Transcript PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
“Protecting our environment for generations to come…”
Steering Committee
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Department of Municipal Affairs
 Chair, implementation, administration, funding
Department of Environment and Conservation
 Environmental standards, author of Strategy
Department of Government Services
 Certificates of Operation, enforcement
Multi-Materials Stewardship Board
 Waste diversion, public education, research
WHY- the Problem of Dumpsites
PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
2002 Dumpsites
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approximately 250+ dumpsites
53 tee-pee incinerators
Leachate
Open burning, incineration
Methane gas
Unsightly, nuisance, odours, hazardous
2008 Status
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Measurables
 approximately 200 dumpsites - from 250 plus
 24 tee-pee incinerators – from 53
 Open burning reduced
WHAT - 2002 Strategy
‘Call to Action on Environmental Protection’ (Public Consultation Report, 2001)
Provincial Waste Management Strategy
2002
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Increase waste diversion
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Regional approach
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Modern standards and technology
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Maximize economic and employment
opportunities
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Public Education
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Estimated $200M capital
Provincial Waste Management Strategy 2007
Sustaining principles from 2002
 Equivalent to lined standard
 $200M funding from Gas Tax and Municipal Capital
Works
 Timelines extended
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Schedule
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2007 Eliminate open burning Avalon Region
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2008 Eliminate tee-pee incinerators province
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2010 Avalon regional site fully operational and eliminate open burning in Central
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2011 Central regional site fully operational and eliminate open burning in Western
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2012 Eliminate open burning province
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2016 Western regional site fully operational
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2020 All non-host waste management zones fully integrated
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2020 Full province-wide modern waste management
WHERE - Regional Approach
PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Regional Approach
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15 Waste Management Zones
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on Island
 4 in Labrador
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3 Regional Waste Management Facilities
 Eastern,
Central, West
Labrador
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Study of central site options
Remote coastal locations
Straits area
Northern Peninsula
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First Regional Waste Management Authority established
under Regional Service Board Act.
NorPen providing regional waste management services
Interim consolidations underway
8 sites have closed including 4 incinerators
Western Region
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Committee established
In process of developing terms of reference for study for
site selection and waste management system
Sub-regional studies getting underway to consider interim
consolidation options to current incinerators
Baie Verte Region
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Green Bay Waste Authority Inc has been operating
successfully for several years, serving 17 communities
Initial efforts underway to establish regional committee
Central Region
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Committee established
Site selected near Norris Arm
Tenders expected this year to start construction of host site
 estimated cost $40M +
Wet/dry waste separation
Connaigre Region
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Early stages of consideration
 Possibility of transportation to Central Regional
Facility
Avalon Region
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Committee appointed; inaugural meeting May 7, 2008
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250,000 people, approximately half the total population of
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the province
Will manage waste from the Greater Avalon including
Clarenville and at a later date may include the Bonavista and
Burin Peninsulas
Bonavista Peninsula Region
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Initial efforts underway to establish regional
committee and sub-regional committees
Burin Peninsula Region
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Regional committee presently conducting study
Isolated Areas
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Under consideration by Technical Committee
Incinerators currently active:
 Recontre East
 Francois
 McCallum
 Ramea
 Grey River
 Mud Lake
Costs
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Approximate per household: $100 to $120
37% of waste stream is paper; 30% organic
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waste volumes = reduce cost
Fact Sheet
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Household generates about ¾ tonnes of MSW
37% of waste stream is paper; 30% organic
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23,000 people on Burin Peninsula
23,000 / 2.2 per HH = 10,455 HH
10,455 x ¾ tonne = 7841 tonne per year
7841 tonne / 52 = 151 tonne per week
151 / 5 = 30 tonne per day
“Get-to-half” = 15 tonne per day
Long haul compactor truck = range of 20 – 27 tonne
What does it mean for you?
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Cleaner, healthier, safer environment
Improve tourism product
Efficient collection and disposal of waste
 Economies of scale, through regional approach
 Waste diversion – recycling, composting, reusing, etc.
Questions?
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