Vancouver Sun
Metro Vancouver has been losing revenue at its Burnaby incinerator for the past five years but continues to promote waste-to-energy as a more cost-effective alternative to landfills to handle the region’s trash.
A staff report suggests revenue at the plant halved between 2010 and 2014, to $5.4 million from $11 million. At the same time, the cost of running the facility almost doubled, from $33.30 per tonne in 2010 to $60.53 last year. …
“The rejection of Bylaw 280 was a very regressive step that is bound to result in the continuation of waste flow outside the region,” said Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, chairman of Metro’s waste committee.
Brodie acknowledged it “will be hard to replace those revenues in the near future” he expects the situation should improve as the regional district brings its costs under control. …