Hazelton and Highway 37 North Solid Waste Servicing Plan

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1 To: From: Regional District Board Administration Date: January 12, 2017 Re: Hazelton and Highway 37 North Solid Waste Servicing Plan Administration is recommending the Board approve the Draft Hazelton and Highway 37 North Solid Waste Servicing Plan to guide the development of the required Fees and Regulations Bylaw and the new Solid Waste Facility Operations Contracts. Servicing Plan attached to this report. The servicing plan is required to confirm the intended landfill material restrictions and diversion requirements, any curbside collection servicing, tipping fees that would apply to certain users at specific facilities along with preferred enforcement components. Completion of the Hazelton and Highway 37 North Servicing Plan will require some focused stakeholder engagement specifically around the questions of facility use and tipping fees. Although the 1995 RDKS Solid Waste Management Plan objectives include controlling wastes, providing reasonable access to facilities and developing a financial cost recovery approach including utilization of the user pay philosophy, the 1995 Plan does not detail a strategy to achieve these goals. The Servicing Plan will assist with development of Hazelton and Highway 37 North Solid Waste Services Fees and Regulation Bylaw and facility Operations Contracts. The current work plan includes the Kitwanga Transfer Station being commissioned in May or June 2017 along with the new disposal area at the Hazelton Landfill Phase 2. The landfill leachate and septic tank pumpage effluent treatment facility will be completed later in the year. Administration is recommending a single contract to operate the Kitwanga and Hazelton facilities. The Stewart Transfer Station is expected to be operational in December 2017 and the Meziadin Landfill is being prepared to accept Stewart waste. A new contract will be developed to operate the Meziadin Landfill and the District of Stewart has indicated their desire to operate the Stewart Transfer Station under contract to the Regional District. Facility operations contracts will be developed based on the Hazelton and Highway 37 North Servicing Plan. Recommendation That the Board approve the January 2017 Draft Hazelton and Highway 37 North Solid Waste Servicing Plan to guide the development of the required Hazelton and Highway 37 North Fees and Regulations Bylaw and the new Solid Waste Facility Operations Contracts. Voting Structure: Participants, Weighted Prepared by/contact: Roger Tooms, Manager, Works and Services Approved by: CAO

2 Regio.nal District of Kitimat-Stikine Draft Hazelton and Highway 37 North Servicing Plan Rev. 1.5 January 11, 2017 ZERO WASTE Regional District of K:lfilllai Stlkiae

3 Introduction This document describes the proposed approach and service standards related to solid waste management in the Hazelton and Highway 37 North Service Area. The document begins with a description of the goals of the service and then goes on to describe the approach to s~rvicing the area, the planned waste disposal and processing systems, and the supporting systems such as the regulatory framework, collection programs and depots that will be implemented. The document concludes with a summary of the key questions that remain to be answered based on consultation with key stakeholders. 2 Service Area Communities The area covered by this servicing plan includes Electoral Areas A, Band D of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine (RDKS), the District of New Hazelton, the Village of Hazelton and the District of Stewart. Population centres within the Electoral Areas include South Hazelton, lskut, Kitwanga, Two Mile and several Nisga'a First Nation communities that contribute to the service including the lskut Band, Gitanyow Band, Gitwangak Band, Gitsegukla Band, Kispiox Band, Glen Vowell Band, Gitanmaax Band, Hagwilget Band and the Moricetown Band. The population of this service area is provided in Table 1. In addition, the on-reserve population of the Telegraph Creek Band is 157 at Guhthe Tah and 5 at Indian Reserve 6. Table 1. Service Area Population Location Population 1 Electoral Area A 35 Electoral Area B 1,507 Electoral Area D (off reserve only) 248 District of New Hazelton 666 Village of Hazelton 270 District of Stewart 494 lskut Band 207 Gitanyow Band 383 Gitwangak Band 500 Gitsegukla Band 448 Kispiox Band 536 Glen Vowell Band 222 Gitanmaax Band 627 Hagwilget Band 238 Moricetown Band (includes sub-areas) 560 Total 6,941 1 Population data is from the 2011 census, accessed from b,. Regional District of.ill... Kltlmat-Stlklne ~. ZEROYIASTE 1

4 2.1 Summary of Existing Infrastructure, Programs and Initiatives In general, the RDKS provides services directly in the Electoral Areas (although not landfill disposal services for the Nisga'a communities and Telegraph Creek Band.). There are currently eight landfills in the service area, as described in Table 2. Table 2. Current Landfills Facility Name lskut Landfill Meziadin Landfill Kitwanga Landfill Hazelton Landfill Stewart Landfill Telegraph Creek Landfill New Aiyansh Landfill Dease Lake Landfill Owned and Operated by RDKS RDKS RDKS RDKS District of Stewart Telegraph Creek Band New Aiyansh Village Government Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure The New Aiyansh Landfill is also used by residents of Electoral Area A, and the Telegraph Creek Landfill is also used by the off-reserve population; both landfills are partially funded by the RDKS. The incorporated areas provide residents with curbside collection of garbage, and the District of New Hazelton also provides residents with biweekly collection of unlimited quantities of recycling. Most First Nations communities also provide residents with collection services. There are a number of extended producer responsibility (EPR) programs active in the area. Residents may bring materials covered by EPR programs to local depots that operate under contract to the. organization operating the EPR program. No fee is charged at the depots. In the Hazelton area, active programs cover the following materials: beverage containers, beer containers, packaging and printed paper (from the residential sector), electronics, batteries (under Skg) and cell phones, small appliances and power tools, lighting products, lead-acid batteries, paints, solvents, pesticides and gasoline, and tires. Stewart has EPR depots for: beverage containers, beer containers, packaging and printed paper, batteries (under Skg) and cell phones, lighting products, smoke detectors, and oil+ antifreeze. No EPR services are currently provided in Dease Lake, lskut or Telegraph Creek. Some informal recycling of organic waste is underway, with farmers soliciting waste for animal feed and/or compost. 3 Service Goals Four goals have been identified for the Hazelton and Highway 37 North Service Area: Ensure the safe management of waste generated in the area; Improve cost efficiency; Make waste management easier for residents, and Increase the amount of waste that is diverted from landfills for recycling or reuse. These goals are subject to further review and confirmation (see Section 6). h.l!t Regional District of,.-... Klllmat-Stlklne tfo ZERO WASTE 2

5 3.1 Service Approach The service area covers a distance of approximately 640 km from Telegraph Creek to New Hazelton. Historically, each community had a small landfill that was open to residents and businesses and accepted all kinds of waste. Consistent with the current {1995) Solid Waste Management Plan, the RDKS has developed a new approach to servicing the area that will help to make waste management safer and more cost efficient. This new approach involves replacing some landfills with transfer stations and make substantial improvements to one landfill, which will become a primary disposal site (details on planned future facilities are provided in Section 4.1). Consolidating materials for disposal at more controlled landfills decreases the potential for environmental impact from disposal and will result in long term cost savings. To meet the goal of making waste management easier for residents, the RDKS will work in partnerships with other local governments to provide access to disposal sites and recycling drop off locations. The RDKS will take the lead in areas where there is no other local government; this may include investigating the feasibility of providing curbside garbage collection services in areas where there is interest and willingness to pay. Residents will be provided with access to the transfer stations and landfills to dispose of their garbage. Where there are other local governments, the RDKS will consult with those governments to determine the preferred approach to providing residents with services. Local governments may choose to provide services themselves, or may request the RDKS to provide the service. Where local governments wish to provide the service themselves, the RDKS will work with them and attempt to harmonize services between jurisdictions. To increase diversion, the RDKS intends that all residents of the Hazelton and Highway 37 North Service Area be provided with access to recycling, either through curbside collection programs or by providing drop off locations at transfer stations and landfills. The RDKS will work with EPR agencies to increase access to their services, particularly outside the Hazeltons and Stewart. This could take the form of collection events (also known as "take-back days") and/or the establishment of satellite depots. 4 Future Waste Processing and Disposal System 4.1 Future Facilities The RDKS is replacing the Kitwanga and Stewart landfills with transfer stations in A new Hazelton Waste Management Facility will also be constructed. The Telegraph Creek Landfill is planned for replacement with a facility that is jointly (Talhtan Band/RDKS) funded, owned and operated. The lskut and Meziadin landfills will remain as is. The RDKS is not responsible for making any changes at the landfills owned and operated by other entities (i.e. the Dease Lake Landfill, New Aiyansh Landfill, and the existing Telegraph Creek Landfill). The RDKS intends to continue making financial contributions to the New Aiyansh Village Government and Tahltan Band to pay for the use of their landfills by residents of Electoral Area A (Nass Valley area) and Electoral Area D (Telegraph Creek area). Once residents ofthe Hazelton and Highway 37 North Service Area have access to facilities and services that safely manage garbage, recyclables and materials covered by EPR programs, the RDKS may consider additional facilities and services to manage organic waste. The facilities that are described by this service plan are illustrated in Figure 1..A... Regional District of...-.._ Klllmat SIIklne ~- ZEROWASTE 3

6 Chutinc t enging,,. il Dease Lake Landfill Telegraph Creek Landfill Tclcg raph ~ C r~ c~.&~ Mt Edzlza Provlncio/ Park a. Ocasc Lake 0 lskut Landfill lskut.«(_, 0.&5i\ T a t ~gg a Planned Future Waste Management Facilities in the Hazelton and Highway 37 North Seniice Area Legend Ministry of Transportation Landfill First Nations Landfill RDKS Landfill RDKS Transfer Station Waste flow Spatsfzl P/atetlli Wilderness ProvinciaL oca ribou Hide ~ Bell II G 1311 Meziadin Landfill Ku!do 0 Revillogigooo lsliinil Kctclli All 0 Kitsault 0 New Aiyansh Landfill Hazelton Waste Metlakatla 0 Nisya a.&. o N ~w Aryansh Rosswood ( Kitwanga Transfer Station mhhors 0 Q Tolk Figure 1. Planned future waste management facilities and waste flows from communities to facilities b.. Regional Dislricl of..lfmt. Kltlmat-Stlklne A UROWAS TE 4

7 . Under the proposed draft plan, the Stewart Transfer Station would accept waste generated by all households, institutions, and commercial establishments in the DistriCt of Stewart. The transfer station would be designed to accommodate institutional ~nd commercial activity. If the level of activity increases significantly in the future, the RDKS may direct some larger loads of commercial waste to the Meziadin Landfill. The criteria for directing large loads of commercial waste to the Meziadin Landfill remain to be established (see Section 6}. Waste consolidated at the Stewart Transfer Station will be hauled to the Meziadin Landfill. The RDKS will hire a contractor to operate the transfer station and transfer the waste to the landfill (the District of Stewart is interested in operating as the contractor). Under the proposed draft plan, the Kitwanga Transfer Station would accept residential waste and small volumes of non-residential waste (i.e. in quantities similar to the amount generated by an average household in a week). The maximum permitted volume of loads of non-residential waste that will be accepted is yet to be defined (see Section 6}. Waste consolidated at the Kitwanga Transfer Station will be hauled to the Hazelton Waste Management Facility. The RDKS's contractor will be responsible for operation of the transfer station and the transfer of waste from the transfer station to the landfill. Larger volumes of commercial waste generated in and around Kitwanga would be hauled directly to the Hazelton Waste Management Facility by the waste generators or their privately contracted haulers. Haulers of commercial waste will need to make apply for permission to dispose of waste. It may be possible to make applications on a standing/recurring basis, or as needed (see Section 6}. It is expected that no more than 2-3 loads of commercial waste will require disposal each day. Currently, the RDKS plans for the lskut Landfill to accept waste from residential sources and the hospitality sector; however, this is subject to change depending on the quantity of waste generated by the hospitality sector, and the impact that that waste has on landfill capacity and projected lifespan. The RDKS will consult with the hospitality sector in lskut on this topic, possibly during the upcoming review of the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan (see Section 6}. All other commercial waste generated in and around lskut will need to be hauled to the Meziadin Landfill by the waste generators or their privately contracted hauler. 4.2 Proposed Hours of Operation The proposed hours of operation will be similar to those currently in place at the existing facilities, as shown in Table 3. Administration will undertake further review of hours and days of the week that the facilities are open; this review may include consultation with generators and haulers in Stewart and Meziadin (see Section 6}. Although the sites are dark during the last few hours of operation during the winter, the RDKS recognizes that access to the sites in the late afternoon/early evening is important for residents who have to self-haul and work during the day. Note that the hours for commercial haulers and the general public may be staggered to reduce traffic. The hours noted in Table 3 are the proposed total hours. I h~ Regional District of tfr, ~ Kltlmat-Stlklne ZEROYIASTE 5

8 Table 3. Proposed Hours of Operation Facility Hazelton Waste Management Facility Kitwanga Transfer Station Stewart Transfer Station Meziadin Landfill lskut Landfill Hours Open 10:00 am to 7:00pm 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm 10:00 am to 5:00pm 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm Days Open Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday Friday and Saturday The hours at the Meziadin Landfill may be extended to accommodate the waste being transferred from the new Stewart Transfer Station. Alternatively, the contractor responsible for transfer could be supplied with keys to the gate at the Meziadin Landfill. The preferred solution will be determined once the transfer system is in place and the impact on traffic and wait times can be observed. 4.3 Tipping Fees Hazelton Waste Management Facility, Meziadin Landfill, lskut Landfill and Stewart Transfer Station The proposed plan includes charging tipping fees for non-residential waste brought to the Hazelton Waste Management Facility,Meziadin Landfill, lskut Landfill and Stewart Transfer Station. Residential garbage that is self-hauled or collected through formally organized, community-wide curbside collection programs will be exempt from tipping fees. All haulers of commercial waste will pay tipping fees. The tipping fees will be set at a rate that enables the service to break even when the cost of operations, contributions to reserve funds, tax revenue, and contributions from First Nations are considered. The fees will also vary based on the volume of waste, types of waste and sources of waste (residential vs. commercial) that are expected in the service area. The cost recovery model has not yet been finalized; the rnodel will determine the proportion of revenue to be obtained from tipping fees, tax revenue, and First Nations contributions (see Section 6). The draft plan proposes that the facilities will not be equipped with scales and that the tipping fees will be volume based. Haulers may be able to pre-register their vehicles with the Regional District, so that the volume ofthe truck is on record and does not need to be established at each visit (see Section 6). Tipping fees will be charged based on the observed quantity of waste relative to the known volume of the truck. The operator will use specific tools and techniques to establish the volume of waste Kitwanga Transfer Station Tipping fees will not be charged at the Kitwanga Transfer Station. As noted above, the Kitwanga Transfer Station will mainly accept waste from the residential sector Other Landfills No changes are anticipated for the tipping fees at the New Aiyansh, Telegraph Creek and Dease Lake Landfills. h_. Regional District of Kltlmai Stlklne tfo ZERO WASTE 6

9 5 Supporting Systems 5.1 Collection Services and Depots Incorporated Areas The District of New Hazelton, Village of Hazelton and District of Stewart all provide curbside collection of garbage on a weekly basis and are expected to continue to do so. The District of New Hazleton is unique in the service area, in that it also collects an unlimited amount of recycling every other week. This progra,m is expected to continue. As noted in Section 2.1, residents of (and near to) the District of Hazelton, Village of Hazelton and District of Stewart have access to local recycling depots that accept household packaging and printed paper for no charge. These depots operate under the MMBC product stewardship program for packaging and printed paper and are expected to continue to offer this service Electoral Areas At this time, the RDKS does not plan to provide curbside collection of garbage or recyclables in the Electoral Areas. Curbside collection will be explored in more detail when the Regional Solid Waste Management Plan is updated. Residents will be consulted on their need for service and willingness to pay for curbside collection. In the nearer term, the RDKS plans to provide residents of the Telegraph Creek/Kitwanga corridor with access to drop off locations that accept comingled packaging and printed paper materials, and household electronics. Residents will place the recyclable materials in "mega-bags". The intent is to provide these mega-bag stations at the Dease Lake Landfill,. Telegraph Creek Landfill, lskut Landfill, Meziadin Landfill and the Kitwanga Transfer Station. Discussion is needed with Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to confirm their willingness to host mega-bags at the Dease Lake Landfill and the cost sharing arrangements (see Section 6). Discussion is also needed with the Tahltan Band to confirm the preferred location (Telegraph Creek Landfill or elsewhere in the community) and approach to covering the cost (see Section 6). The comingled packaging and printed paper would be transported to the Kitwanga.Transfer Station, marshalled at that facility, and then hauled to Do Your Part Recycling in Terrace for further processing and marketing. Based on conversations with MMBC, and since Do Your Part Recycling is already an MMBC agent, the RDKS expects that MMBC would authorize Do Your Part Recycling to accept the packaging and printed paper at no cost to the RDKS (i.e. processing and marketing costs would be covered by MMBC). This arrangement will require further work with MMBC and Do Your Part Recycling (see Section 6). The electronics would also be marshalled at the Kitwanga Transfer Station and picked up by ElectroRecycle. Some revenue may be payable by ElectroRecycle to the RDKS, based on the quantity of electronics collected. This arrangement will require further work with Electro Recycle (see Section 6). The RDKS may also establish satellite depots at other locations that can provide monitoring when the depots are open and that can be closed when no monitoring is available. As above, materials collected h,., Regional District of Kltlmat Stlklne ti\ ZUOWASTE 7

10 Draft Hazelton and Highway 3'7 North Servicing Plan v 1.5 at these satellite depots would also be marshalled at the Kitwanga Transfer Station. The locations of these depots are not yet confirmed (see Section 6) First Nations Communities Prior to launching the Hazelton and Highway 37 North Service, the RDKS will work with representatives from the First Nations communities to inventory existing services and explore options for providing recycling access in those communities. Recycling access could take the form of shared use of the megabag stations, or provision of monitored satellite recycling depots in the communities. If First Nations communities wish to implement curbside collection of packaging and printed paper, they may be able to negotiate with MMBC to offset collection costs and/or to bring collected materials to local MMBC contractors (such as the Hazelton Bottle Depot and Border Town Recycling Group). It may also be feasible for the RDKS to receive collected materials at the Kitwanga Transfer Station for onward transfer to Do Your Part Recycling (see Section 6). 5.2 Bylaw A bylaw is being drafted which will set the requirements for the use of the waste disposal and processing facilities that are owned and operated by the RDKS. The bylaw will set the tipping fees and establish restrictions on the types of waste that may be broughtto each facility (i.e. materials and sources). The bylaw will also describe permitted activities at the facilities and penalties as required. The bylaw will not apply to the facilities that are owned and operated by other entities. The following restrictions are anticipated to be in the bylaw: Waste will be classified as garbage, controlled waste, restricted waste, and prohibited waste. No person shall deposit Controlled Waste at the Kitwanga Transfer Station. The Stewart Transfer Station may accept only the commercial waste portion of the Controlled Waste stream (i.e. commercial waste may be accepted, but no other types of Controlled Waste). o o o Controlled waste will likely be defined as loads of animal carcasses weighing more than 50 kilograms in total; asbestos; contaminated soils; any load of land clearing waste or construction and demolition waste in excess of five (5) cubic metres; clean soils; broken concrete; broken asphalt; waste ash from incinerators; and septage. Commercial waste may also be classified as Controlled Waste in order to control the locations that it can be taken to. If small quantities of commercial waste will be accepted at the Kitwanga Transfer Stations, the maximum volume that is acceptable at the Kitwanga Transfer Station will be included in the definition of Controlled Waste. Given the population distribution in the service area, the restrictions on which locations can receive Controlled Waste will drive most controlled waste to the Hazelton Waste Management Facility (although the Meziadin Landfill will also accept Controlled Waste). o Disposal of Controlled Waste will require a permit and an appointment. Garbage that is disposed of at the lskut Landfill, Stewart Transfer Station and Kitwanga Transfer Station may only come from each community respectively. Furthermore, the Kitwanga Transfer Stations will mainly accept residential waste. Metal and clean wood waste are anticipated to be the only type of Restricted Waste in the Hazelton and Highway 37 North Service Area. Restricted Waste can be brought to all facilities, _h.., Regional District of..lff6.. Kltlmat Stlklne.& ZEROYIASTE 8

11 but it must be kept separate from other wastes so that it can be recycled or chipped for composting/controlled burns. Prohibited Waste is not accepted at any transfer stations or landfills. Prohibited wastes include toxic and hazardous materials {Class A), materials that are difficult to landfill (Class B) and materials that are readily recyclable {Class C). The draft list of materials that is readily recyclable (Class C Prohibited Waste) includes: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Materials; Tires, whether or not they fall within the definition of Extended Producer Responsibility Materials; Cardboard and Paper Products, whether or not they fall within the definition of Extended Producer Responsibility Materials. Not all EPR programs provide permanent, full-time services in the Hazelton and Highway 37 North Service Area; however, the RDKS is committed to finding ways to provide access to EPR programs for all residents in the area (see Section 6}. The RDKS will work with the agencies responsible for delivering the EPR programs to develop depots and/or implement collection events. Depending on the material type, these collection events could be held annually or bi-annually. The types of collection events could vary across the service area, depending on the types of depots that operate year-round. There is therefore no plan to provide exceptions to the blanket prohibition on the disposal of EPR materials. The classification of cardboard and paper products as a Class C Prohibited Waste is yet to be confirmed. In the Terrace area, cardboard and paper products are Class C Prohibited Waste because there are many opportunities for residents and businesses to recycle them. The RDKS will consult with local businesses in the Hazelton and Highway 37 North Service Area to determine if cardboard and paper products should be classified as prohibited or restricted (see Section 6}. If the private sector provides sufficient services and infrastructure to manage cardboarq and paper products, then they may be classified as prohibited. If the private sector does not have enough capacity to manage the materials, the RDKS may choose to classify cardboard and paper products as a restricted waste, and develop infrastructure at its own transfer stations and landfills to allow cardboard and paper products to be accepted in sourceseparated loads. If that happens, the RDKS will charge a tipping fee to cover the cost of handling the materials. 5.3 Communications Implementation of this servicing plan will require a great deal of communication with a wide range of stakeholders. Key stakeholders include Board Directors, municipal leaders, First Nations leaders, RDKS Plan Monitoring Advisory Committee (PMAC) and the Mini~try of Environment. Other important stakeholders include residents and businesses that operate the Service Area, as well as EPR agencies and service providers. Prior to implementing changes, the RDKS will consult with stakeholders on the issues described in Section 6. Once the final direction is set, the RDKS will focus its consultation and communication efforts on delivering proactive reminders about upcoming changes to the system to waste generator~ and haulers. h.. Regional District of ~ Kltlmat-Stlklne ~ ZfROWASTE 9

12 Communication with the residential sector will focus on new services and opportunities to recycle, as well as updated information on how to use local facilities (e.g. hours of operation, fees, materials accepted). Communication with the commercial sector will focus on how to become compliant with the new bylaw. The RDKS will provide businesses with information on companies that can help them comply with waste restrictions and will also be available for one-on-one appointments to review current practices, answer questions and provide suggestions for improvement. The overall message and tone of the communications will be positive and encouraging. 6 Future Consideration and Consultation Throughout this document, specific issues that require further consideration and consultation have been identified with the note "see Section 6". The questions that need to be addressed and the key people who need to be engaged in providing direction and making decisions are described in Table 4. Table 4. Topics for further consideration and consultation Topic 1. Confirm servic~ goals 2. Confirm level of institutional/commer cial/ industrial activity in Stewart that would necessitate directing large loads of institutional/commer cial waste to the Meziadin Landfill 3. Confirm maximum volume of acceptable loads of commercial waste that will be accepted at transfer stations. 4. Appointment system for disposal of Controlled Waste including commercial waste Consult with RDKS Board Directors Community Councils in the Service Area PMAC District of Stewart (including residents) RDKS Board Directors Industry Small-scale commercial waste generators Commercial waste generators and haulers Forceman Ridge Waste Management Facility operations contractor (for feedback on appointment system in place at that facility) Questions to ask Are these goals appropriate? Are there any other goals? What is the current level of institutional/commercial/ industrial activity? How is this expected to change in the near and medium term? How might this impact the design of the transfer station? How much waste do you typically generate each week? Do you self-haul your waste? Would access to a transfer station be beneficial to you? Would standing appointments be useful? If standing appointments were implemented, what systems would help to ensure that appointments were kept (or cancelled with sufficient notice)? What is the easiest system for making appointments on ariasneeded basis? (Consider the h.llt Regional District of..-..._ Kltlmaf Stlklne ~ ZEROY,'ASTt 10

13 Topic. ~ 5. Confirm status of hospitality sector in lskut (should be it considered ICI or residential for purposes of waste management?) 6. Hours and days of operation 7. Establish Cost Recovery Model (balance of tipping fees and other revenue in addition to taxation) 8. Possibility of preregistering truck volume 9. Cost sharing for mega-bags at Dease Lake Landfill and Telegraph Creek Landfill 10. Work on finding facilities to accept curbside packaging and paper products collected in mega bags in the Electoral Areas ha tf'o Regional District of ~ Kltlmat Stlklne ZEROYIASTE Consult with Owners of hospitality businesses Community representatives Member municipalities RDKS Directors Community representatives ICI waste generators ICI waste haulers Ministry oftransportation and Infrastructure Tahltan Band MMBC staff ElectroRecycle staff Do Your Part Hazelton Bottle Depot Questions to ask perspective of both the user and contractor.) What would the impact be of having to haul waste to Meziadin? What if their waste was accepted at lskut Landfill for a fee? How many businesses are there? Approximately how much waste do they generate? Do the proposed days and hours of operation meet your needs? What is the preferred mix of revenue sources? Is there an upper limit to what would be considered an acceptable tipping fee? Is there an upper limit to the amount of funding that is acceptable to recover through tax? Would they choose to pre-register their trucks? Is there enough of an advantage to justify the extra work for the RDKS/contractor? Are you willing to host mega-bags for household recycling and electronics at the facility (or elsewhere in the community, in the case of the Tahltan Band)? How should the costs be shared with the RDKS? What would it take to have MMBC accept packaging and paper products collected by RDKS in mega bags? Assume that contractor could bring bags to an existing MMBC depot (e.g. Do Your Part or Hazelton Bottle Depot). Would there be a fee from MMBC? Do current MMBC depots have capacity to accept? 11

14 Draft Hazelton arid Highway 37 North Servicing Plan v 1.5 Topic 11. Locations of satellite depots 12. First Nations recycling Consult with RDKS Directors Residents of Service Area Business representatives Community leaders "" Questions """"~"~" to ask Would those depots charge a fee to accept the material? Confirm arrangements and terms with ElectroRecycle Identify locations on a map Look for co-location opportunities Identify preferred system (current service provider, use RDKS mega bags, host own mega bag, other) If own facility, identify possible locations and discuss standards for monitoring 13. Providing access to EPR programs throughout the service area 14. Classification of cardboard and paper (i.e. restricted or prohibited) RDKS directors EPR agencies EPR service providers RDKS directors ICI generators Private haulers, including Waste Management Prioritize the areas and services required Work with EPR agencies and service providers to establish a schedule for collection events Does private sector have capacity to expand services to more areas/clients? 0 Trucks, bins 0 Hauling to processors h.. Regional District of... Kltlmat Stlklne t'c. ZERO WASTE 12