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Originally Posted by Sheba
Garbage shortage prompts Metro Vancouver to scrap plans for new incinerator
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The proposed waste-to-energy facility, estimated to cost $500 million, was expected to take garbage that now goes to the Cache Creek landfill, which is slated to close at the end of next year. However, the dump, which previously received 500,000 tonnes of garbage a year, now gets less than 200,000, Moore said.
Metro should be able to deal with the excess waste at the Vancouver landfill in Delta, which only receives half its licensed volume of 650,000 tonnes, Moore said, and the Burnaby incinerator, which accepts 280,000 tonnes per year.
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From what I understand, part of the problem is that the City of Vancouver wants to continue burying garbage at the Vancouver Landfill
in Burns Bog because the CoV owns it and it provides lower costs - but higher environmental costs (?).
If Vancouver Landfill can receive another 375,000 tonnes per year and Cache Creek is only receiving 200,000 tonnes per year,
then of course there seems to be more than enough capacity to bury all the former Cache Creek-bound garbage in Burns Bog !?!?