Nearly half of all items sent to Hartland Landfill last year could have been diverted: CRD
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The Capital Regional District says nearly one out of every two objects sent to the Hartland Landfill in 2022 could have been diverted through existing programs.
The Capital Regional District says nearly one out of every two objects sent to the Hartland Landfill in 2022 could have been diverted through existing programs.
The CRD's most recent solid waste stream composition study found that approximately 47 per cent of all materials received at the landfill could have been diverted through existing waste diversion or recycling programs, instead of making their way to the dump.
The study is conducted once every five years so the CRD can review a snapshot of what's being sent to the Hartland Landfill.
This year's study was delayed a year by the pandemic. Between 2016 and 2022, there was a decrease of 16.7 per cent in organic waste being sent to the landfill, according to the CRD.
The change is partly due to the CRD's ban on organic waste being put in regular garbage, which began in 2015.
Wood and wood products accounted for the largest single material stream at the landfill, accounting for 18.9 per cent of total waste sent to the dump in 2022.
Organics was the second-largest material stream, accounting for 16.7 per cent of waste at the landfill.
