The Cariboo Regional District (CRD) will be holding two public meetings to discuss upcoming changes to the Lone Butte Transfer Station and the Watch Lake and Interlakes landfills.
This is the opportunity for area residents to provide feedback and suggestions about the new facilities’ hours of operations and to ask questions about how the new system will work.
During the meetings, CRD elected officials and staff will be on hand to discuss the scheduled changes and provide further details about the new Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP).
At the Lone Butte Transfer Station, the new system will allow on-site attendants to compact refuse in open topped bins with a small backhoe. This will decrease the frequency of hauling required, which reduces hauling costs.
The new operation at the Watch Lake and Interlakes landfill facilities will also have attendants to oversee usage of the site. CRD residents will continue to have access to the landfills, but only when an attendant is on site.
Landfill control is part of phase 1 implementation of the CRD's new SWMP. The plan identified that the CRD needed to better manage wood waste at its refuse sites, as well as ensure environmental standards were being maintained.
During SWMP public consultation process, CRD residents indicated they wanted access to recycling at rural refuse sites, and an increase in the types of materials available to recycle.
By controlling access to the sites, attendants will be able to ensure that only clean wood waste is dropped off in the wood waste area, all other non-wood materials are disposed of in the trench, and recycling bins are properly used. The attendant will also be able to direct users to alternate drop-off locations for items, such as used oil and tires, which do not belong at the landfills or transfer stations. In 2014, household recycling bins will be provided at all three sites for residents to use.
Meeting dates
• Lone Butte Community Hall, 5994 Highway 24, July 24, starting at 7 p.m.
• Interlakes (Roe Lake) Community Hall, 7592 Highway 24, July 25, starting at 7 p.m.
All residents who use the Lone Butte Transfer Station or the Watch Lake or Interlakes landfills should attend their local meeting.
Current information about the CRD's Solid Waste Management Plan is available online at www.cariboord.bc.ca, or by calling the CRD at 250-392-3351, or toll free at 1-800-665-1636.