Eastern Shore and Vicinity: Engagement Session 1
The first Eastern Shore event took place on Thursday, October 3rd at the Lake & Shore community recreation centre in Porters Lake. The follow up event for this region will be held in 3 weeks time, at the same location on October 23rd.
The first Eastern Shore event took place on Thursday, October 3rd at the Lake & Shore community recreation centre in Porters Lake. The follow up event for this region will be held in 3 weeks time, at the same location on October 23rd.
Event Overview & Key Themes
The bullet points below reflect the key comments, questions and themes we heard at the engagement session. The conversation was structured around the following questions:
- “What do you appreciate most about the way we handle our trash in HRM?”
- “What is most important to you as we evolve our waste system?”
- “What values and principles should guide our future decisions?”
Conversation Summary
“What do you appreciate most about the way we handle our trash in HRM?”
? Look to other places when improving the system
? Proud of the system
? The way the system is currently working
? Exporting expertise
? Citizen design
? FEP and WSF
? Large item picked up at the curb
? No smelly landfill
? Recycle, compost and diversion
? Compost and organics don’t go to the landfill
? Household hazardous waste facility
? World class leader
“What is most important to you as we evolve our waste system?”
? Residents are paying for green carts – tax dollars
? Campus model – trucks will fill too fast
? Clear bags
? Protection of the environment
? Don’t save pennies by taking things away instead of growing the system
? Lack of trust - betrayal
? Only 10 years left at Otter Lake - Find new Landfill
? Stantec - what’s their background?
? Limit on bags
? Cost recovery?
“What principles should guide our future decisions?”
*Please note that the below is transcribed directly from post-it notes collected at the engagement session.
Honor the Contract.
? Honor the agreements
? Honor existing agreements
? Honor agreement – keep public trust
Education, Source Separation and Diversion
? Enhance source separation
? Concentrate on more source separation
? Improve source separation
Environmental Protection
? Protection of environment and community
? Future decisions need to be guided by environmental security – current and future
Community Protection
? Respect Otter Lake community
? Community must be partners. We must all work together for the success. We all live here and should do it together
Original Principles
? Stick to original principles – non campus, non direct dump
? Keep what we have and make it better – take nothing away
Keep the FEP and WSF
? Leave the FEP and WSF in place – they perform an important process
Get on with site selection
? Find a new landfill site
Consultation has concluded
