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Green Manitoba Special Operating Agency-established in 2005 Provides informational portal and stakeholder platform for initiatives related to waste reduction, climate change action, water conservation, sustainable transportation and education for sustainability Waste Diversion: Waste Reduction and Recycling Support (WRARS) Program $10 per Tonne Levy on all waste landfilled Dedicated Fund established in WRAP Act
WRARS Program WRARS 2012 Revenue = $10,005,000 Disbursements: 80% municipal recycling support (WRARS Rebate) 20% provincial waste program priorities Support priorities of 2012 TomorrowNow Green Plan Organics Diversion Construction, Renovation and Demolition Waste Northern and Remote Community Recycling Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs)
Waste Characterization Organics material is the highest proportion of waste material landfilled Residential and Institutional, Commercial, Industrial waste streams are the main contributors of organics material
Per Capita Waste Disposal (kgs/person) Total Waste Disposal Per Capita Waste Disposal (1994 2010) 1,000 900 800 700 600 500 400 Year Canad (kgs/capita) Manitoba (kgs/capita) Nova Scotia (kgs/capita) 1994 730 840 760 1996 690 840 590 1998 690 850 540 2000 746 819 459 2002 760 776 417 300 200 100 - Canada Manitoba Nova Scotia 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Year 2005 791 793 427 2006 835 869 430 2008 777 801 378 2010 729 770 389
Organic Waste Diverted (Tonnes) Organics Diversion Total Organics Diverted (1996-2010) 300,000 250,000 Canada Manitoba Year Canada (Tonnes) Manitoba (Tonnes) Nova Scotia (Tonnes) 200,000 Nova Scotia 1996 57,677 37,193 7,705 1998 110,029-16,751 150,000 2000 98,079 4,398 59,780 2002 117,079 16,261 62,341 100,000 2005 166,915 20,995 93,458 50,000 2006 200,646 12,490 133,934 2008 243,922-158,419-2010 221,248 19,672 148,750 *Canada data is normalized Year
Composting Overview 2013 Survey 81 compost sites 56 Managed Sites 47 municipal 6 Commercial 3 Institutional 25 Static piles-municipal 18 municipalities have leaf and yard waste curbside collection (71% of the population) 5 municipalities have Source Separated Organics curbside collection (10% of the population) Organic Waste Diversion (2012): ~ 25,000 T
City of Winnipeg Prior to 2012, Fall leaf depots 5,000 T/yr 2013 curbside collection 21,000 T/yr
City of Brandon In 2013, 6,600 tonnes composted Plan to double curbside autobin collection (L & Y / SSO) in 2014 to include 6,000 households
Town of Carman 1,300 households in Carman received countertop containers Weekly SSO and L&YW curbside pickup Winnipeg Free Press. December 9, 2013
City of Steinbach Partnership with Landmark Elementary School City of Steinbach composted a total of ~ 500 tonnes
The Forks On-site in-vessel system Potential Diversion: Forks market 60% organics (500 T/yr) University of Winnipeg contract (40 T/yr) Green Manitoba office (2.72kgs/week)
ICI Compost Facilities BFI Compost Facility Environment Licence (2013). Capacity to process12,000 tonnes/year Penner Waste Composting Environment Licence (2012) Processed 3,000 tonnes in 2012
Compo-Stage Co-op: On-Farm Manure Composting 35 members 80,000 tonnes managed in 2013
Manitoba Composting Incentive Program-Proposed Dedicated funding pool WRARS Fund Allocation 1) Per tonne incentive payment 2) Capital funding support 3) Research, development & demonstration (RD&D) support Eligible for public and private facilities Implementation proposed for 2014
Incentive Payment-Proposed Basis of payment for incoming organic materials: $10/ tonne payment for processing > 2,500 T of eligible organic materials. $25/tonne payment < 2,500 T (max $25,000/yr) Projected organics diversion for 2017 = 100,000 T
Incentive Payment-Proposed Facilities must register and meet criteria: Certified compost facility operator. Compliant with environment licence/permit requirements. Have standard operating equipment/infrastructure, personal protection equipment, and tools in place to actively process organic waste. Develop and submit a plan for the use/distribution and/or marketing of the final product. Produce CCME Category A compost and/or compliance with CQA criteria within two years of registration. Report on annual tonnage of eligible organic waste processed and compost marketed. Enter a 3 year contribution agreement
Capital Funding Support- Proposed Submit project proposal requests -WRAPP process Municipal organic waste collection systems Compost facility enhancement Specialized compost equipment purchases Example: $300,000 Brandon Organic Curbside Collection
RD&D Support-Proposed Submit project proposal requests -WRAPP process Compost research, training, promotion, and market development Partnerships with: MAFRI: Manure compost Turning vs Quality Trials AAFC: Compost Use Trials Compost Council of Canada: Compost Matters, Composting 101, Operators Training Manitoba Composting Association: Compost Tea Workshop
Next Steps Confirm Manitoba Composting Incentive Program criteria Register eligible facilities Support expansion of composting operations throughout Manitoba Continue to work with local stakeholders and Compost Council of Canada to build the compost industry and promote the use of compost in Manitoba
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