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May 12, 2021
Elk Valley opts back into regional organics program
The Elk Valley will once again be part of the regional organics program after Elk Valley’s Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) directors reversed a decision earlier this year and voted in favour of re-joining the East Kootenay Regional Organics Strategy and constructing an organics processing facility at the Sparwood Transfer Station.
“This decision means the Elk Valley Subregion will benefit by having a facility to process yard and garden waste and create a future opportunity for the general public to participate in more wide scale organics composting,” explained RDEK Environmental Services Manager Kevin Paterson. “Other benefits include creating a useful end product, reducing our transportation costs by not moving waste outside the region and saving landfill space, and reducing methane and leachate production from landfills.”