Vancouver organics may hit 50,000 tons a year
- April 15, 2013
- By WRN staff
Vancouver expects to nearly double its collection of organic waste to nearly 50,000 tons annually, and needs to build a new organics transfer facility to handle the material.
In a "request for expressions of interest," or RFEOI, to city seeks architectural and engineering services for the design of the new facility.
"As the City of Vancouver moves to expand food scraps collection from its residents this year, the additional material that will be collected is expected to exceed the capacity of the [Vancouver South Transfer Station]," the city said in the RFEOI.
In 2011, the city collected about 26,000 tons of organics from Vancouver homes. That number will rise to almost 50,000 tons, according to the city.
The city hopes to have the project done by next year, a city spokeswoman told Metro Vancouver.
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