Have Your Voice Heard

Play an active role in Seabird Island’s future by communicating your opinion on: our Comprehensive Community Plan and Waste Management.

Read through the following three options and each of their advantages and disadvantages and email: myraseymour@seabirdisland.ca with which option you prefer, why you prefer it, or any suggestions and ideas you may have.

OPTION 1:

• Curbside garbage and recycling pick-up
• Backyard composting
• Special waste drop-off days
  
  

Advantages:

• Little change from current process
  
  

Disadvantages:

• It will cost the community more for garbage and recycling pick-up
• We will encourage bears and rodents with backyard composting
• We will still have garbage and garbage bins in our community
  
  

OPTION 2:

• Curbside garbage pick-up
• Convenient recycling and compost material drop-off sites (i.e. near community mailboxes)
• Large items and special waste collection building within the community center (approx.. 50’ by 50’ building)
  
  

Advantages:

• Compostable material finds a safe home – no rodent or bear attraction
• Reduces community costs to have owners separate and drop off recycling and composting material in a
• centralized location
• Increases community incentive to have convenient drop-off locations
  
  

Disadvantages:

• Education required on what to separate and where to drop it off.
  
  

OPTION 3:

• Curbside garbage pick-up
• Residents drop-off recyclables and compost at a waste recycling center located away from the community centre (i.e. Cattle Ranch site)
• Residents drop off larger and special waste at the waste and recycling center
  
  

Advantages:

• All waste and recyclables brought to one location
• Non-Band or Community Members will be allowed to use the facility
  
  

Disadvantages:

• High cost for capital and operation of the facility
• Liability and security risk with this centralized facility
• Residents have to make special trips to deliver recyclables and compost
• Education required on what to separate and where to drop it odd. 

To learn more about our Comprehensive Community Plan click here.