Crime at the composting site, sort of.
There has been a huge increase in the amount of old lumber, plywood, stones and bricks being dumped at the leaf and yard waste composting site.
Environmental Superintendent Chris Hughes says this type of material contains toxic chemicals, screws and nails and can not be ground up and included in compost that will end up in someone’s garden.
He says construction material is clearly garbage and must be taken to the transfer station.
Hughes says the city has so far spent 30 thousand dollars removing this material from the compost site and have basicly blown their budget as far as being able to grind up trees and branches a the site.
He wants people using the site to report any one dumping garbage to the city and try to provide a licence number as well.
Hughes says a person caught doing this could face a fine of up to 5 thousand dollars.
He says the compost site is a shared resource and not a free dumping ground for people who don’t want to pay the tipping fees at the Transfer Station.