Lake Country council has tossed a proposed curbside food-waste plan into the bin, joining Kelowna, West Kelowna, and Peachland in scrapping the idea over high costs and messy implementation concerns.
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Councillor Tricia Brett supported diverting organics from landfill, but had concerns.
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Mayor Blair Ireland agreed, warning that removing organic materials would harm local ecosystems.
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Lake Country joined the other municipalities in saying no to the program at this time.
