Richmond Review, May 22, 2015

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Garbage collection to go bi-weekly Shift recognizes success of recycling programs, city says by Matthew Hoekstra Staff Reporter

Curb side garbage pickup will be cut in half next year if a new plan aimed at reducing waste is approved by the city. Richmond homeowners now have weekly collection for garbage, blue box recycling and green cart organics. Under a new proposal, garbage would be collected just once every two weeks, while recycling and organics collection would remain the same. “Many communities in the Lower Mainland, including Vancouver and Surrey, have changed their services levels for garbage collection to bi-weekly,” said Suzanne Bycraft, manager of fleet and environmental programs, in a staff report Thursday. “Bi-weekly garbage collection is being implemented to help accelerate waste reduction goals. It also recognizes that there is considerably less garbage to collect from residents due to the success of ever-expanding recycling programs.” Each home would receive a wheeled garbage cart, which would be available in various sizes. The larger the cart, the more a homeowner would pay for pickup. Garbage tags for additional trash would still be available for purchase. Rolling out the plan would cost $2.6 million, and would begin in early 2016. City council is expected to vote Monday on the plan. Last year the city started a pilot project to study the use of garbage carts—similar to existing green carts. Of the 838 homes with bi-weekly collection, there was an overall 20 per cent reduction in garbage, a 55 per cent increase in blue box recycling, and a 44 per cent increase in organics recycling. “The outcomes from the pilot project indicate that a transition to bi-weekly garbage collection service can be expected to significantly improve recycling and waste diversion performance, and is therefore recommended,” noted Bycraft. The move isn’t expected to save the city much money. Picking up garbage from carts takes longer, staff say, and more materials are being picked up from green carts and blue boxes.

Martin van den Hemel photo At Wednesday’s announcement of the Drummond Club, a new private club to open at the end of next year in East Richmond, was entrepreneur Dennis Drummond, Richmond-Steveston MLA John Yap, world champion figure skater Patrick Chan and Burnaby North MLA Richard Lee.

New private athletic club coming to East Richmond Drummond Club will feature Patrick Chan Elite Figure Skating School

by Martin van den Hemel Staff Reporter Nearly a dozen indoor and outdoor tennis courts, an Olympic-sized ice surface for the Patrick Chan Elite Figure Skating School, and a six-lane, 25-metre swimming

pool, highlight a new multimillion dollar private athletic and leisure facility that’s expected to open in East Richmond late next year. Named after the Drummond family, which has a 100-year heritage in Greater Vancouver and in-

cludes entrepreneur Dennis Drummond and his wife Elizabeth, the Drummond Club will be built on land Drummond currently owns on Savage Road, just east of No. 6 Road and south of River Road. See Page 8

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