The State of Waste in Ontario Paul van der Werf and Michael Cant 17 May 2012
Introduction Waste generation trends in Canada Overview of waste generation in Ontario On the horizon Where to from here
Introduction In general overall waste diversion is stalled nationally and provincially Is waste diversion important to us as a society?
Waste Generation Trends in Canada Waste generation tripled since 1940 Waste generated per capita over a lifetime has doubled since 1940
Waste Generation Trends in Canada kg/capita/year 1200 1000 800 kg/capita 600 400 200 0 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Waste Generation Trends in Ontario kg/capita/year 1200 Waste Generation 1000 kg/capita 800 600 400 200 0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Waste Generation
Waste Generation Trends in Ontario Residential vs IC&I Disposal 550 500 450 kg/capita 400 350 300 250 200 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Residential Disposal IC&I Disposal
Waste Generation Trends in Ontario Residential vs IC&I Diversion 160 140 120 kg/capita 100 80 60 40 20 0 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Residential Diversion IC&I Diversion
Waste Generation Trends in Ontario Observations Waste generation continues to increase Residential and IC&I waste disposal follow similar trends Residential and IC&I waste diversion shows sharp increase for residential but a sharp decline for IC&I
Waste Generation Trends in Ontario Observations Since 1998 waste disposal increased by 14% and waste diversion increased by 32% for residential sector- diversion at 38% Since 1998 waste disposal increased by 27% and waste diversion decreased by 45% for residential sector- diversion at 13%
Waste Generation Trends in Ontario Diversion detail- Paper and Organics 120.0 100.0 kg/capita 80.0 60.0 40.0 20.0 0.0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Organics Paper Fibre
Waste Generation Trends in Ontario Diversion detail- Organics 70.0 60.0 50.0 kg/capita 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 2004 2006 2008 Residential IC&I
Waste Generation Trends in Ontario Diversion detail- Plastics and Glass kg/capita 18.0 16.0 14.0 12.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 Plastics Glass
Waste Generation Trends in Ontario Diversion detail- C&D 30.0 25.0 kg/capita 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 C&D
Waste Diversion Trends in Ontario Observations Paper fibre and Organics continue to grow and are biggest contributors to diversion On a per capita basis organics likely now exceeds paper fibre Glass on decline and plastic on incline. On a per capita basis plastics likely close to glass Most notably roles of residential and IC&I diversion reversed
On the Horizon in Ontario Waste Diversion 45 40 35 30 % 25 20 15 10 5 Overall Residential IC&I 0 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
On the Horizon in Ontario Waste Diversion Trend to capture the energy from waste Organic wastes (waste, energy, nutrients) Residual waste (volume reduction, energy) Continued focus on residential waste: Organic waste Stewardship program What s missing IC&I strategy including for C&D wastes
On the Horizon in Ontario Organics A key driver to increasing waste diversion Residential diversion continues upswing IC&I lags
Infrastructure Guelph Compost Facility Toronto AD Facilities Harvest Power AD facility for IC&I On farm AD facilities
On the Horizon in Ontario MSW Capturing energy from residual wastes Durham York Energy Center
Where to from here Residential waste diversion reasonable at 38% and continuing to grow Considerable efforts required to move towards 60% Feasible for some municipalities but not province wide IC&I diversion rate at 13% and continuing to decline Need to focus efforts beyond residential sector to IC&I
Where to from here Residential diversion programs funded with public dollars. Choices not only monetary IC&I diversion largely a function of the cost. Diversion typically results in a higher cost so no progress and a decline IC&I and C&D wastes should be a target
Where to from here Should consider changing economic landscape if waste diversion is considered a priority Could include: Landfill Bans: e.g. Organics, Cardboard, C&D etc. Landfill Tax : A per tonne fee paid on wastes going to landfill to fund diversion programs
Where to from here Is more diversion important or necessary? Our group would say yes The public would say yes Business owners may say no if it costs more Given that IC&I wastes make up 65% of Ontario waste stream additional diversion can have a significant impact Are we prepared to pay more??
Paul van der Werf www.2cg.ca 2cg@sympatico.ca 519-645-7733 Thank-you Michael Cant mcant@golder.com (905) 723-2727