ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — St. John’s city council approved more mobile fencing to help contain wind-blown litter at the Robin Hood Bay Landfill in a unanimous decision Monday evening.
There is currently 362 metres of mobile fencing used at the landfill’s tipping face. The approved purchase on Monday will add an additional 146 metres.
Each piece of fence is roughly 4.6 metres high and 7.4 metres wide.
Because the fencing is mobile, it can be moved, depending on which way the wind is blowing.
Coun. Ian Froude said it’s part of a longer-term effort to reduce wind-blown litter in the area.
The extra fencing will be provided by Provincial Fence Products Ltd., the lowest bidder meeting specifications, for $207,000.
There were three other bidders, including RothLochston Constructors, Wind and Sun Protection Inc., and Maher’s Contracting Ltd.
In addition to the fencing, city employees also work to pick up garbage that blows out of the dump, often into neighbouring trails, Mayor Danny Breen said.
