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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWD-12-94 } '$ CpRPORATIQ~ OF TH6 lH~IGIPALiT4 OF t~iitR , ~ ~s' `~ -, REPORT Meeting; CiSNiEFA3+ PtJRPfI~SE At~tD ADAIINISTRdITIDN COlIIYiITTBS Fli@# .~,,~° ~~ R~ti. # ~~g' Date: F88RVARY 2l, 1994.. _ By-haw # Repots #: WD-12-94 File #: R.40.09 Subject: 3Rs d~3 .FOR FIASTB IiBDIT(3TIOW AlID BILL 7 f Recomrrmno'asians: It' is respectfully reco~etxdsd .that. the Gez:eral Purgose anti A~tinistrati4nCommtteerec4mmendt0 Council .the following.. I. THAT'Rep4rt WD-12-94 be r®ceived; aad 2. THAT Mr. V. A: Slgailis, Coatmissioner of Works,: Radon 4f Durham b~ advised that Clarington will not be co11®cting grass cligpings 'in 139 and that Clarington will gartcigate with the Region in fully promoting the benefits of ~rase;recycli~q, R~!"Pt 1.0 1R'P ATTACSt No. 1: Region of Durham C4mmiesi4ner'sr,Report to .Works Ctsm@ittee, 93-WR-20, dated'July 13, 1993. " No. 2: 8nviron~ent In#ormaton, Spring 1993, "dntario's :new 3Rs regulations: Backgrounder". No. 3: Corresgandence detect November 16, 1993:, frtna- the Region of DurKam, 2.0 BgGK~~1 2.1 At a regular meeting h+t~.d on February 12, ~ 1932, Council ~x ..k apgroved Resolut3Qn 9GPA-117-92s ~= .E.^~:av~;e '. iueawmtmwxn'cuorutn REPORT NO.: WD-12-94 PAGE 2 "THAT Report WD-19-92 be received; and THAT Staff review and report to budget on a phase-in program of the Municipality supplying igloos, for recycling, to multiple dwelling units." 2.2 At a regular meeting held on December 7, 1992, Council approved Resolution #GPA-769-92: "THAT the Director of Public Works liaise with appropriate Regional officials regarding the implementation of recycling igloos in estate residential subdivisions." 2.3 At a regular meeting held on December 13, 1993, Council passed Resolution #C-832-93: "THAT the correspondence dated November 16, 1993 from C. W. Lundy, Regional Clerk, Regional Municipality of Durham regarding grass collection by area municipalities, be received; THAT the correspondence be referred to the Director of Public Works for review and preparation of a report to be submitted to the General Purpose and Administration Committee; and THAT C. W. Lundy be advised of Council's decision." 1.002 REPORT NO.: WD-12-94 PAGE 3 2.4 On October 26, 1993, Royal Assent was given to Bill 7 which is "An Act to amend certain Acts related to Municipalities concerning Waste Management". 2.5 In the Spring of 1993, the Minister of Environment and Energy Bud Wildman announced the Ontario Government's intent to implement a set of five .new waste reduction regulations into law in August of 1993. These regulations. are not yet in effect. The best information available is that they probably will not come into effect in 1994. 3.0 REVIEW AND COMI46NT 3.1 Bill 7 Commissioner's Report to Works Committee 93-WR-20, dated July 13, 1993 (Attachment No. 1), provides a good summary of Bill 7. 3.2 3Rs Regulations 3.2.1 Residential Recycling Program All local municipalities with .more than 5,000 people must establish and maintain a source separation or Blue Box recycling program. If municipal refuse is collected curbside, then recyclable materials must also be collected curbside. If refuse is collected at a depot or at a waste disposal site, then recyclable materials must also be collected at the depot or at the waste disposal site. Residential buildings having more than five (5) units must establish their own recycling program. The frequency of curbside Blue Box .collection is to be at least half that of curbside refuse 1003 REPORT NO.: WD-12-94 PAGE 4 collection. If refuse is collected weekly, then recyclables must be collected at least every two weeks. The mandatory list of recyclable materials to be collected is as follows: * newsprint, and * food and beverage containers made of: - steel, - aluminum, - PET plastic, and - glass. There is also a supplementary list of recyclable materials to be collected from which at least two materials are mandatory. These materials are as follows: * corrugated cardboard, * foam plastics, * telephone directories, * boxboard, * magazines, * plastic film, * fine paper, * textiles, * aluminum foil, and * rigid plastic containers. An annual report is to be submitted to the Ministry describing the types and amounts of materials collected and diverted from disposal. ~U~~ REPORT NO.: WD-12-94 PAGE 5 Comment A residential recycling Blue Box program is presently in effect for single family residential units and all multiple housing units consisting of not more than three (3) dwelling units for the urban .areas of Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle Village and Orono. The recycling program for the balance of Clarington is provided by eight (8) sets of three igloos located at: East end of Tyler Street Public Works Depot Public Works Depot Public Works Depot Fire Station Water Street and Regional Road 18 Parking Lot near Hwy. 401 Bowmanville Mall - Mitchell Corners - Bowmanville - Bampton - Orono - Newcastle Village - Rendal - Newtonville - Bowmanville Also, igloos are located at the Wilmot Creek development for the use of the residents in the development. The Blue Box recycling program in the urban areas consists of the collection, every other week, of newsprint, metal cans, glass jars, PET plastic, corrugated cardboard and telephone directories. Therefore, the effects of this regulation on Clarington are: a) The Blue Box recycling program must be expanded to include multiple family housing 1005 RBPORT NO.: WD-12-94 PAGE 6 units of five (5) units or less rather than three (3) units or less which is now the case. b) The Igloo program must be replaced with the Blue Box program. 3.2.2 Backyard Composting Program Municipalities with more than 5,000 people must implement a residential backyard composting program. Home composters are to be provided to residents at cost or less and residents are to be provided with information explaining the proper use and installation. Comment The Region actively promotes the use of backyard composters and there are a number of distributors that sell a selection of composter units. Included with each unit is educational material to encourage residents to install and use the composter properly. The Region has advised that approximately .3,300 composting units have been sold in Clarington out of a total of about 10,000 homes which could use backyard composters. 3.2.3 Leaf and Yard Waste Collection and Composting Program Municipalities with more than 5,000 people, and currently collecting leaf and yard wastes, must compost the collected materials. Municipalities with more than 50,000 people must implement a leaf and yard waste collection system and then compost the collected materials. In addition, a lUOb REPORT NO.: WD-12-94 PAGE 7 communications plan is to be implemented to promote participation in leaf and yard waste programs and an annual report is to be submitted to the Ministry describing the program as well as the types and amounts of materials. Comment Clarington collects leaven each fall on Mondays for five consecutive weeks. Clarington has not provided yard waste collection. The effect of this regulation on Clarington is that, in addition to providing leaf collection in the fall, Clarington would have to provide yard waste collection. 3.2.4 Industrial, Commercial and Institutional fICII Reduction Program Major industrial, commercial, and institutional (ICI) waste generators must. undertake a waste audit, prepare a waste reduction workplan, and implement source separation programs for specified recyclable materials. Included in the ICI program are large retail shopping complexes, construction projects, demolition projects, office .buildings, restaurants, hotels, motels, hospitals, education institutions, and manufacturing establishments that meet a specified minimum size. Owners of multi-unit residential buildings with six units or more must provide a source separation program and collect those materials collected in the local municipal Blue Box program. 1007 REPORT NO.: 1iD-12-94 PAGE 8 Municipal office buildings larger in size than 10,000 square metres in total floor area are included in this program.. Comment This regulation will have little effect on the municipal budget, but could have a serious financial impact on the industrial., commercial and institutional sectors of Clarington. 3.2.5 Packaaina Reduction Programs The regulation requires major packaging users to conduct packaging audits and packaging reduction workplans. Major packaging users with more than 100 full-time employees in the following sectors are subject to this requirement: * Food manufacturing establishments, * Beverage manufacturing establishments, * Paper and allied product industry establishments, * Chemical and chemical product industry establishments, and. * Importers in the above-noted categories with a cost in excess of $20 million. The packaging audit will serve to trace the packaging to determine the extent of reuse and/or refuse. Based on the audit information, a packaging reduction workplan shall be developed. 1008 REPORT NO.: WD-12-9l4 PAGE 9 Comment There would not appear to be any involvement by the Municipality in this program unless monitoring is to be undertaken by the municipality. 3.3 Provision of Igloos for Recvclina to I~lultiole Dwelling Units {Resolution #GPA-117-921 In Resolution #GPA-117-92, staff were requested to review and report to budget on a phase in program of the municipality supplying igloos for recycling to multiple dwelling units. A report was not submitted on this item because of the proposed regulations. This concern will be largely resolved when the 3Rs regulations come into force. 3.4 Recvclina Igloos in Estate Reaidential Subdivisions jResolution #GPA-769-92) The 3Rs regulations require that the Blue Box program be provided in all areas where refuse collection is required. Refuse collection is provided in estate residential subdivisions. 3.5 Grass Collection (Resolution #C-832-931 In correspondence dated November 16, 1993, the Region has requested "That the area municipalities be requested to discontinue the collection of grass clippings in 1994 and participate with the Region in fully promoting the benefits of r grasscycling". Comment As noted in Clause 3.2.3 of this report, Clarington has not provided collection of yard waste, which includes grass clippings. Also, it is not intended that Clarington collect the other yard wastes until such time as the 3Rs regulations come into effect. lUJ9 REPORT NO.: WD-12-94 PAGE 10 4.0 CONCLUSIONS 4.1 From the above, it is concluded that-there should be no change to the existing recycling program until such time as it is .known where the funding is to come from and until the 3Rs regulations come into effect. Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation to the Committee, Walter A. Swans, P.Eng. Director of Public Works WAE*ph Attachments February 7, 1.994 Mr. V. A. Silgailis, P.Eng. Commissioner of Works Region of Durham 105 Consumers Drive Box 623 Whitby, Ontario L1N 1C4 Marie Marano, H.B.Sc., AMCT Acting Chief Administrative Officer 1G1U Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department Commissioner's Report to Works Committee Report 93-WR-20 Date Julv 13. 1993 Subiect NEW 3R's REGULATIONS FOR WASTE REDUCTION Recasmiendation TEAT this report be received for information. ReDOrt The new 3R's Regulations are a part of the Province's Waste Reduction Action Plan announced in February 1991. The Action Plan established the reduction targets of at least 25 percent reduction by the end of 1992 and at least 50 percent reduction by the Year 2000. The targets are based on a reduction from 1.0 tonne per person of solid waste sent for disposal in 1987 by all Ontario households, industries, businesses=and institatinns~ The details of the Regulations were first described in "Initiatives Paper No. 1s Regulatory Measures to Achieve Ontario's Waste Reduction Targets". This document was released in October 1991 for public consultation and the Region provided comments. Zn April 1993, the Province announced its intent to implement new waste reduction regulations which will define the mandatory rules and requirements for reduction, reuse, and recycling (3R's) activities in the Province. The new 3R's regulations are expected to become official in August 1993. A copy of an information report prepared by the Ministry of the Environment and Energy regarding the new regulations is attached. The proposed new regulations are available in the Works Department. ATTACHMENT N0. 1 WM1 WD-12-94 rd ~.9 101 1 ~~ Page 2 Report 93-WR-20 Date July 13 1993 Report contd. The highlights of the new regulations are as follows: 1. Residential recycling programs, backyard composting programs, and leaf and yard waste composting programs will be mandatory, effective July 1, 1994. 2. Major industrial, commercial and institutional waste generators must undertake waste audits and prepare workplans within aix months. 3. Major industrial, commercial and institutional waste generators must implement recycling programs within twelve months. 4. Recycling sites or depots will be exempt from obtaining Certificates of Approval provided certain requirements are satisfied. A review of the mandatory programs is outlined below. 1. RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS All local municipalities with more than 5,000 people must estabi~s}f -and- ~a~:ntain a. source separation : or . -Blue-Box-: recycling program. if municipal garbage is collected curbside, then recyclable materials must also be collected curbside. If garbage is collected at a depot or at a waste disposal site, then recyclable materials must also be collected at the depot or at the waste disposal site. The frequency of curbside Blue Box collection is to be at least half that of curbside garbage collection. If garbage is collected weekly, then recyclable: must be collected at least every two weeks. The mandatory list of recyclable materials to be collected is as follows: * Newsprint * Food and beverage containers made of: steel, aluminum, PET plastic, and glass ~U~2 Page 3 Report 93-WR-20 Date July 13. 1993 Report contd. There is also a supplementary list of recyclable materials to be collected from which at least two materials are mandatory. Some of the materials are as follows: * corrugated cardboard * foam plastics * telephone directories * bo~board * magazines * plastic film * fine paper * textiles An annual report is to be submitted to the Ministry describing the types and amounts of materials collected and diverted from disposal. 2. BACKYARD COMPOSTING PROGRAM Municipalities with more than 5,000 people must implement a residential backyard composting program. Home composters are to be provided to residents at cost or less and residents are to be provided with information explaining the proper use and installation. 3. LEAF AND YARD WASTE COLLECTION AND COMPOSTING PROGRAM Municipalities with more than 5,000 people and currently collecting leaf and yard wastes, must compost -the collected. materials. Municipalities with more than 50,000 people must implement a leaf and yard waste collection system and then compost the collected materials. In addition, a communications plan is to be implemented to promote participation in leaf and yard waste programs and an annual report is to be submitted to the Ministry describing the program as well as the types and amounts of materials. 4. INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL REDUCTION PROGRAM Major industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) waste generators must undertake a waste audit, prepare a waste reduction workplan and implement source separation programs for specified recyclable materials. Included in the ICI program are large retail shopping complexes, construction projects, demolition projects, office buildings, restaurants, hotels, motels, hospitals, educational institutions, and manufacturing establishments that meet a specified minimum size. 1 U 13~ Page 4 Report 93-WR-20 Date Julv 13 1993 e ~rt cont'd. Owners of multi-unit residential buildings with six unite or more must provide a source separation program and collect those materials collected in the local municipal Blue Box program. Municipal office buildings larger in size than 10,000 square metres in total floor area are included in this program. 5. RECYCLING FACILITIES It will be easier to establish a recycling site for source separated wastes by not requiring the Certificate of Approval from the Ministry if certain siting requirements are met. The regulations identify three types of recycling facilities and they are as follows: municipal waste recycling sites,. leaf and yard waste composting sites, and municipal waste recycling depots. Each of the above recycling facilities has a list of operational requirements. IMPACT OF NEW 3R's REGULATIONS Assuming the new 3R's regulations come into effect in August 1993, the impact on the Region and most local area municipalities will be minimal. There is a residential Blue Box program currently collecting.. all .-the mandatory-materials and at least two-from the supplementary list. However, some municipalities provide regular rural curbside garbage collection service and, under the new regulations, they will also be required to provide regular rural curbside Blue Box recycling service. The impact of this has not yet been determined and will, for example, effect Uxbridge and Clarington. Both of these municipalities have contracted rural garbage collection service. The Region actively promotes the use of backyard composters and there is a network of distributors that sell, below cost price, a selection of compostera units. Included with each unit is educational material to encourage residents to install and use the composter properly. The Region operates a processing facility to sort, bale and market recyclable materials to industry for further reuse. There is also a central leaf and yard waste composting facility which is operated by a local contractor on behalf of the Region. ~u~~ Page 5 Report 93-WR-20 Date July 13 1993 Report contd. All the area municipalities conform to the regulations regarding the residential Blue Box recycling program and most can show compliance with the backyard composting prngram, particularly where there is a local distributor of subsidized Regional composters. The area municipalities generally all have leaf and yard waste collection programs and municipal office buildings larger than 10,000 eq. m. will be required to conduct their owg waste audits, prepare workplans and implement recycling programs.<. Those major industrial, commercial and institutional generators and owners of multi-unit residential buildings with sis or more dwelling units that have not started any waste reduction programs may be impacted more by the new regulations. They will have to arrange for the preparation of their own waste audits and workplans and then implement their source separation recycling programs. The introduction of the new 3R's regulations will assist the residents and businesses of the Region to strive toward the waste reduction goal of 508 diversion by the Year 2000. V.A. Silgail. Commissioner ~~ 1u15 P.Bng~ Works Ontario's. new 3Rs Backgrounder: INTRODUCTION On Apri1.29,1993, Munster of Environment and' Energy Bud WIldmart announced the Ontazio Government's intent to implement a set of five new. waste 'reduction regulations into law in August 1993. Known as the 3Rs regulations, they will define the ' mandatory rules and requirements for reduction, reuse and recycling activities. in the province. ' regulations; • Packaging audits,. updated every two years, and packaging reduction workplans will be required _ ~ for major packaging users and 'importers in ` designated food,.beverage, paper or chemical manufacturing sectors. Recycling facilities maybe. eligible for exemptions -from Certificate of Approval requirements under the Environmental Protection Act, provided that certain standards are met. _ Implementation The ministry consulted widely on the 3Rs regulatory measures and is now implementing specific regulations resulting from these consultations. The implementation phase will be in three steps: . Notice of Intent- , The first step begins with the publication of a notice of intent and ends after a 90-day period (iuly 31, 1993). The ministry wants to ensure that those directly affected by the 3Rs regulations are able to prepaze for any actions they will be required to take. Specific details of the regulations are being made available during this first stage. ' promulgation The second step is the filing of the 3Rs regulations with theRegistrai of Regulafions. The regulations become law on the date they. aze filed and those affected must begin to take steps to comply. Soon after they aze filed, the regulations will be published in the Ontario Gazette. _ ~ - Summary.. ' • All regulations apply only to non-hazardous solid waste from residential and industrial, commercial and insfltufional (IC&I) sources. • Residential recycling and backyard composting programs will be required to be provided by all municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more. • leaf grid yard waste composting will be required to be provided by municipalities of 5,000 or more which currently have a leaf and yazd waste collection program. Leaf and yard waste collection and composting will be required in munidpalities of 50,000 or more in population whether o; not . they_currently have a leaf and yazd waste collection pro~'~ • Annually updated waste audits, waste reduction workplazis and recycling programs will be required for major waste generators in designated industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. ATTACNMENT.NO. 2 WD-12-94 1 1~1b Compliance Setting compliance deadlines is the third step of the implementation process. The date that the regulations come into force will be used as the base date for the compliance deadlines, which will be included in the regulations. Most of the provisions will begin to apply about six to 12 months from the date the regulations are promulgated.. Background The new 3Rs regulations are part of Ontario's Waste Reduction Action Plan, announced in February 1991. The actiori plan is the basic road map for reaching Ontario's waste reduction targets: at least a 25 per cent reduction in waste going to.disposal by the end of 1992, and, at least a 50 per cent reduction by the year 2000. The waste reduction tazgets aze based on a reduction from 1.0 tonnesper person of solid waste sent to disposal in 1987 by all Ontario households, industries, businesses and institufions. The 1992 target has been achieved through the efforts of hundreds of municipalities, thousands of businesses, industries, schools, hospitals and government offices, and more than three million Ontario households. Having come this far, however, it is still easy to lose sight of how much more has to be done to achieve the 50 per cent target by the year 2000. That's why some rules and guidelines are necessary to keep the province on course. Details of the regulaflons were first described in Initiatives Paper No. 1: Regutatory Measures to Achieve Ontario's Waste Reduction Targets, released for 60-day public consultation in October 1991. The consultation period was extended for another 30 days in December 1991. A total of 344 submissions were .received from mutucipalities,affected IC&I, environmental, labor and community groups, and private citizens. Additional consultation took place during public heazings on the Waste Management Act (Bill 143) in January-April 1992. Informal consultation with affected groups continued into winter and spring 1993. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE Required actions Affected parties Effective date Residential recycling programs, .Municipalities in Southern Ontazio .July 1, 1994 backyard composting, leaf and yard waste composting . Municipalities in Northern Ontario (territorial districts of Algoma, Cochrane, Kenora, Manitoulin, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Rainy River, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timiskaming and the Regional Municipality of July 1, 1996 Note: Date changes to Juiy 1, 1995 if recycling depot system is chosen fsee - page 3). - Sudbury) Waste audits and waste reduction Designated major IC&I waste six months from date of workplans generators. promulgation' IC&I recycling programs Designated major IC&I waste 12 months from date of generators promulgation Packaging audits and packaging Designated major packaging users six months from date of reduction workplans promulgation Rules for establishing recycling Owners/operators of recycling At date of promulgation sites sites • Special conditions apply to designated construction and demolition projects (See note on page 5.) 1 i~ 17 MUNICIPAL SRS PROGRAMS Source separation (recycling) programs All local municipalities of 5,000 or more in population will be required to establish and maintain source separation programs (Blue Box waste management systems). The programs must include the following: • All properties serviced by a municipal gazbage collection operation must have access to a reasoniably equivalent recycling collection service. - If garbage is collected at a depot, then recyclable materials must also be collected ak the depot. - If garbage is collected at the curbside, then recyclable materials must also be collected at the curbside. MATERIALS TO BE COLLECTED BY MUNICIPAL SOURCE SEPARATION (RECYCLING PROGRAMS BASIC LIST All materials mandatory . - Newsprint . Food anid beverage containers made of: • aluminum ' • glass • steel • PET -- If garbage is accepted at a waste disposal site, then recyclable materials must also be accepted at the site. - Municipalities between 5,000 and 15,000 population in Northern Ontario may choose a .depot system regardless of the type of garbage colletion operation. However, if this option is chosen, it must be implemented by July 1,1995. • Frequency of curbside Blue Box collection is at least . half that of curbside garbage collection. For example; if garbage is picked up once a week, then recyclables mustbe picked up within at least every . two weeks. SiIPPLEMENTARYLIST At least two materials are mandatory ' - Aluminum foil - Boxboaid and papei board - .Corrugated cardboard - Fine papei' - Foam plastics = Magazines - Plasflc film - Paper cups and plates - Rigid plastic containers - Telephone directories - TextilQS (excluding fibreglass, carpet) 3 ~~~~~ ADDITIONAL MATERIALS -Brick -:Concrete -Glass - GYPS -Leather -Metal -Paper -Plastic -Textiles -Wood • All recyclable materials on the basic list are collected plus at least two materials from the supplementary list. A municipality may include additional materials from a schedule of source separated materials in the regulations. Commingling, that is, collecting separated materials in a common compartment, is allowed. • Measures are implemented to ensure materials aze separated properly. • Collected recydables are transported to a municipal waste recycling site, to an end-user, a distributor who sends the materials to end-users, or to a waste disposal site. • Reasonable efforts are made.to ensure that the collected materials aze recycled. • Residents are provided with instructions on proper procedures for source sepazatiosand feedback on how much material is being diverted from landfill. A communications program should also encourage residents to participate in the recycling program: • An annual report is submitted to-the ministry, describing types and amounts of materials collected and diverted from disposal. Backyard composting programs Municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more will be required to implement a residential backyard composting program. The program must include the following: • The provision of home composters to residents by the municipality at cost or less. • The provision of information to residents publicizing the availability of home composters and explaining their proper use and installation. A communications program should also encourage home composting. Leaf and yard waste collection and composting Municipalities with a population of 5,000 or more will be required to compost leaf and yard wastes if they currently have a collection program for these materials. Municipalities with a population of 50,000 . or more will be required to implement a leaf and yard waste collection. system, even if one is not currently in place, and compost the collected materials. A-leaf and yard collection-and composting program must include the following: • Curbside collection of leaf and yard waste, or the provision of depots for receiving leaf-arid yard wastes, or a combination of both. • Transportation of the leaf and yard waste to a leaf and yard waste composting site. • The provision of a leaf and yard waste composting sire or the services of another such site. • Reasonable efforts are made to ensure that the compost produced is used as a soil conditioner. • Collected leaf and yard wastes are composted at a leaf and yard composting site or other composting site, applied directly to land by the operator of the system, or transported to a person who will directly apply the materials to land. • The capacity of the leaf and yard waste system must be sufficient to deal with the anticipated quantity of leaf and yazd waste. • A communications program is implemented to promote public participation in leaf and-yazd. composting programs. • An annual report is submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Energy, describing the leaf arid yard system and the amount of waste collected, accepted, composted or applied to land. lul9 IC&I WASTE REDUCTION PROGRAMS Major IC&I waste generators As described in the table on page 6, major waste generators are large establishments in designated industrial, commercial and institutional sectors. They represent large, non-residential sources of waste. A large establishment within an IC&I sector is. designated based on minimum Size criteria such as building area or number of employees. Any establishment which is equal to or above the minimum size criteria must implement waste audits,' waste reduction workplans and a source separation program. In addition, owners of multi-unit residential buildings with six or more dwelling units are required to implement a source separation program. Waste audits and waste reduction workplans Doing a waste audit and preparing a reduction' . workplan are two complementary activities that deal with the measurement and reduction of waste. Waste audits A waste audit is a study that addresses the amount, nature and composition of waste and the manner by which it gets produced, including the extent to which materials or products used or sold consist of recycled or reused material The audit also assesses management decisions and policies that relate to the production of waste such as procurement policies and specifications for raw. materials, supplies and equipment The audit looks at the reasons for the policies and how they can be modified to facilitate 3Rs actions and assists the generator in identifying opportunities to introduce 3Rs activities. If the designated waste generator is responsible for several establishments with similar activities -for example a restaurant chain or schools under a school board - then a single waste audit can be conducted. The initial waste audit must be updated annually. A new.owner or operator of a facility is not required to conduct a new waste audit if an audit was prepared by a previous owner or operator. Waste reduction wurkplans A waste reduction workplan consists of an organized set of activities developed in response to the information gathered during the waste audit. The plan must include reasonable ways to reduce, reuse and recycle waste, responsibilities for implementation, timing and expected results. The workplan also must be updated on an annual basis. If objectives are not met, the reasons can be determined and evaluated in the annual workplan review. Suitable modifications to the workplan can then be implemented. As part of its implementation, the workplan is communicated to employees or people who work at a particular facility. A summary of the plan is posted so that it is visible to ertiployees. Both the waste audit and the waste reduction workplan must be.kept on file for five years. NOTE: Construction and demolition projects started before the regulation came into force have a compliance deadline of six months to implement the waste audit and workplan requirements. However, the audit and the workplan need not cower waste generated during this six- . month period. As well, projects rnmpleted before the end of the six-month period are exempt from the waste audit and workplan requirements. Source separation (recycling) .programs Designated major IC&I waste generators are required to implement a source sepazation program for specified recyclable materials which can reasonably be anticipated. Additional materials maybe included from the schedules of source separated materials which apply to municipal source separation programs (see page 3). As part of the source separation program; collection, handling and storage facilities must be provided for these materials. The generator must make reasonable efforts to ensure full use of the program and that source separated mate,-ials are reused or recycled. The source separation program also musthave a communications component to instruct employees and users of the program on how to source separate, which materials are to be collected and in what form the materials must be prepared. The communications lU2U MAJOR IC&1 WASTE GENERATORS DESIGNATED UNDER THIN MUM SIZE "V,YJ ICf~I FACILITI'/PROJECT RETAIL SHOPPING ESTABLISHMENTS applies to owner of establishment that sells goods or services at retail to persons who come to the establishment RETAIL SHOPPING COMPLEXES applies to owner of a complex that contains premises occupied by retail shopping establishments CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. .appties to person who, on his/her own behalf or on behalf of another .person, undertakes consh'uction of one or more buildings including residential, industrial, commercial or institutional buildings. DEMOLITION PROJECTS applies to person who, on his/her own behalf or on behalf of another person, undertakes demolition of one or more buildings including residential, industn'al, commercial or institutional buildings. OFFICE BUILDINGS applies to owner of building used for offices 'RESTAURANTS appties to owner of a restaurant,'including take-out, where Eood or beverages are prepared on site and offered for immediate sale to the public; does notapply to restaurants which co-operate in waste audits in. retail complexes, office buildings, hotels/motels, hospitals, educational institutions. HOTELS AND MOTELS ' applies to owners of facilities with sleepmg accommodations foi temporary stays, including inns, resorts or hostels. HOSPITALS ' applies to operators of hospitals as defined under the Public Hospitals Act * EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ary, or applies to operators of public and private elementary, second vocational schools; training academies; colleges and universities; also any , business facilities that are. used for education * MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS applies to owners of a manufacturing establishment 10;000+ m2 in floor area or occupies space in a designated retail complex and solely responsible for its own waste management 10,000+ rite in total floor area Construction projects 2,000+ mz in total floor area Demolition projects 2 OpO+ mzin total floor area ' lO,pOp- tal floor area for offices 10+ full- gees and/or equivalent in part-time. employees. 75+ units Class A, B or F in Regulation 964, 1tR01990. 350+ enrolled students during calendar year at a location or campus 100+ full-time employees and/or equivalent in part-time employees. ' Designated facilities which drop below the minimum size in a calendar year remain designated under the regulations for another two years. ~ ~ ~~ component also provides information to promote the program and feedback on the amounts of materials diverted as a result of the program. Multi-unit residential buildings Owners of multi-unit residential buildings, with six or more dwelling units, are required to provide a source sepazation program. The materials to be collected include: food and beverage containers made of aluminum, glass, steel or PET; newsprint; and other types of materials which are eollected.in the local municipal. Blue-Box program. MATERIALS TO BE SOURCE SEPARATED BY DESIGNATED MAJOR.ICS~I WASTE GENERATORS £acilitieslprojects Materials to be source separated Construction projects corrugated cardboard, wood, drywall, steel, " concrete, brick Dentolition projects wood, steel, concrete, -brick Manufacturing corrugated cardboard, establishments ~ wood; steel, fine paper, newsprint, aluminum;' glass, plastic All others corrugated cardboard, ' aluminum, glassand steel, food and beverage containers, fine paper, newsprint • HDPE~jugs, pail, sates, drums; LDPE film; EPS foam; PS trays, reels, spoultss PACKAGING REDUCTION PROGRAMS Packaging refers to all materials used to protect, contain or transport a product. It also includes materials which are physically attached to a product or its container for the purposes of marketing and communications. The regulation designates major packaging users to conduct packaging audits and packaging reduction uwrkplans. The audit and the reducfion workplan account for all the types and amounts of packaging in the user's products. Major. packaging users Large establishments in four manufacturing sectors, .and importers of products in these same sectors have, been designated as major packaging users. DESIGNATED MAJOR PACKAGING USERS MAJOR PACKAGIIVG USER. Food manufacturing establishments Beverage manufacturing establishments Paper and allied product industry establishments MINIMUM SIZE ) 00+ full-time employees and/or `, equivalent part-time employees Chemical and chemical product industry establishments Importers $ 20,000,000+ cost to importer of the food, beverage, paper or chemical categories in the previous calendar year. ' Designated packaging uses which drop below the minimum size in a calendar year remain delignaled under the regulations for another two years; importers Eor another three years. i~~2Z Packaging audit A packaging audit is an examination of the impact of packaging on waste management needs, activities and opportunities. More specifically; the packaging audit must address the following: • Practices forobtaining and using packaging. • Types and quantities of packaging used in the products. • Reusability or recyclability. of a particular choice of packaging. • Extent of reused packaging. • Recycled content of packaging. • Environmental impact of packaging that becomes waste. The audit identifies the links between these activities. For example, practices for obtaining and using packaging influence the design, specification and selection criteria that determine the type and amount of packaging used. The audit helps determine which of the factors th these practices can incorporate 3Rs. Finally, the audit examines the fate of packaging following its normal distribution pattern. This accounts for the amount of packaging which is reused, recycled or disposed of after it has reached the consumes Packaging reduction workplan The packaging reduction iriarkpktn uses information collected from the audit to reduce the amount of waste resulting from packaging. The workplan . evaluates the opportunities for 31Zs implementation highlighted by the audit. The workplan must include, to the extent that is . reasonable, actions which help to ensure: • A reduction in the amount of packaging used. • An increase in reused or recycled content of the packaging used. • An increase in the reusability and recyclability of the packaging used. • A reduction in the environmental impact of packaging that becomes waste. • A reduction in the burden of waste on consumers. The workplan must identify implementation responsibilities; timing and expected results. A review of the audit and workplan must be done at least every two years. Suitable modifications to the workplan can then be implemented. A summary of the workplan must be posted so that it is visible to . employees. The packaging audit and packaging . reduction workplan must be submitted, on request, to theMinistry of Environment and Energy within seven days of the request. Additional rules for designated manufacturers Manufacturers of brand-name products under licence oi• other contractual arrangements with an owner of . the brand name, shall seek the co-operation of the brand-name owner in the preparation of a packaging reduction workplan. The workplan must idenfify the names of the persons from whom the manufacturer sought co-operation, and a description of the co- operation received. Addi#ionaf rotes for designated importers ~In prepating a packaging reduction workplan; an importer must consider changing buying policies and . seeking the co-operation of the persons from whom the importer buys products. The workplan must identify the navies of the persons from whom the importer sought co-operation, and a descnption of the cooperation received. 123 RECYCLING FACILRIES The 3Rs regulations will make it easier to establish a recycling site for source separated waste, while maintaining strong safeguards for protecting the environment. This will also accelerate the development of recycling capacity and complement other regulatory measures for municipal and IC&I recycling programs. New approvals process. Currently, Part V of the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) requires all sites which handle waste, whether they process it or dispose of it, to obtain a Certificate ofApproval. Recycling facilities also require a Certificate of Approval because they handle materials which ate wastes or aze derived from wastes.. Under the new 3Rs regulations, a recycling site or depot is exempt from obtaining a Certificate of Approvals for waste disposal if the proponent meets certain siting requirements. As well, certainoperating requirements must be met once the recycling site is in operation. Failure to meet these requirements would be an offence under the Environmental Protection Act. The regulations designate three types of recycling. facilities: municipal waste recycling sites,-leaf and yard , waste composting sites and municipal waste recycling depots: Municipal waste recycling sites A municipal waste recycling site is a facility that accepts only materials (source separated or commingled), as listed in the schedules of source separated waste in the 3Rs regulations, and transfers them, with or without processing, to secondary material markets for recycling into new products. Processing activities can include only: sorting, grading, sizing, cleaning; drying, deinking, size reduction, pulping, composting, baling, packaging or.pelletizing. To be exempt from obtaining a waste disposal site Certificate of Approval, a municipal waste recycling site must have all buildings, processing and storage areas at least 50 metres from its property line. Operational requirements • Processed materials must be shipped directly to a user of the materials, a distributor, another municipal waste recycling site or a waste disposal site. • Amount of materials allowed on site must, if there is processing: - be no more than 15 times the capacity for material that the site is designed to process on a daily basis; and - total amount of incoming, outgoing, and in process materials must not exceed three times the monthly processing capacity or 2000 m3, whichever is greater • No more than 2000 m3 of materials are allowed on site if there is no processing capacity. • Residual or leftover waste from processing recyclables must be less than 10 percent of the dry weight of incoming waste materials averaged over a six-month period; and must be removed promptly for disposal. • Reasonable care must be exercised to control dust, litter, odour, noise; rodents and other pests. • Specific site plans, operational plans, emergency response pans and contingency plans must be developed and kept at the site until it ceases to operate. • Records,which must be maintained on site for of least, two years, must detail the types, quantities, sources, markets, processing and treatment of materials. • Signs must be posted in prominent locations showing hours of business, owner's name and emergency telephone number. • Only trained employees maybe allowed to operate and maintain equipment; all employees must be trained in emergency procedures. • Waste cannot begin to be accepted at the site unless, at least 90 days prior to its receipt; written notice has been given to the clerk of the municipality (local or upper tier), property owners within 120 m of the site, and the Ministry of Environment and Energy. But if the site does not actually begin operation within 180 days after the initial stazt-up notice is given, a new notice is lUZ4 required. • Reasonable care must be exercised to prevent access by unauthorized persons. • All site areas for roads, parking, loading and unloading must be maintained in good condition. • Municipal waste recycling sites owned by or operated on behalf of a municipality also must submit annual reports to the ministry, describing the amount of materials accepted of the site, the amount reused or recycled, and the amount of residual wastes sent to disposal. Leaf and yard waste composting sites Leaf and yard waste composting sites are the central facilities to which source separated leaf and yazd materials are accepted only for composting. The wastes that the sites accept are limited. to common lawn and garden materials, such as leaves, brush, tree trimmings or grass clippings. Food wastes from -the kitchen aze not allowed.. A leaf and yard waste composting site is exempt from obtaining a Certificate of Approval for waste disposal and for air emissions, if buildings, processing areas and storage areas are located at least 100 metres from the site boundary and any body of water or water course. Once in operation, the site must meet certainrequirements. There are also specific quality control requirements for the use of the finished compost. Operational requirements • Most operational requirements that apply to municipal waste recycling sites apply also to leaf -- and yard composting sites. • Leaf and yard waste may be stored.for no more than four days before it is composted. Total amount of compost on site shall not exceed 18 times the capacity for material that the site is designed to procesSin a month. • Temperature of the compost mass in an aerated static pile or windrow composting system must be at least 55° C for at least 15 days; and at least 55' C for at least three days in an in-vessel systerti • Windrow must be fumed at least five times at regulaz intervals after the temperature reaches 55' C; the temperature must be maintained after to the fifth turning. • There must be asix-month curing period; during this period the compost mass must be fumed at least once a month. • Records which must be maintained for at least three yeazs must include daily temperatures of the composting mass (weekly while curing), operational and processing procedures, public complaints and responses, and laboratory analysis of samples; records for each shipment of finished compost, which must be maintained for at least 10 years, must include the name, address, and telephone number of each person who receives the shipment. • Fbvshed compost must be sampled and analyzed before leaving the site. Ilse of finished compost material.. To ensure the finished compost is put to the best end _ use, the regulation allows for three categories of use: unrestricted, controlled, and disposal as waste. The allowable end use is determined by the quality of the finished compost. The quality is measured by analyzing for the concentrations of certain metals and non-organic matter. • Unrestricted use: Finished compost meets strict quality criteria and is not subject to the EPA. This compost may be freely used in an agricultural or gardening activity. • Controlled use: Finished compost meets less strict quality criteria. This compost is designated a waste under the EPA and can be used only under prescribed conditions without aPazt V approval. The uses are restricted to limited urban land applications which will not elevate soil metals content beyond specified concentrations or as cover material for landfills. • DisposaL• Finished compost is a waste if it fails to meet the quality criteria. This compost can only be disposed of at certified waste disposal sites. lUZ5 Municipal waste recycling depots Municipal waste recycling depots are locations at which an owner will accept source separated materials but does not process any of the materials. The operator will simply provide containers into which materials are deposifed and once full the containers are transported to other recycling sites. Recycling depots typically serve the general public and are a common part of a small municipality's source sepazation system. To be exempt from obtaining a waste disposal site Certificate of Approval, a municipal waste recycling depot must have alt buildings and storage azeas at least 50 metres from its property line... Operational requirements The following requirements apply. to municipal recycling depots:. • Only recyclable materials listed in the schedules to the regulation are accepted and may be transferred only to: - Municipal waste recycling site , - End-user - Distributor - Waste disposal site • Signs must be posted instructing the public on what materials are accepted, how they must be source separated and where they must be deposited. The signs also must identify the person who is responsible for the depot and provide contact names and telephone numbers. • Suitable number and type of containers, and proper security, litter control and collection schedule must be maintained: Other exemptions from Part V, Environmental Protection Act Integrated recycling sites These are municipal waste recycling sites located at a manufacturing facility that uses the output of the recycling site in its manufacturing process. These sites aze exempt from Part V, Enaironmental Protection Act. ' Municipal waste recycling depots All municipal waste recycling depots with a total waste storage capacity of less than 200 ms are exempt fromPazt V, EPA and the 3Rs regulations. All waste at these sites must be removed at least every thirty days. Source separated recyclable materials Source separated materials (not commingled) that are shipped directly from a waste generator town end user are exempt from Part, V, EPA, and Regulation 347. In other words, these materials are not considered to be waste. They aze incorporated into a finished product at the site where they aze received. For more information • To help you answer questions osthe 3Rs regulations: ca11323-5898 in.the Toronto dialling .area or 1-800-565-4860 toll free long distance. • To order unofficial copies of the 3Rs regulations, more copies of this baclcgrounder or copies of the .forthcoming compliance guides (available August 1993), complete the enclosed reply card and mail .. to: - 3Rs XEGUI.ATIDNS Ministry of Environment and.Energy Communications Branch 135 St. Clair Ave. W., 2"d floor Toronto, Ontazio M4V 1P5 ® PIB52474e Printed on recycled paper 11 1 iJ26 .,,~ j, November 16, 1993 ~1D~ Z` ~ Go ~l~ 93 DURHAM The Regional Mrs . P . L . Barrie M°nicipariy Clerk of Durham Municipality of Clarington Clerka Department 40 Temperance Street 605 Roseland Road East Bowmanville Ontario P.O. Box 623, , L1C 3A6 Whkbg Ontario Canada, Lt N BA3 IFatxe~.jats~je6&9asa Grass Collection by Area Municipalities Our File: E04-5 C.W. LUNDY, 0.M.C.T. Regional Clerk Mrs. Barrie, the Works Committee of Regional Council considered the above matter and at a meeting held on November 10, 1993, Council adopted the following recommendations of the Committee: "a) THAT the area municipalities be requested to discontinue the collection of grass clippings in 1994 and participate with the Region in fully promoting the benefits of grasscycling; and b) THAT a copy of Report #93-WR-24 of the Commissioner of Works be forwarded to the area municipalities for information." Enclosed for your consideration is a copy of Report #93-WR-24 of V.A. Silgailis, Commissioner of Works. -~~ ~ 1 ~~ C.W. Lundy, A.M.C.T. Regional Clerk CWL:db Encl. .~.. , :~_ ~ .. ,stir ,.: '~ ~__~c" - . cc: V.A. Si gai is, Commissioner of Works ATTACHMENT _N0. 3 WD-12-94 ~___ .._ _. _ ' E~5.7- Q' :-~ ~. ~- `~~~ .~Y' 1 u 2 7 This paper contains recycled material. Regional Municipality of Durham Works Department Commissioner's Report to Works Committee Report 93-WR-24 Date November 2. 1993 Subiect GRASS COLLECTION BY AREA MUNICIPALITIES Recommendation A. THAT the Area Municipalities be requested to discontinue the collection of grass clippings in 1994 and participate with the Region in fully promoting the benefits of grasscycling. B. THAT a copy of Report No. 93-WR-24 of the Commissioner of Works be forwarded to the area municipalities for information. Report On September 21, 1993, Works Committee reviewed Report No. 93-WR-23 regarding the operation of the Region's Central Compostinq~ Facility. The report was received for information, xowever, at the next meeting on October 5, 1993, staff were requested to prepare a report regarding the collection of grass clippings. The collection of grass clippings during the summer months has been identified as the major source of the odour problems experienced at the Region's composting site oa Garrard Road in Whitby. in an effort to eliminate this problem and in order to reduce costs to the Region and the area municipalities, the practice of collection of grass clippings during the summer months should be discontinued. Residents should be encouraged to leave grass clippings on their lawn. As a follow-up to the previous report, there is an opportunity for residents to reduce costs by leaving grass clippings on their lawns. This is commonly known as "Grasscyclinq" and it is a better way to manage grass clippings both from a lawn care point of view as well as from a municipal collection and disposal perspective. WM1 rd v~_ 1 u28 Page 2 Report 93-wR-24 Date November__2, 1993 ReDOrt contd. Grasscyclinq saves time, reduces waste and leads to a deeper, healthier root system that increases the lawn's resistance to disease, drought and insects. There are five good reasons to grasscycle and they are as follows: 1. Grasscyclinq improves lawn quality. Valuable nutrients are released when grass clippings are_allowed to decay naturally. 2. Grasscyclinq saves time and work. Homeowners do not have to buy bags, bag the grass clippings and then carry the bags out to the curb for municipal collection. All lawn mowers can grasscycle. 3. Grass clippings are free, high nitrogen fertilizer: 4. Grasscyclinq eliminates the collection, haulage and tipping fees to dispose of grass clippings at a landfill. site or compost facility. 5. Grasscyclinq is a simple, easy opportunity for every homeowner to do something for the environment. Staff have contacted some of the area municipalities to find out what impact the restriction of grass clippings at the compost facility and the active promotion of Grasscyclinq will have on their operations, it seems most are reviewing their options at this time and are looking for further direction from the Region. In general, it is anticipated that there will be a reduction in the current level of grass clipping collection service in 1994 and this might not be well received by some residents. Some have asked what other yard waste alternatives are available to the Region. The only other system, other than the existing open field windrow method, is to process all materials inside an enclosed building or container. Such a building or facility would require all the necessary environmental controls so that the daily operation would not adversely affect the surrounding neighbourhood. At this time, there are no such facilities in the Region and the Region does NOT have another licensed site available to compost all leaf and yard waste materials, other than the facility on Garrard Road in Whitby. The Region and the area municipalities have an opportunity. to influence the way residents currently care for their lawns by encouraging them to leave the grass clippings on the lawn to naturally decay. The major incentive for all residents in the Region to participate in this program refinement is that municipal collection and disposal costs for grass clippings should be reduced. It is not necessary to collect, haul or landfill grass clippings. 1029~'~ Page 3 Report 93-WR-24 Date November 2, 1993 Report contd. Just as the Blue Box was accepted by residents as environmentally sound, so too, should Grasscycling. The Reqion will continue to provide central composting facilities for all the other leaf and yard waste materials and will continue to promote the proper use of backyard home composters. ~~~~~~ V.A. Silqaili P.Enq. Commissioner f works Recommended for presentation to Committee H. Ckt~Stt, M.S.W. Officer ~..~ 1u3U