committee Input welcomed on the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw No. 280, 2013 Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 1 p.m. Metro Vancouver 2nd floor Boardroom, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC The Metro Vancouver Board has given 1st and 2nd reading of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw No. 280, 2013. The purpose of the Bylaw is to implement the Waste Flow Management Strategy approved by the Board on July 12, 2013. The Bylaw requires residential and commercial/institutional garbage to be delivered to Regional Facilities while allowing for the development of private sector mixed waste material recovery facilities (MWMRFs) for the purpose of recovering recyclables and organics from multi-family residential and commercial/institutional waste following source separation. You are welcome to attend this Zero Waste Committee meeting to provide your comments about the Bylaw. To speak to the Zero Waste Committee, please apply by August 26, 2013, including a summary of your presentation of no more than two pages. For information on how to apply to speak to a committee, visit: www.metrovancouver.org/boards/speaking/Pages/default.aspx. To provide a written submission (no page limitation), please do so by August 26, 2013 by: • mail: Solid Waste Services, Metro Vancouver, 10th floor, 4330 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C. V5H 4G8; or • email: [email protected]; or • fax: 604-436-6970 Presentation summaries and written submissions received by August 26, 2013 will be included in the Committee’s agenda package. You may view the Bylaw and supporting documentation at: www.metrovancouver.org/services/solidwaste/planning/Engagem ent/Pages/WasteFlowManagement.aspx. For more information or to receive a copy of the Bylaw, please phone the Metro Vancouver Information Centre at 604-432-6200. Metro Vancouver Waste Flow Management Additional opportunities for input Industry and Government Stakeholder Workshop Thursday April 18, 2013, 10 am – 1 pm (lunch served) Firefighter’s Club Banquet and Conference Centre 6515 Bonsor St. (Metrotown), Burnaby Special Meeting of the Zero Waste Committee to Receive Delegations Thursday May 2, 2013, 12 pm Metro Vancouver Board Room 4300 Kingsway, Burnaby The purpose of this correspondence is to invite you to participate in Phase 2 of the engagement and consultation process to develop a Waste Flow Management strategy for Metro Vancouver. Through the Integrated Solid Waste and Resource Management Plan (ISWRMP), Metro Vancouver has committed to reducing per capita waste generation and achieving a waste diversion target of 70% by 2015 and 80% by 2020. Current material bans (for recyclable materials such as paper and cardboard, yard trimmings, all extended producer-responsibility materials and many others) and future bans (notably organics and wood) are fundamental tools in encouraging waste diversion. Metro Vancouver waste management facilities receive residential and institutional, commercial and light industrial waste (commercial waste). The Metro Vancouver waste management system is operated by the private sector through long-term operating contracts helping ensure a cost effective system providing excellent service to municipalities, commercial haulers, and individual businesses and residents. Regional Facilities include six Metro Vancouver Transfer Stations, the City of Vancouver South Transfer Station, the Vancouver Landfill and the Waste-to-Energy facility. Some commercial haulers are now bypassing Regional Facilities. By doing so, these haulers avoid the regional tipping fees that pay for the system, as well as the material bans and prohibitions that reduce the volumes destined for disposal and enable more recycling. This compromises our ability to achieve waste reduction goals and is not equitable for other businesses and local taxpayers. Haulers bypassing Regional Facilities also create an uneven playing field for the waste management industry, and impact the economic viability of the recycling industry. In addition, commitments in the ISWRMP to increase recycling levels through additional bans, such as on organics, will not be possible if haulers continue to bypass Regional Facilities. An initial comment period (Phase 1) from November 16, 2012 to January 25, 2013 included workshops and meetings with government and industry stakeholders to gather feedback for consideration in resolving the Waste Flow Management issue.