By meadowlakeNOW

M.L. city council updates composting bylaw

Jul 31, 2017 | 3:33 PM

After having some issues with the type of compost showing up at the City of Meadow Lake’s site, mayor and council have approved an update to the composting bylaw which will make things more clear.

The current site, situated at the 800 block of Ninth Ave. E. accepts branches, leaves, grass clippings and garden vegetation. To be able to break down larger trees to a proper size was taking a great deal of city resources.

“There was the need to update it just for clarification and definitions,” said city manager Diana Burton. “The site is a free service for residents to get rid of their yard waste, but we were receiving tree stumps and branches much larger than what we could accommodate with our chipper.”

The newly updated bylaw now includes a definition for tree branches, which was not indicated before. Tree branches brought to the site can now only have a maximum diameter of six inches, and the bylaw now explicitly excludes dumping tree trunks and large roots.

The updated bylaw also includes clarification that the compost site is primarily for residential use. Without the specific stipulation, the city was receiving loads of compost from some commercial businesses. Now, if commercial entities would like to use the facility, they have to get permission from council first.

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“It’s much like a couple months ago when Skopich Enviro wanted to introduce the curbside composting program,” said Burton. “This updated bylaw is important so that we can clarify with the commercial entities what we can accept and what we can’t accept. It’s a free service that we’d like to continue to offer, so we want to be sure everyone knows the rules and how to comply with them.”

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