The Ministry of Environment is making it official they are launching a full investigation into tonnes of toxic ash produced by a Burnaby incinerator and shipped to the Cache Creek landfill after CKNW broke the story last week. The Environmental protection division and the Conservation officers service will work in concernt on the … [Read more...]
FVRD looking to block funding for Metro Vancouver waste to energy incinerator
October 27, 2012 by
The gloves are coming off in the battle over building a waste to energy incinerator between the Fraser Valley Regional District and Metro Vancouver. As a controversy swirls over tonnes of toxic ash pumped out by a Burnaby incinerator that was shipped to Cache Creek for months with no warning FVRD Chair Sharon Gaetz seems to be saying enough … [Read more...]
Claims by Burnaby incinerator over toxic ash go up in smoke
October 25, 2012 by
Emails between Metro Vancouver and the operators of the Cache Creek landfill obtained by CKNW paint a disturbing picture of dealing with toxic ash. In the Emails Wastech tells Metro Vancouver they reported the incident of toxic ash, not Covanta, the operators of a Burnaby incinerator, that produced the hazardous waste. Wastech says Covanta … [Read more...]
Investigation launched into potentially toxic ash from Burnaby incinerator
October 25, 2012 by
The Minister of Environment is looking for answers in the case of potentially hazardous ash shipped to the Cache Creek landfill. Terry Lake says the ministry is investigating on several fronts including what toxicity, if any, exists in the ash shipped from a Burnaby waste to energy incinerator. "Well we are looking into that I do not have a … [Read more...]
Hazardous waste or not? Regional District and incinerator at odds
October 24, 2012 by
Metro Vancouver and the Ministry of Environment are trying to figure out what to do with thousands of tonnes of potentially hazardous material pumped out by a Burnaby waste to energy facility. Regional district solid waste manager Paul Henderson says ash, with levels of cadmium exceeding allowable limits, was produced by the facility in July and … [Read more...]
Incinerator plan has Metro Vancouver politicians feeling sabotaged
July 26, 2011 by
A controversial garbage incinerator in Metro Vancouver has been pushed one big step closer to reality after the provincial government approved the region’s new waste and recycling plan.The ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
