It just was a step too far.
A deer carcass was recently found in a curbside compost bin in Nanaimo.
City of Nanaimo’s manager of sanitation, David Thompson said he’s never seen anything like it.
“I was a little taken back trying to wonder how this happened but it is hunting season, Nanaimo has an active hunting season and they take their environmental responsibilities quite seriously.”
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So what should hunters do?
“Rendering plants or even taking it back into the bush,” Thompson added.
The large compost bin pick-up is new for the island community; they’ve only been using the carts for about a year.
Thompson said meat and fat, as long as it’s kitchen scraps can still go in the bin.
“We continue to remind people that chicken and turkey from [the] family celebration that’s absolutely fine, but deer is just a step too far.”
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