On the Road to Zero Waste

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1 On the Road to Zero Waste RABANCO Operator of the Roosevelt Regional Landfill, Klickitat County Gas-to-Energy System & Recycled Material Recovery Facility

2 Award Winning Gas-to-Energy Plant Rabanco s History in BC 25 Years of Service Roosevelt Regional Landfill operated by Rabanco opened in 1991 Customers have included: industrial generators, Newstech, Whistler, Cowichan Valley RD, GVRD, Powell River RD, Coastal First Nations and & Northern Affairs Canada Gas-to-Energy Plant generates electricity for the region Approved for receipt of solid waste in the Pacific Northwest: BC, AB, WA, OR, CA & AK Operates under the Klickitat County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan approved by Washington State Currently approved in BC Solid Waste 2 Management Plans

3 Roosevelt Regional Landfill Built in 1991 Operating capacity 5 million tonnes/year Capacity for another 80 years Designed and permitted for Pacific Northwest regional use 3

4 Roosevelt Regional Landfill Permitted for non dangerous, non hazardous MSW All Rabanco customers are required to abide by all local rules and regulations as it pertains to solid waste Landfill criteria meets or exceed BC s landfill criteria 4

5 Waste-by-Rail Shipping waste-by-rail greatly reduces the use of carbon based fuels and air emission Trains are 2-4 times more fuel efficient than trucks on a ton-mile basis Trains are 3 times cleaner than trucks on a ton-mile basis 5

6 Pacific Northwest Transportation Network Bella Bella Powell River Surrey Whistler Abbotsford Sumas BC MSW communities served Barged by local haulers Trucked by local haulers BNSF Roosevelt rail line Cowichan Valley Rabanco intermodal yards Roosevelt Regional Landfill operated by Rabanco Roosevelt Regional Landfill & Gas-to-Energy Plant Graphic Interpretation 6

7 Energy Recovery from the Waste Stream The largest landfill electricity producing plant in North America generating up to 37 megawatts of power Roosevelt s gas-to-energy plant collects and burns 90% of the landfill gas This power goes to the Western Interconnection electricity grid that includes BC, benefitting all British Columbians with renewable electricity 7

8 RABANCO Recycling A Regional Pioneer and Leader Material Recovery Facility is one of the largest in the Western US - 18,000 tons per month of commercial and residential recycling Integrated Commodity Storage and Feed Bins Optical Container System Magnet/Polishing Screen Materials Storage CDL Processing/Recycling 8

9 ISWRM Plans Goals Rabanco Part of the Solution 1. Minimize Solid Waste Generation Solution: Contracts with Rabanco can be scaled based on residual volumes requiring responsible disposal 2. Maximize Reuse, Recycling and Material Recovery Solution: Regional districts & municipalities increase these programs when not financially committed to building new infrastructure 3. Recover Energy from the Waste Stream after Material Recycling Solution: Largest landfill electricity producing plant in North America generating up to 37 megawatts of power benefitting BC through the Western Interconnection Electricity grid 4. Dispose of all Waste in Landfill After Material Recycling and Energy Recovery Solution: Roosevelt is a cost effective and environmentally sound addition to Metro Vancouver s disposal capacity 10

10 THANK YOU Joe Casalini Director of Business Development Rabanco 54 S. Dawson Street Seattle WA (206) /CELL (206)

11 Shipments to Int l Facilities British Columbia Compost Scrap Steel MSW Contaminated Materials Glass Mixed Paper Cardboard Plastic Alberta Canada China Compost Plastic Mixed Paper Cardboard United States California Recyclables and MSW are the only international commodities we touch every day Graphic Interpretation 9

12 Vancouver Landfill TRI-PARTITE AGREEMENT OVERVIEW Paul Henderson, P.Eng. GENERAL MANAGER, SOLID WASTE SERVICES Zero Waste Committee, February 11, 2016

13 Began operations: 1966 Site ownership: City of Vancouver Location: Delta, BC City-owned property: 320 hectares Landfill footprint: 225 hectares 2

14 Vancouver Landfill History VLF receives waste from: 1960s /89 Vancouver/Delta Agreement GVS&DD Act Amended, allowing first regional facility: Coquitlam Landfill 1983 Metro Vancouver-Delta-Vancouver Agreement Coquitlam Landfill closes Waste-to-Energy & Cache Creek Landfill begin operation 1989 Delta-Vancouver-Metro Vancouver Tri-Partite Agreement Vancouver & Delta Vancouver, Delta, Westburnco Western Region 1999 Vancouver/Delta Agreement Westburnco = New Westminster, Burnaby, Tri-Cities) Western Region = Vancouver, Delta, UBC/UEL, White Rock, Richmond, South Surrey 3

15 Metro Vancouver Solid Waste Facilities 200,000 tonnes 2015 Residential and Commercial/ Institutional Disposed Waste 260,000 tonnes 365,000 tonnes 4

16 Vancouver Landfill Disposal Annual Disposal: 550,000 tonnes in 2015 Includes construction and demolition, bottom ash and utility residuals Operational Certificate Limit: 750,000 tonnes/year 5

17 Landfill Closure Closure and Post-Closure Care Installation and longterm maintenance of environmental protection infrastructure (cover, landfill gas, leachate management) City of Vancouver and Metro Vancouver share closure liability based on portions of waste in place: Estimated closure costs: $115 million (NPV) Metro Vancouver share: 27% Funded as component of tipping fee 6

18 Tri-Partite Agreement: Vancouver, Delta, and Metro Vancouver (1989) Metro Vancouver sets regional tipping fee Vancouver Landfill receives Western Region waste Metro Vancouver pays royalties to Delta (2014: Eastern Region $3.87, Western Region $2.56) 7

19 Tri-Partite Agreement: Revenue Sharing: Vancouver retains tipping fee revenues for wastes originating in Vancouver Delta receives difference between tipping fee and Vancouver Landfill operating cost for commercial waste from Delta Metro Vancouver receives difference between tipping fee and Vancouver Landfill operating cost for waste except from Vancouver and Delta 8

20 Thank you