It will not be long before Metro Vancouver mandates green waste collection for all multi-family housing and Port Coquitlam councillors want to make sure developers are ready.
Mayor Greg Moore said the city is looking at bylaw changes that would require developers to design townhouse projects and condo buildings that have adequate space for waste collection facilities. Some townhouse projects, for example, will need wider lanes to allow city trucks to carry out door-to-door collection.
"We will be looking at making bylaw changes," Moore said. "We have seen it [in other municipalities] and I would think we would be going in the same direction."
The issue was raised after Coun. Darrell Penner suggested turnaround areas be added to a townhouse development at 913 Dominion Ave. for garbage trucks.
Council said it is likely only a matter of time before multi-family housing is required by Metro Van to have some type of green waste pickup and new developments should be designed accordingly.
High-density housing, such as townhouses, condo complexes and highrises, typically contract out for their waste collection service. But the city of Port Coquitlam has begun collecting green waste and organics from housing developments that have agreed to participate in the program.
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