Port Moody wants to discourage the demolition of buildings.
Instead, the city would like to encourage builders deconstruct structures slated to be replaced.
Tuesday, council will consider a new waste management bylaw that would increase the requirement to recycle or reuse recyclable construction materials to 100 per cent for clean wood that is unpainted, unstained, untreated and free of glue, and 85 per cent for other recyclable materials in order to receive the maximum refund of the city’s waste management fee.
A builder can receive a partial refund if they're only able to reuse or recycle 70 per cent of recyclable materials.
Currently builders can receive the maximum refund for attaining at least a 70 per cent threshold for reuse or recycling.
Builders are charged a waste management fee according to the square footage of the structure that is to be deconstructed: the fee for buildings up to 1,000 sq. ft. is $1,190 while for buildings over 20,000 sq. ft. it is $11,860.
If the new bylaw is adopted, the city will also send a letter to Metro Vancouver supporting a ban of clean wood being discarded at landfills.
