Why is some of the garbage from the Lower Mainland hauled to Cache Creek?
The Cache Creek Landfill accepts garbage from the City of White Rock. In the mid 1980s, there was an identifiable need for additional landfill capacity. A public process was held, stakeholders were consulted and the result was the Metro Vancouver Solid Waste Management Plan, approved in 1985. This Plan identified additional landfill capacity as a requirement. A tender was issued and the result was Cache Creek Landfill. In early 2000, Metro Vancouver purchased additional land near Cache Creek for future landfill expansion.
