Dive summary:

• The Greater Vancouver Regional District, which includes more than 20 cities, has resolved to ban organics from landfills by 2015.
• A study conducted by Metro Vancouver showed that approximately 40% of the region’s landfill bound waste is organic materials from private residences, businesses and construction sites.
• Vancouver currently has a 55% diversion rate, double the national average, but is working its way towards 80% diversion by 2020.

From the article:

The ban also refers to wood and discards from demolition and construction sites, which Metro Vancouver estimates amounts to more than 1 million tons of waste each year. The region believes that it can reduce its landfill waste by approximately 155,000 tons a year just by diverting demolition materials such as wood away from local dumps. ...