New law may disrupt food chain
The city has passed a bylaw to limit the stink coming from the Sanimax plant in Rivière‑des‑Prairies so the company is now threatening to close, putting 300 people out of work – but more to the point, ending the main facility in Quebec that treats waste like abattoir trash and used cooking oil.
There’s got to be some way to do this without making a foul stench all the time – but of course it might cut into profits.
Chris 09:05 on 2022-08-09 Permalink
>but of course it might cut into profits.
Not necessarily. Reducing smell will likely increase their costs, which they could pass on to their clients without reducing their profit. But will the clients want to pay more?
Faiz imam 11:10 on 2022-08-09 Permalink
To answer that, the question becomes “if this place closes, what’s the next option?”
dhomas 16:56 on 2022-08-09 Permalink
I’m of two minds on this topic. That plant has existed in that spot for many decades. And yet, they keep building new houses in that area of RDP. Those people either knew of the stench and bought anyway (hoping to “eliminate the problem” later) or didn’t do any due diligence. If I bought a house next to train tracks, would I be trying to get rid of the train because it’s too noisy?
On the other hand, it’s not exactly a bad thing to have this kind of law on the books. Any new plant that would open on the island (perhaps to replace the one potentially closing?) Would have to abide by these laws, no matter where they opened.
Em 09:45 on 2022-08-10 Permalink
dhomas — I live in Pointe-St-Charles and can confirm that there are lots of people who bought places next to train tracks and want to get rid of train noise.
I personally feel like cities need to continue to offer all kinds of jobs, including some industrial ones. Then again, I don’t live next to a rendering plant.
Phil M 22:36 on 2022-08-10 Permalink
Those are thw same types of people who move into an apartment next door to a night club or concert venue to be “close to the action” then complain about the noise, and get the venue shut down.