A B.C. company that receives organic garbage from across Metro Vancouver, South Okanagan and Fraser Valley has been penalized $9,000 for accepting more than triple the amount of compost the facility was designed for.
In a ruling, handed down May 16 but released this week, director of the Environmental Management Act Stephanie Little found Fraser Valley Agri Waste Solutions Ltd. (FVAW) had received 25,637 tonnes of compost materials between April 2023 and May 2024. That’s more than three times the 8,000 tonnes the facility is designed for.
“Fraser Valley Agri Waste Solutions Ltd. has not provided sufficient evidence to support its claim that it remained within its permitted design
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