Metro Vancouver says it has seen about 10 per cent less waste so far this April, compared to the same time last year. The regional district says it noticed a shift from commercial to residential waste beginning March 20, after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions had taken effect in B.C. There's been more traffic at transfer sites, and residential garbage is up, but commercial waste is down as much as 25 per cent, according to Paul Henderson, general manager of solid waste services with Metro Vancouver, bringing the total down significantly. Clay Danyluk, with GFL Environmental Waste management company is pictured on his route in Vancouver, British Columbia on Friday, April 3, 2020. Metro Vancouver's transfer stations get about 700,000 visits each year, according to Henderson, and trips are up this month.

Source: CBC News April 26, 2020 15:00 UTC