Dear Editor:
On Mayne Island, we recycle pretty much everything. And at significant cost, because – hey folks, it’s an island!
So my daughter visits me from Burnaby this weekend, and tells me with this new system Burnaby no longer accepts soft plastic in its bins, and residents have to drive their plastic to some centre. And what this means, of course, is that not many people will drive to that centre, but will put their plastic in the garbage. And those who do just counteract the recycling value by using gas.
Great. More garbage, more gas emissions. This is better how? And funny, but I used to think of Burnaby as a progressive municipality.
Sharlene Lazin,
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