Mobile HHW Depot

1. Mobile HHW Depot Das Soligo County of Wellington MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

2. About Wellington County MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 32,960 households 95,805 population 7 member municipalities 65/35 urban/rural split

3. About Solid Waste Services MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 6 waste facilities Includes 1 active landfill site County staff operate all sites

4. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 HHW Programme Pre-2016 5 permanent depots Accept select HHW materials 7 event days Accept all HHW materials 1 event day per municipality May – October Battery collection at 14 library branches

5. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Why Change?

6. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 What Options Did We Have? Add more event days Expand materials accepted at the 5 permanent depots Add a permanent depot to the unserviced facility HHW Taxi Mobile HHW Depot – Thanks Southgate Township!

7. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Why Mobile HHW Depot? How many event days are enough? No room to expand current depots Unserviced waste facility too small to add an HHW depot HHW Taxi could be costly depending on service levels offered Mobile Depot low capital cost, have our own rolloff trucks, service available year-round, 150+ days

8. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Process Developed a plan for the service How it would work? Where it would go? How long will it stay? Applied for and received ECA Committee and Council approval for Overall programme Budget New permanent part-time position

9. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Estimated Incremental Impact Net incremental costs Bin purchase and advertising costs in annual budget

10. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 The Mobile HHW Depot

11. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 The Mobile HHW Depot

12. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Getting the Pieces Together Staff training HHW Technician – SWANA certification (thanks Peel Region!) Site Attendants and Assistants Establish schedule for rotation Coordinate funding with SO and PCA as a change from current service Coordination with contractor for drum removals and two event days

13. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 How it Works Cross between a depot and an event day Send notification letters to MOECC, and local fire departments with annual schedule Open during regular waste facility operating hours (3 days/wk) Staff receive, pack, and track All materials removed prior to moving the bin

14. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Open for Business!

15. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Schedule 2016 Plus 2 event days – May and August

16. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Schedule 2017 No event days

17. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Results

18. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Comparison

19. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Lessons Learned Need to use space inside and outside of bin for bulking materials Need more time to empty and move the bin Leveling the bin a challenge on gravel, place bin on a pad Bin width affects number of drums

20. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Lessons Learned Promote more generic dates to give flexibility on moving the bin Keep laptop charged, no power in bin Walls are magnetic, use them to hang drum labels, procedures, etc. Budget a victim of our success Don’t launch two programmes at the same time!

21. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Contact Info Das Soligo Manager of Solid Waste Services County of Wellington dass@wellington.ca 519.837.2601 x2400