CYPRESS HILLS WORKSHOP. Sustainable Cost Effective Solid Waste Management

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1 CYPRESS HILLS WORKSHOP Sustainable Cost Effective Solid Waste Management June 25, 2015

2 WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY Integrated: Addresses collection, diversion, landfill, composting and utility management issues. Community Feedback: Respects 2005 Community Survey with respect to cost of new services and recycling. Responsible Financial Management: Focuses on optimizing cost-benefit balance. Partnership Focused: Respects federal, provincial, industry charities and local private sector initiatives. Flexible: Proposes reviews of significant initiatives in 2017 for changing conditions. 2

3 WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAMS Government, Social and Private Sector Involvement Strategy: Evaluate provincial and other waste diversion initiatives based on the Industry R s, the Triple Bottom Line and with the Reasonable diversion at reasonable cost balanced approach. Reduce Reuse Recycle Recover Disposal Most preferred Least preferred 3

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5 CURRENT SERVICES AND PAST STRATEGIES Residential and Commercial Waste Collection services Landfill Disposal services Waste Diversion programs Strategy: Continue with the Revenue to Cost Ratio of 1 funding strategy for financial sustainability. 5

6 Collec&on Residen&al Collec&on & Disposal Commercial Collec&on & Disposal

7 Landfill Disposal Scales Transfer StaDon Burial Non- Hazardous Industrial waste

8 LF Waste Diversion ComposDng Recycling Tires, Clean Wood, Metals, Paint, Used Oil, Electronics, Household Hazardous Waste

9 Recycling 4 x Depots 1 x MRF 9

10 COMMUNITY WASTE STATISTICS Historical Waste Data 2000 to 2013 Chart 1 80,000, ,000, Annaul Tonnage 60,000,000 50,000,000 40,000,000 30,000,000 20,000,000 10,000, KG /capita/year Waste Disposed Waste Diverted Waste Disposal of Per Capita 10

11 COMMUNITY WASTE STATISTICS Waste Source at Landfill 2000 to 2014 Chart 2 Scrap Metal / E- Waste / Tires 0% Compostable Waste 8% Household Hazardous Waste 0% Total Recycled 29% Biosolids Handling & Disposal 20% Residential Waste 28% Construction & Demolition Waste 19% Commercial Waste 24% Total Buried 71% Diversion 11

12 COMMUNITY WASTE STATISTICS Poten&al Waste Diversion Tonnage By Sector Chart 3 Annual Tonnage % 44% 55% 0 ResidenDal Commercial ConstrucDon and DemolDon Waste To Landfill PotenDal Waste Diversion 12

13 COMMUNITY WASTE STATISTICS 14,000 Waste Diversion / Account (Kg) Chart 4 12,000 10,000 Kilograms 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 ResidenDal Commerical ConstrucDon and 20,700 Accounts 1,575 Accounts DemoliDon 495 Accounts 13

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16 New ConstrucDon Wood, Cardboard, Steel 16

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18 WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAMS Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Diversion Strategy: Initiate public consultation with construction sector to develop a strategy to increase C&D waste diversion. Industrial Commercial Institution (ICI) Recycling Program Strategy: Initiate public consultation with businesses to expand the current Solid Waste Utility fiber diversion service and revenue stream. 18

19 RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL COLLECTION SERVICE Commercial Collection Service Strategy: Establish a minimum standard in the Municipal Servicing Standards Manual that provides for an effective layout and screening standard for commercial waste collection. Strategy: Initiate public consultation with downtown businesses to explore the use of the automated cart collection system to replace or supplement the current 1.5 / 3 yard rectangular bin system on a customer by customer basis as a more efficient and space saving system for downtown core customers. 19

20 WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAMS Table 1 Waste Diversion Initiatives Federal, Industry and Local Initiatives Used Oil, Filter and Container Recycling Program Compact Florescent Light Bulb Program Cell phone recycling program Printer ink recycling Battery Recycling Program Clothing and furniture recycling programs operated by non-profit organizations Provincial Initiatives Beverage Container Recycling Program Tire Recycling Electronic Waste Recycling Paint Stewardship Program Household Hazardous Waste Disposal Construction & Demolition Waste Recycling Program City Initiatives Community Residential Recycling Program Yard Waste Collection and Composting Program Biosolids Compost Program Tree and Wood Recycling Program Commercial Fiber (paper and cardboard) Collection Program Metals Recycling Clean Fill Re-use Program Construction Rubble Re-use Program 20

21 WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAMS Table 2 Education and Promotion Initiatives Education Initiatives Promotion Initiatives Awareness Initiatives Business Program Assistance and waste audits School presentations Community Group Workshops Educational Videos Library Brochures and Literature handouts Composting Workshop HAT Smart Program Media (TV, Radio, Newsprint) Advertising and Outreach Local Media Outlet Xeriscape Demonstration Garden Trade Shows/Special Events Mailers, Signs and Flyers Annual Waste Management Calendar Recycling Hotline Landfill Tours Materials Recycling Facility Tours Backyard Composters and Compost Giveaways Website Information Communities in Bloom program Urban Recreation Advisory and Environment Board Grasslands Naturalists Horticultural Society 21

22 ANTICIPATORY WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAMS Residential Recycling Program Strategies: Defer consideration of a City sponsored residential curbside collection model service until after 2017 due to excessive cost for the service benefit and identify the opportunities available for private curbside collection services from existing small businesses Pursue the development of additional drop-off depots Expand the MRF capacity based on a drop-off depot collection model 22

23 ANTICIPATORY WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAMS Compost Program Strategies: Expand the biosolids compost service to other communities on a fee for service arrangement as determined by demand. Defer consideration of a City sponsored food waste collection and composting program until after 2017 due to excessive cost for the service benefit and continue to monitor technological improvement, investment costs and operations costs for future consideration. 23

24 ANTICIPATORY WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAMS Plastic Bag Ban Strategy: Monitor the effectiveness of government and industry strategies for the reduction of single use plastic bags while encouraging private retail services to continue their education initiatives and incentives. Eco Center Strategy: Defer consideration for an ECO Center in the city due to cost while continuing to encourage residents to take advantage of the flexible hours of operation available with the current Eco Center at the landfill. Other Waste Management Initiatives Strategy: Continue to encourage charitable and private sector initiatives to enhance their existing services in conjunction with their social program objectives. 24

25 ANTICIPATORY WASTE To Energy What About Waste To Energy? Strategy: Postpone a Waste to Energy Model for waste management to a future strategy period while monitoring the technology and conversion trends by other Canadian municipalities for future consideration. 25

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