If your habits resemble those of an average Canadian, you generate about 2.5 kilograms of garbage per day.The Comox Strathcona waste management (CSWM) service wants to hear from area residents and businesses about what to do with all that waste in our region in the future. Fourteen open houses and presentations are being held, where you can learn more about 鈥� and give your feedback on 鈥� options to create much-needed landfill space, manage yard waste and food scraps, and improve recycling for homes, apartments and businesses. The process is part of updating the region鈥檚 solid waste management plan to manage our waste now and for the future. The options being proposed have been developed with input from technical experts, members of a region-wide community advisory committee, staff and elected leaders.鈥淲e need the public鈥檚 input to help us make decisions about how we can best manage our waste in the future, including the selection of our future disposal facilities, such as landfills,鈥� said Edwin Grieve, chair of the Comox Strathcona waste management service. The public open houses offer an opportunity to talk to staff and technical experts. The public is encouraged to stay for the 30-minute presentation, followed by a question-and-answer period.   March 5 鈥� 5-8 p.m., Union Bay Community Hall; March 7 鈥� 5-8 p.m., Denman Island Community Hall; March 8 鈥� 5-8 p.m., Hornby Island Community Hall; March 13 鈥� 5-8 p.m., Cumberland Seniors' Centre.鈥� Comox Valley Regional District