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Food Scraps Recycling
A region-wide organics disposal ban came into effect January 2015. This means all of us, whether at work, play or home should start separating food scraps from regular garbage, and begin recycling it. Enforcement starts mid 2015.

OTHER INITIATIVES

Unregistered Tier 0 engines are prohibited from operating in Metro Vancouver.
Non-Road Diesel Engine Emission Regulation
A new secondary wastewater treatment plant will be built to replace the existing one.
New Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant
New map looks at the past and future of the region’s land use and transportation network
Planning for a Connected Region

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Metro Vancouver Lowers Tipping Fees for Large Waste Loads	http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/solid-waste/387/Metro Vancouver Lowers Tipping Fees for Large Waste Loads	387	Metro Vancouver Lowers Tipping Fees for Large Waste Loads	GP0\|#8fb49f9f-995b-4599-996f-83d874daad35;L0\|#08fb49f9f-995b-4599-996f-83d874daad35\|Solid Waste;GTSet\|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889	<div class="ExternalClass35C4E0A3311F4FFC8EABC025AB69617B">Metro Vancouver today announced revisions to the tipping fees charged for disposing of garbage at regional waste management facilities.</div>	2015-02-13T08:00:00Z			string;#2015
$2.8 Million Bequest to Enhance Metro Vancouver's Regional Parks	http://www.metrovancouver.org/media-room/media-releases/parks/386/$2.8 Million Bequest to Enhance Metro Vancouver's Regional Parks	386	$2.8 Million Bequest to Enhance Metro Vancouver's Regional Parks	GP0\|#074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584;L0\|#0074c0334-3d6c-4560-b4ac-8b5892de7584\|Parks;GTSet\|#64da97b8-3db1-484c-a198-6cf0e7460889	<div class="ExternalClass0CDAFCF913BC4064B9FF6EEA3D0B5638"><p>A generous bequest of $2.8 million from the estate of a Metro Vancouver resident who loved the outdoors will help enhance Metro Vancouver’s Regional Parks and provide opportunities for citizen stewardship.</p></div>	2015-02-06T08:00:00Z			string;#2015

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million visitors yearly to our regional parks

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affordable housing facilities, providing housing to more than 10,000 people

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tonnes of recyclable materials diverted from landfill

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million people in the region and growing