Class-A Biosolids are shown to contain many contaminants, yet BC Minister of Environment, George Heyman, is allowing biosolids to be spread in parks, forests and farms - including within the CRD - and relying on out-of-date regulations that do not require testing for or monitoring of these known toxicants. Tell him to stop. Alternatives exist.
Read MoreMount Work Coalition, along with community partners, Creatively United for the Planet and Esquimalt ECO Team, and South Island Climate Action Network voiced their support for Esquimalt’s plans for an Integrated Resource Management system that uses new alternative waste technology to reduce waste flow to the Hartland landfill. Esquimalt Council voted to approve funding for Second Phase of IRM study.
Read MoreThe proposed expansion of the CRD Hartland Landfill will occur between 2045 and 2100 and result in the loss of more than 73 acres of trees. During this time, the world will have been transformed either through a severe change in climate if we cannot become carbon neutral by 2050.
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