City of Surrey's 2021 - 2025 Financial Plan

SOLIDWASTE

FUTURE INITIATIVES, GOALS & INITIATIVES

ECOSYSTEMS

• Work with the business community to implement the Single-Use Items and Plastic Packaging Bylaw requirements which will help reduce impacts on the environment associated with these materials and reduce landfill waste.

INFRASTRUCTURE

• Decrease landfill waste tonnage per household by 3% per year; and • Reduce recycling contamination to achieve a goal of having the lowest amount of non-targeted packaging and printed paper material for a single-stream curbside program in BC over the next three years (Year 3 of 3).

EDUCATION & CULTURE

• Implement Biofuel Education Centre and associated programs to increase awareness of responsible and sustainable waste management practices.

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

• Achieve a 50% reduction in illegal dumping in costs and incidents by 2023 by implementing enhanced innovative initiatives and programs; • Implement and complete the Zero Waste Strategy to continue to progress towards becoming the first city in Canada to achieve zero waste by 2030 by identifying and introducing innovative approaches to reduce landfill waste and increase waste diversion opportunities. Staff are also working in partnership with Metro Vancouver on the updating of the Integrated Solid Waste Regional Management Plan to increase diversion across the region;

Love Where You Live Volunteers cleaning up a City park

City of Surrey | 2021—2025 Financial Plan | Utilities Operating Fund | Solid Waste

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