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[max.bravo]

Since that regulation came into effect, a lot of people doing renovations have been stuffing their old drywall into the wall (between studs) before they put the new drywall on.

I know of several contractors who regularly do this unless the customer asks for otherwise. Lots of homeowners don’t mind when they find out the cost and effort to dispose of it properly. Costs a lot to have it tested.

[Fox]

Thats what they did with my house, all the walls are filled with offcuts.  Its been an absolute nightmare to fish any new wires.  I renoed the garage and had massive piles of offcuts fall out of the walls.  Ended up taking it all to D&L bins, it wasn't really a terrible cost.

[Victoria Watcher]

Special regional district board meeting called to vet biosolids consultation process

Province requires CRD to submit a long-term plan for biosolids management by spring


https://www.timescol...process-8127107




Maybe 15 years ago when they started the most recent plan they should have had a plan B for the biosolids.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 18 January 2024 - 03:38 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

The CRD has been punting its management problem down Hartland Ave. for years. Pressure to resolve the region’s biosolids and other solid waste management plan has resurfaced as construction plans to increase capacity at the landfill are underway. The CRD board faces pressure from the province to come up with a final waste management plan by June, as mounting waste at the landfill matches a growing population.

 

The residuals treatment facility at Hartland Landfill converts residual solids from the wastewater treatment plant into Class A biosolids (free of pathogens after treatment). Currently, 10 tonnes of bio-sludge is spread or buried at Victoria’s Hartland landfill.

 

In November, the Hartland Landfill received nearly $11M to prepare a new solid waste disposal area or “cell”. The current cell was created seven years ago and is reaching the end of its life-design capacity. According to the CRD Waste Management Plan, the two will have a combined capacity to handle the region’s waste until 2048. The construction of the new cell will mean redirecting commercial traffic to enter the north end of the site via Willis Point Rd, a route that is slated to cost $4M dollars.

 

The fundamental issue is how to reduce and divert waste from the Hartland landfill safely, efficiently, economically, and sustainably. When it comes to the disposal or recycling of biosolids, decision-making stakes are high and costly.

 

Because of land constraints and greater investment in the concept of circular economy, Japan, Holland, Germany and a number of other EU jurisdictions have banned biosolid land application because of environmental concerns, favouring waste-to-energy technologies and biorefineries that keep by-products and materials circulating in their economies.

 

 

https://www.cheknews...y-june-1195471/

 

 

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 17 March 2024 - 05:19 AM.