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Purpose:
To provide financial assistance to
non-profit organizations that, through recycling activities carried
on within a premises in the Town, reduce the volume of solid waste
that would otherwise need to be collected and disposed of by the
Town.
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| Policy: |
| 1. |
In this policy ,"Eligible Organization" means an organization that:
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a. is registered
as a non-profit society or as a not-for-profit corporation, |
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b. operates from
a premises within the Town of Lacombe and receives solid waste services
under Bylaw 316, and |
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c. undertakes
activities on or within the premises which, by way of re-use or
recycling, reduce the volume of solid waste that is required to be
collected and disposed of by the Town. |
| 2. |
Where an Eligible Organization reduces the amount of solid waste that
would need to be collected and disposed of by the Town by 300 cubic
meters (m3)of more per year, the Eligible Organization shall
be entitled to receive a grant equal to the charge for collection and
disposal services that would be levied under Bylaw 316 for the premises.
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| 3. |
Where the amount of solid waste reduced is less than 300 m3
but greater than 150 m3 per year, Eligible Organization
shall be entitled to a proportion of the grant given under Section 2
equal to the ratio of the amount reduced in excess of 150 m3
to 150 m3. |
| 4. |
The Eligible Organization shall be required to submit evidence of
the volume solid waste reduced by the recycling and re-use activities.
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| 5. |
Upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the Chief Administrative
Officer, the grant calculated under Section 2 or 3 above shall be
credited against the solid waste charges levied under Bylaw 316.
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