RESOURCE RECOVERY NEWS

1. WASTE UTILITY BEING IMPLEMENTED IN BANFF - The Town of Banff will be implementing a new waste utility in 2011. The cost of collecting waste from businesses and residents will no longer be part of the municipal tax structure and will become a separate utility charge on municipal bills. Call the Town of Banff for more information and to learn about how this new programme will be initiated and how it will affect you and your business. See our Getting Ready presentation and Commercial Information Handout or call BVWaste's Zero Waste Coordinator to help you get ready to manage your waste and take advantage of a new cost structure that gives businesses control over their garbage costs.

2. COLLECTING EXCESSIVE GARBAGE IS A WASTE OF MONEY- The new contract for disposing of garbage in landfills makes Reduce, Reuse and then Recycle a no-brainer for the Bow Valley. A typical cost to a municipality for disposing of garbage in the Valley is around $90.00 per tonne. Taking action to reduce garbage and sell material collected as recyclables is good financial management. It’s not garbage anymore. Separate your recyclables so we can recover the resources and reduce municipal disposal costs. Reduce, Reuse and then Recycle.

3. CANADIAN ROCKIES PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACHIEVES SUCCESS IN C&D DIVERSION - In 2009 almost a century of education tradition in the Bow Valley moved into the future as the Lawrence Grassi Middle School in Canmore was deconstructed. Follow the links to see how LGMS students used their video production skills to record their school's history and show how recycling construction and demolition waste can save money and recover recover resources to build communities. Many of the school's components were recovered for use as far away as Guatemala. Eighty-two percent of the material taken to Francis Cooke Regional Landfill and Resource Recovery Centre was diverted to recycling. A cost saving of 57 percent over traditional landfill disposal was realized.

Video Part I: History, Part II: Deconstruction Diversion Data

4. BOW VALLEY HOSTED NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM - BVWaste worked with the Northern Lights Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America to host the 5^th Canadian Waste Symposium: Summit for Sustainability in April 2010. Explore the presentations now posted on the Chapter's web site.

5. PROPOSED PROVINCIAL CONSTRUCTION WASTE DEPOSIT PROGRAMME. Development, construction and hauling businesses should be aware of these proposed changes to tracking and paying for the management of C&D waste and recycling materials. Drop us a line so we can hear your thoughts and represent the interests of the Bow Valley. Call 688-1627 or Info@BVWaste.ca. See the tracking results for Lawrence Grassi Middle School that demonstrate the financial and waste reduction advantages of diverting Bow Valley construction waste from landfill disposal.

6. BVWaste Continues to Set the Pace With 2010 Tipping Fee Structure.

7. North America's First Milk Container Refund and Recycling Program Begins in Alberta June 1, 2009. For details see these Frequently Asked Questions or contact the Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation.

8. All Your Friends Are Doing It in Banff!Your new "How To" guide to recycling made simple for Banff residents.