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PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY. “ Protecting our environment for generations to come…”. Steering Committee. Department of Municipal Affairs Chair, implementation, administration, funding Department of Environment and Conservation Environmental standards, author of Strategy

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PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

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  1. PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY “Protecting our environment for generations to come…”

  2. Steering Committee • 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

  3. WHY- the Problem of Dumpsites PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

  4. 2002 Dumpsites • approximately 250+ dumpsites • 53 tee-pee incinerators • Leachate • Open burning, incineration • Methane gas • Unsightly, nuisance, odours, hazardous

  5. 2008 Status • Measurables • approximately 200 dumpsites - from 250 plus • 24 tee-pee incinerators – from 53 • Open burning reduced

  6. WHAT - 2002 Strategy ‘Call to Action on Environmental Protection’ (Public Consultation Report, 2001)

  7. Provincial Waste Management Strategy 2002 • Increase waste diversion • Regional approach • Modern standards and technology • Maximize economic and employment opportunities • Public Education • Estimated $200M capital

  8. Provincial Waste Management Strategy 2007 • Sustaining principles from 2002 • Equivalent to lined standard • $200M funding from Gas Tax and Municipal Capital Works • Timelines extended

  9. Schedule • 2007 Eliminate open burning Avalon Region • 2008 Eliminate tee-pee incinerators province • 2010 Avalon regional site fully operational and eliminate open burning in Central • 2011 Central regional site fully operational and eliminate open burning in Western • 2012 Eliminate open burning province • 2016 Western regional site fully operational • 2020 All non-host waste management zones fully integrated • 2020 Full province-wide modern waste management

  10. WHERE - Regional Approach PROVINCIAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

  11. Regional Approach • 15 Waste Management Zones • 11 on Island • 4 in Labrador • 3 Regional Waste Management Facilities • Eastern, Central, West

  12. Labrador Study of central site options Remote coastal locations Straits area

  13. Northern Peninsula 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

  14. Western Region 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

  15. Baie Verte Region Green Bay Waste Authority Inc has been operating successfully for several years, serving 17 communities Initial efforts underway to establish regional committee

  16. Central Region • Committee established • Site selected near Norris Arm • Tenders expected this year to start construction of host site • estimated cost $40M + • Wet/dry waste separation

  17. Connaigre Region • Early stages of consideration • Possibility of transportation to Central Regional Facility

  18. Avalon Region Committee appointed; inaugural meeting May 7, 2008 250,000 people, approximately half the total population of the province Will manage waste from the Greater Avalon including Clarenville and at a later date may include the Bonavista and Burin Peninsulas

  19. Bonavista Peninsula Region Initial efforts underway to establish regional committee and sub-regional committees

  20. Burin Peninsula Region Regional committee presently conducting study

  21. Isolated Areas • Under consideration by Technical Committee • Incinerators currently active: • Recontre East • Francois • McCallum • Ramea • Grey River • Mud Lake

  22. Costs • Approximate per household: $100 to $120 • 37% of waste stream is paper; 30% organic • Reduce waste volumes = reduce cost

  23. Fact Sheet • Household generates about ¾ tonnes of MSW • 37% of waste stream is paper; 30% organic • Example: • 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

  24. What does it mean for you? • 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.

  25. Questions? Artist’s Concept of Robin Hood Bay

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