Composting Facilities Regulation Bylaw
The CRD is committed to diverting material from entering the region’s one landfill at Hartland Avenue. Our most recent waste composition study demonstrates that over 30% of the material entering the landfill is organic material that could be composted.
In an effort to encourage more composting initiatives and to ensure composting is done in an environmentally-responsible and neighbourly manner, the Solid Waste Advisory committee has developed the Composting Facilities Regulation Bylaw (Bylaw 2736). The purpose of the Composting Bylaw and proposed licensing of facilities is to ensure that composting operations do not contaminate ground or surface water, or generate unacceptable levels of nuisance odour, vectors, litter or dust. The following documents are available for review:
- CRD Composting Facilities Regulation Bylaw No. 1, 2004 (Bylaw 2736)
- Solid Waste Management
Plan - Amendment No. 1(PDF
) - Summary of Composting
Bylaw(PDF )
- Supporting
Information(PDF )
- Enforcement
Policy and Procedure(PDF )
The Composting Facilities Regulation Bylaw and associated Solid Waste Management Plan Amendment, were approved in a letter by the Honourable Minister of Environment, Barry Penner. The Bylaw and Amendment were submitted to the CRD Board for final approval and adoption at the meeting on 07 December 2005.
Questions
If you have questions or would like more information about the bylaw, please contact John Craveiro at 250.360.3164 or 
email.
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