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Waste collection, diversion & disposal

The City of Vancouver's 2023 capital expenditure budget puts $31.7M into waste collection, diversion & disposal, 4.3% of the year; the largest program is “2019-2022 Replacement of Vehicles & Equipment - Disposal”.

Source: City of Vancouver open data, capital budget 2023.

$31.7M
capital expenditure budget, 2023
4.3% of the year · $50.6M new multi-year budget · number 7 of 13 services in 2023

By year, 2021–2026

$36.1M in 2021 · $40.4M in 2025 (the highest) · $40.0M in 2026

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Its programs, 2023

2019-2022 Replacement of Vehicles & Equipment - DisposalDisposal$4.7M2019-2022 replacement of Vehicles & Equipment - SanitationCollection & cleaning$4.2M2023-2026 Gas Collection InfrastructureDisposal$4.0M2023-2026 Landfill Stormwater ManagementDisposal$2.5M2023-2026 Vancouver Landfill maintenance / renovations / upgradesDisposal$2.5M2023-2026 Maintenance & renewal of Transfer StationDisposal$1.8M2019-2022 Vancouver Landfill Closure MaintenanceDisposal$1.5MVancouver Landfill Entrance RenovationsDisposal$1.0M
Show 26 more2019-2022 Vancouver Landfill Hydrogeological MonitoringDisposal$1.0MPhase 5 - DesignDisposal$750kVancouver Landfill Phase 5 South Closure - ImplementationDisposal$750kVancouver Landfill Western 40 Hectare ClosureDisposal$750k2019-2022 Routine Landfill Gas Works (Non-closure)Disposal$720kTechnology Improvements To Automated Cart Collection Management Application (ACCMA)Collection & cleaning$658kLitter & Streetscape Recycling Cart EnclosuresCollection & cleaning$629k2023-2026 Maintenance & Renewal Of Litter & Recycling Cans/BinsCollection & cleaning$500k2023-2026 Technological enhancementsCollection & cleaning$500kVancouver Landfill Building renovations/upgradesCollection & cleaning$500k2023-2026 New Litter & Recycling Cans/BinsCollection & cleaning$450kVancouver Landfill End Use PlanDisposal$443kDesign, Operations and Progressive Closure Plan (DOPC) - updateDisposal$410kClosed Landfills Remediation programDisposal$349kUpgrade Existing Compost Facility at Vancouver LandfillDisposal$314kSanitation Camera Solutions - Pilot program for Contamination DocumentationCollection & cleaning$200kZero Waste Demonstration Centre PilotDiversion$180kZero Waste efforts - Food Waste prevention and diversionCollection & cleaning$173kClosed Landfills Monitoring programDisposal$157kOrganic Processing Design WorksDisposal$98kCity Lay Down Area Clean UpDisposal$97kVancouver Landfill Hydrogeological Review 2016Disposal$0Vancouver Landfill & Transfer Station Scale SoftwareDisposal$0Zero Waste StrategyDiversion$0Vancouver Landfill Storm Water Management PlanningDisposal$0Vancouver Landfill Closure - New Phase preparation and high traffic improvementsDisposal$0

In the 2023–2026 Capital Plan: $151M, by sub-category

Disposal12 programs$115M
Collection & cleaning6 programs$35.8M
Diversion2 programs$220k
About these figures

Each program is listed under the service the year’s budget file gives it; a program can move from one service to another between budgets.