COS Financial Plan 2018 - 2022
SOLIDWASTE
INFRASTRUCTURE
Secured property and Greater Vancouver Sewerage & Drainage District Board approval for the Surrey Residential Drop Off (RDO) / Eco- Centre; Developed and implemented a Waste and Recyclable Materials Bylaw to increase waste diversion; Developed and implemented a customer self-service portal (or app) for enhanced services for cart purchases and exchanges, and large item pickup requests; and Piloted increasing the number of large items from 4 to 8 and additional categories of items (e.g., electronics, small appliances and tires) to reduce impacts on illegal dumping.
Completed construction of the Surrey Biofuel facility (operations commenced December 2017); Hosted four Pop Up Junk Drop events between June and July 2017 with approximately 1,000 tonnes of waste and recycled materials collected and 62% of this waste diverted from landfill. In addition, over 55 tonnes of reusable materials were recovered by non-profit agencies working with the City; Made significant strides towards managing illegal dumping by reducing the number of incidents by 30%; Through direct contact with residents, we have doubled our Large Item Pick Up participation rates from an average 15% a year to 30%;
FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & OBJECTIVES
PUBLIC SAFETY
Reduce illegal dumping and associated costs by 50% over the next 5 years (Year 4 of 5).
ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS
Implement the Surrey Disaster Debris Management Plan to ensure there is operational framework to manage large volumes of debris after an emergency event; Become the first city in Canada to achieve zero waste in the next seven years; and
Execute a contract extension with Waste Connections of Canada with enhanced services.
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2018-2022 Financial Plan
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