2020 Annual Report

City of Chilliwack 36 Engineering The Engineering Department is responsible for the planning, design and construction of various City infrastructure. This includes the provision of transportation related services, the urban transit system and sewer and water utilities. The City’s waste reduction, biodiversity and other environmental initiatives are the responsibility of the Engineering Department. 4,075 TONNES OF GLASS & MIXED RECYCLABLES COLLECTED 10,281 TONNES OF COMPOSTABLES COLLECTED 70% DIVERSION RATE THROUGH RECYCLING & COMPOSTING Environmental Services Projects 9 Single-use Item Reduction Strategy • Strategy adopted by Council in December. • Plastic retail bags, straws, utensils, foam cups and containers to be prohibited. • Minimum fees to be applied to paper bags and paper or plastic cups. • Fibre-based utensils, paper straws, as well as bendable straws for accessibility needs to be made available on request. 9 Downtown Street Can Replacement • All street cans in the downtown core were replaced and several cans added at new locations with the completion of the Five Corners project. 9 Household Hazardous Waste Day • 13 tonnes and 17,000 litres of waste collected. • $3,140 in cash donations. • 850 lbs. of food collected by the Salvation Army. 9 Habitat Protection and Enhancement • Over 1,200m of natural trees and shrubs planted along stream banks to restore and enhance wildlife habitat. 9 Illegal Dumping and Litter Collection • 3.3 tonnes of waste removed from river banks. • 109 groups cleaned litter from over 180km of roadways through the Adopt A Road program. • Free dumping passes to the Bailey Landfill provided to volunteers for clean up of illegally dumped material. 2020 HIGHLIGHTS