AMO Durham Region Integrated System Plastics & Municipal Sustainability 2015

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1 AMO Durham Region Integrated System Plastics & Municipal Sustainability 2015 Mirka Januszkiewicz, Director of Waste Management Regional Municipality of Durham August 19, 2015

2 The World is Changing Durham/York Regions have built a new municipal waste incinerator The Province is finalizing a replacement for the Waste Diversion Act to be released in the fall The Minister of Energy issued a directive seeking 75 megawatts of electricity from new-build EFW projects Extended Producer Responsibility as a diversion model for Ontario is being developed This affects you!

3 Toronto Durham Region Durham Region Approximately 2,537 sq. km in area Population of 654,200 across eight local area municipalities forecasted to reach 1 million by ,000 households 350 multi-residential buildings Responsible for residential waste collection for six municipalities. Responsible for Blue Box collection and processing, waste disposal and composting for all eight area municipalities.

4 Durham Region Integrated Waste Mgt System Durham began implementing a fully integrated waste management system in Durham s focus is on the extraction and full utilization of resources through: State of the art Material Recovery Facility Three compost facilities Three multi-stream Waste Management facilities Energy from Waste facility Landfill mining (2016) Pre-Sort facility (planned for 2017) Anaerobic Digestion (planned for 2017)

5 Durham Region Why is 4 th R Important? Stream Tonnes Blue Box 47,376 Multi-res recycling 2,156 Green Bin Organics 27,007 Leaf & Yardwaste 32,123 Backyard Composting 10,650 Grasscycling 4,819 MHSW/WEEE/Other 6,295 Residual 110,417 Total Managed 240,843 Diversion 54% LOST RESOURCES if landfilled

6 Durham Region Residual Waste Composition What is in the Garbage Bag? Recyclable Plastics 1% Other Recyclables 7% Household garbage contains over 50% divertible material! True Garbage 44% Nonrecyclable Plastics 18% SSO 23% Leaf and Yard Waste MHSW 6% 1% Source: Region of Durham Large Blue Box Container Study, AET, 2011

7 Durham Region Plastics Managed in 2014 Diverted Tonnes PETE 2,675 HDPE 618 Mixed Rigid 1,563 Bale Wrap 41 5,182 TONNES RECLAIMED RESOURCES Polystyrene 283 Plastic Signs 2 Disposed as Residual Recyclable* 910 Non-Recyclable* 13,430 MRF Residue** ,507 TONNES LOST RESOURCES if landfilled Total 19,689 * Source: extrapolated from Region of Durham Large Blue Box Container Study, AET, 2011 ** Estimated

8 Durham Region What are Non-Recyclable Plastics? Plastics that are not captured by traditional municipal diversion programs Multi-laminate and other film packaging/products Toys Tools Structures Sporting equipment Appliances Decorations Furniture Fixtures Containers Carpet/Underpad Diapers Etc These items are still very important resources to recover energy using Energy from Waste technologies.

9 Durham Region Plastics Managed in ,507 tonnes of plastics that went to landfill in 2014 Wasted resources lost forever Plastics Lower Heating Value Up to about 1,400Mj/t* Represents lost energy Up to about 20,240,000 Mj/yr Enough to power Up to about 500** average Canadian homes/yr * Source - The Effect of Food Waste Diversion on Waste Heating Value and WTE Capacity, Anthony LoRe and Susana Harder, ASME, 2012 ** 40 Gigajoules electricity/hhld/yr Source Stats Can, 2007, Table 3-2 Household Energy Use, by Fuel Type and by Province.

10 How to Capture These Resources Work to develop Integrated Waste Management Systems Evaluate option to extract energy from residuals Progressive waste management policies that encourage all options for diverting materials from landfill Material Bans Coordinate with the packaging industry to ensure that packaging is consistent with diversion systems (example: Coffee Pods)

11 Contract term of no more than 20 years Total net contracted capacity cap of 75 megawatts for new build (not incl. existing) EFW projects (not incl. landfill gas capture and AD receiving FIT pricing) Projects must be connected directly or indirectly to IESO controlled grid Program eligibility for new EFW project including demonstration of municipal support, minimum level of project maturity and connection availability screening Nominal contract price of 8 cents/kwh with reasonable price escalation, as determined by IESO

12 75 MW is generated from approximately 700,000 tonnes of garbage Ontario generates approximately 12 million tonnes of garbage annually* $0.08/kWh only applies when the proponent is ready for commercial operation Directive is attractive to proponents with small projects not large projects Directive does not reflect the complexity of the environmental approval system in Ontario * Residential and IC&I waste; Source: Waste Reduction Strategy 2013, Ontario Ministry of the Environment

13 EFW development has taken over 10 years Environmental Approvals: at a cost of $15 million Design and Construction: at a cost of ~$286 million Approved to receive 140,000 tonnes of municipal waste per year from Regions of Durham and York Capable of generating 17.5 MW power per year; Approximately 15 MW per year sold to the Ontario electricity grid Designed to provide process heat to neighbouring Courtice WPCP and district heating to businesses in the Clarington Energy Park (up to 500,000 sq ft office space)

14 First Receipt of Waste February 2015 Equipment commissioning and validation Ongoing 30 Day Acceptance Test anticipated for Fall, 2015 Full Commercial Operation anticipated at the end of 2015

15 Durham Region Specific Benefits of 4 th R Durham's EFW will recover energy from waste to produce electricity and is set up for district heating and cooling in the Clarington Energy Park Annual energy benefits for the 140,000 tpy facility determined for three scenarios: Electricity Only Saves 107,000 MWh annually Electricity + District Heating Saves 94,000 MWh annually and offsets 7.8 million m 3 of natural gas Electricity + District Heating and Cooling Saves 97,000 MWh annually and offsets 7.8 million m 3 of natural gas

16 Durham Region Specific Benefits of 4 th R Closes the loop for Durham s existing waste management programs (collection, recycling, final disposal) A made in Durham solution that eliminates financial risks associated with third party and international disposal contracts Provides positive net climate change impact Avoids future additional perpetual landfill care requirements Allows Durham to capture the maximum quantity of resources for beneficial use

17 Landfills are a significant source of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas Many older landfills are not equipped with landfill gas capture systems Landfill mining removes the recyclable materials from the landfill and returns the overs to the landfill Non-recyclable materials in a landfill can be sent for energy recovery enhancing the diversion potential of a mining project Landfill mining can contribute to an overall sustainability and climate change plan

18 Durham Region Toward an Integrated System EFW is a stepping stone towards Durham s fully integrated waste management system Next steps to ensuring municipal sustainability include; pre-sort technology to remove recyclable and digestible materials from waste stream with residual to energy recovery Anaerobic Digestion to extract energy from organics Seek technologies/markets that will further benefit community by maximizing all resources Next frontier in 4 th R for Durham Region is recovery from landfill mining to eliminate existing landfills impact on climate change Durham Region is actively pursuing initiatives to support sustainability and the province s climate change initiatives

19 Durham Region The World is Changing To prepare for change municipalities should: Recognize the synergy between solid waste department and utilities; Recognize that solid waste departments are key in recovery of resources; Recognize and learn about and participate in the changes; and Take and active role in supporting the change and controlling the change.

20 Mirka Januszkiewicz, P.Eng, MBA Director, Waste Management Regional Municipality of Durham ext