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' municipalities for ideas. such as uct you produce. the waste that ' nearby Guelph and its infamous comes out of that product coir v, three-tier garbage program that soured a lot of energy in its pro- requires all residents to sort recy- duction.“ Strickland said. clables. organics and trash into ”the idea is how do we recover separate bags before setting it on that energy from that product?” : . thecurb. . ()Il(' of the most common __ Current diversion programs in methods of recovery is incinera- â€"» . ‘ Waterloo Region include the blue non. The waste is burned at very ’ * bin (which captures 74 per cent of > high lt'mpt‘lillurt's and the energy recyclable materials headed for that is released is used to heat or "- landfill) and the newer green bin power homes and businesses. ‘ ‘ . ‘ program. introduced in the fall of With the landfill in the final 20 Q -,\ 20M) and captures only about 23 years of its life, the region has I r ' per centoforganics. begun a public consultation 4 . W The success of the green bin process to hear from industry and F \- Q-is . r . _ program is critical. since 40 to 60 residents on what they would like '3 w tang.» per cent of all household waste can to see for the lllluft' of waste DR" » " » "Mtg . be composted rather than sent to t‘t'ssinganVilll‘l'lm). . ~ '5 3» the landfill, Howard said, and Strickland lx-lit-ves incineration . . ‘ spreading that message is one of is an option that needs to he ’ . “l " * s V thegoalsofWaste DiversionWeek. explored and could help the region M M which wrapped up last weekend deal with its own trash in a sus- ' ; ~- ' '1 with guided tours ofthe landfill. tainable way. as incineration has 5 . ‘ There maybe20years of life left been shown to reduce the mlunte ‘ at the old landfill. but a thorough of waste by up to 95 per cent. The Region of Waterloo is starting to consider the future of the Waterloo landfill and regional staff say every consultation and research process Strickland is opposed to truck- option is on the table. including Regional Coon. Sean Strickland; idea of incineration. macro could take up to a decade to com- ing the region's waste to another plete. Strickland said. municipality. “it‘s not environ enough electricity to power “3000 about. billowing odomus material With the absence of new waste “We're not going to make a mentally sustainable and raises all homes and heat 2,200 more. into theair“ he said. diversion tactics on the horizon. decision in six months as to kinds of moral and ethical proh- lite project has drawn a lot of He added before any project is regional staff are now fairly certain whether or not we'll have artincin- . lerns. " he said. scrutiny from environmental approved. “we want to have the the landfill only has about 20 years orator," he said. “We want to hear the option of opening a new groups and those concerned with discussion on the environmental of use left. what the public has to say. l like landfill site would also be divisive the long-term health effects of the impacts and what they tincinera Over its lifespan. encroaching the idea of recovery. but l'd like to and raise a lot of questions oi incineration. tors) might look like.” development has meant the dump hear what thecommunity thinks" where to put it. incineration technology has The Region ofWaterloo has one is no longer on the city's fringes. A report is expected at regional The idea of incineration has come '-I long way. Strickland operating landfill. located at 925 but very c1030 to homes and busiâ€" council near the end of 2013. gained traction in nearby munici argues. adding it will likely get lirh St W. within the City ofWater- nesses on the west side. resulting outlining possible options that polities in recent years. in am i. cleaner and more efficient as the loo. The 7l-hectare site. west of Ira in noise and smell complaints in merit further investigation. officials broke ground at the $273 technology continues to improve Needles. first opened in l972 anti recent years. For more information on the million Durham York hut-my ('cn over the next few years. was initially expected to have a 25. Regional staff are embarking waste management master plan. in», mt- (i'lA‘s first new incinerator in other words. these aren't year lifespan. 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