Agenda Package - City of Vernon

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, NOVEMBER 18' 2OO9 Page 2
want alternatives to dispose of their wet waste.
Nicole Kohnert and Karmen Morgan from Environmental
services with the Regional District of the Nodh okanagan met
required.
The Regional District of the North okanagan is reviewing their
Solid Waste Management Plan and is looking at several
strategies, long and short term but have no plan to compost
food waste at the landfill, as it is very costly.
Bin to Curb, a private company, offers curb side pick-up of
organic waste and currently services approximately 100
customers. okanagan Landing school has their own compost
system which serves as a good example for other operations
that have food waste to dispose of. Businesses have options
of purchasing large composting systems'
The cómmunity garden approach has been discussed with
Parks and Recreation to review potential locations' The City
of Vernon planning department will be instrumental in
determining locations for the pilot gardens. The pilot projects
will determine how feasible this initiative is'
There is no expectation for all of the wet waste created by the
community to be used in the gardens but there is a need to
determine where the opportunities currently are as community
garden locations must work for the neighbourhood as well as
the garden.
The East Hill and Lutheran Church gardens are over
subscribed as there is a huge demand. The City of Vernon
recognizes the demand because a number of citizens have
enquired about the possibility of a community garden in their
area.
Moved by Zee Marcolin, seconded by Roseanne Van Ee:
THAT the Environmental Advisory Committee
recommends Council supports working with the Regional
District of the North Okanagan in the development of a
pilot project that would combine wet waste composting
with a community garden.
CARRIED.
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