Subject: No burning
From: "Maltin, Elise" <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]'" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:52:06 -0400

I am writing to you regarding Iqaluit's permit for the dump. Contrary to
Mayor John Mathew's claim that there is an agressive recyling program, there
is absolutely no sorting of garbage in Iqaluit.

As it stands, anything and everything ends up at the dump, and when burned
becomes a smog cloud that very frequently blows over the town. I have
concerns about the air quality and the water quality that would be affected
by the plastics and other toxics that are burned and spewed into the air. 

When the huge backlog of garbage is moved from the areas behind the Brown
Building and the city offices, the dump could be burning night and day to
deal with the mess. This could have a terrible impact on the air and water
quality. There should be a plan to sort and properly deal with all the
garbage in a safe manner.

Thank you

Elise Maltin   
Box 182
Iqaluit, Nunavut