Brandon City Council is planning to move ahead with its organic waste program for multi-unit homes and apartment buildings. Council voted to put $25,000 toward the program at Tuesdayâs budget meeting, though the spending will have to be finalized during budget deliberations at the end of the month. The program would allow qualifying people to purchase electric food recyclers at a discount from the city.
Currently, larger buildings donât have organic waste pickup. Councilâs approval would be for a 12-week pilot program. Coun. Tyson Tame (Ward 10) said starting the program would be an important step for the city.
âClimate change, environmental initiatives â if we donât start taking little incremental steps, then weâre never going to get there,â Tame said. âAnd we can look at the last four years and how many of those steps weâve taken, itâs been quite minuscule. I think itâs a dip your toe in the water type of initiative that I can stand behind.â
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Author: Alex Lambert, The Brandon Sun
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