Richmond Review
Metro Vancouver won’t give the neighbouring Fraser Valley Regional District an observer on an expert panel overseeing plans to build a new garbage incinerator…
Richmond’s hands tied
The Province
Mayor Malcolm Brodie told farmers who brought their tractors to city hall on Thursday that the city’s hands are tied. I feel your frustration, but we have no jurisdiction to deal with this. It’s in the hands of the Agricultural Land Commission,” Brodie said…
Farmers take asphalt fight to Richmond city hall Thursday — aboard tractors, of course
The Province
Mayor Malcolm Brodie told farmers who brought their tractors to city hall on Thursday that the city’s hands are tied. “I feel your frustration, …
Debate ensues on cost of greener solutions
Vancouver 24 hrs
Local mayors have defended the drive to go green. Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, chair of Metro Vancouver’s zero-waste committee, said projects, like the incinerator, may cost a lot up front but have long-lasting impacts that are not just good for the environment, but good for the economy…
Waste to be tapped as gas
Richmond Review
Mayor Malcolm Brodie said Richmond is the first city to take advantage of a project that harvests renewable natural gas from a local sewage treatment plant.
Bins aim to prevent wasting of waste
Richmond Review
But Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, who chairs Metro Vancouver’s Zero Waste Committee, is hoping local businesses won’t wait for legislation before they …
From trash to cash
Vancouver Sun
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, chairman of Metro Vancouver’s zero waste committee, added the goal is to achieve national cooperation through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which represents close to 2,000 communities.
Metro sounding out the market
Delta Optimist
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, who chairs the committee, told the Optimist it’s all to understand the readiness of proponents and allow potential host …
47% of Vancouver’s Waste Still Organic Ahead of 2015 Ban
waste-management-world.com
“We are most interested to see what effect all these initiatives will have on the results of subsequent waste composition studies,” said Zero Waste committee chair Malcolm Brodie.
Metro ‘crazy’ to name WTE sites ahead of technology
Surrey North Delta Leader
Metro solid waste manager Paul Henderson said the province’s approval of the region’s solid waste plan and its directives from the environment minister require that sites – both in region and out of region – as well as technologies be all considered in parallel, not in a particular order, through a competitive process. “We’re bound by the plan,” added Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie, chair of Metro’s Zero Waste committee.