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Home My WebLink AboutOPD-013-11 Clartgton REPORT OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT Meeting: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Date: September 26, 2011 Resolution : 677- By-law#: Report#: OPD-013-11 File#: Subject: SPECIAL WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS RECOMMENDATIONS: It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration Committee recommend to Council the following: 1. THAT Report OPD-013-11 be received for information. l Submitted by: Reviewed by r � Q Frede ck J. Horvath Franklin Wu, B.A., R.D.M.R., R.R.F.A. Chief Administrative Director of Operations Officer FH/sh September 14, 2011 CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARINGTON 40 TEMPERANCE STREET, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO L1C 3A6 T 905-623-3379 REPORT NO.: OPD-013-11 PAGE 2 1. BACKGROUND The Region of Durham Works Department hosts many community events throughout the year in addition to regular waste collection. Three of these events, Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) Event, E-Waste Event, and Free Compost Give Away, are held in partnership with area municipalities and held in their individual community. These events provide convenient opportunities for residents to divert household hazardous waste from landfills. The Municipality of Clarington hosts three of these events each year at Depot 42, 178 Darlington/Clarke Townline Road (Regional Road 42), Bowmanville. The following chart provides a picture of the popularity of these events with area residents: Municipality of Clarington Event Review Event Type 2008 2009 2010 2011 E-Waste Collection Collected Tonnage 11.36 tonnes 17.94 tonnes 16.83 tonnes pending Participants 319 410 351 Oct-29 Event Date Oct-25 Oct-17 Oct-30 HHW Collection Collected Tonnage 8.64 tonnes no event 5.83 tonnes pending Participants 319 scheduled 139 Oct-01 Event Date Oct-25 In 2009 Oct-02 Compost Give-Aways #of Loads 3 3 3 3 Compost Provided 76 tonnes 50 tonnes 81 tonnes 76 tonnes Participants 240 365 500 241 Event Date Apr-26 Apr-25 Apr-23 Apr-30 This year's events are: April 30 Free Compost Give Away October 1 Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event October 29 E-Waste Collection Event At each event one area food bank is invited to attend and set up to receive donations of non-perishable food items. Clarington East Food Bank, St. Vincent DePaul Society and the Salvation Army have all participated in these events. REPORT NO.: OPD-013-11 PAGE 3 2. Free Compost Give Away Clarington's first hosting event of the year is typically the Free Compost Give Away held in late April. Durham Region Works department delivers several tonnes of compost created from the composting of green bin materials collected r throughout the region. Through advertising i residents are invited to trade a non-perishable food item (donated to the local food bank) for free garden compost to a maximum of three containers (blue box size). Advertising stipulates to bring your own container and a shovel as residents line up to fill their containers with fresh compost. Durham Region staff are on hand to facilitate sales of green bins, blue boxes and composters. As well, residents can exchange damaged recycle bins for new ones. 3. Hazardous Household Waste Event Hazardous household waste (HHW) is defined as those products that are commonly found in homes but for which the owner no longer has a use. These products exhibit some of the same characteristics as more common hazardous products such as flammability, toxicity and products that are corrosive. Examples of common HHW would be: • Paints and coatings, plus their containers • Drain cleaner • Some types of cleaning products • Solvents, such as thinners for paint, lacquer and contact cement, paint strippers and degreasers, and their containers • Oil filters • Oil containers of 30 litres or less • Single-use batteries • Antifreeze and its containers • Pressurized containers, such as propane tanks and cylinders, oxygen and helium tanks • Lawn fertilizers that contain pesticides • Pesticides, and their containers • Florescent light bulbs At the HHW Event held on October 2, 2010 the residents of Clarington contributed 5.83 tonnes of hazardous waste to the event rather than a landfill. REPORT NO.: OPD-013-11 PAGE 4 4. E-Waste Event The E-waste event is held in partnership with Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES). All material collected is disassembled and completely shredded at an industrial recycling site. OES web site indicates that currently 95 percent of the material collected is recovered for reuse. Electronic waste should be recycled properly due to the nature of materials such as lead, mercury and e. other hazardous materials that can harm the environment if disposed of improperly. On October 30, 2010 the E-Waste Event hosted in Clarington 16.83 tonnes of E-Waste was collected and diverted from landfills. Items included in this event would be: • Receivers • Speakers • Turntables • Video players/projectors, digital frames • Personal hand held computers • Floor standing devices including • Desktop computers printers and photocopiers • Portable computers • Scanners, typewriters • Computer peripherals (modems, • Telephones and answering keyboards, mice, hard drives, machines optical drives - CD, Blueray, DVD, • Cell phones and pagers HD-DVD) • PDAs . Monitors • Audio and video players and • Televisions recorders (eg. MP3, cassette, • Desktop printing devices including digital) desktop copiers and multi-function • Cameras (web, digital, analog) devices • Equalizers/(pre)amplifiers • Radios 5. CONCURRENCE - Not applicable REPORT NO.: OPD-013-11 PAGE 5 CONFORMITY WITH STRATEGIC PLAN — The recommendations contained in this report conform to the general intent of the following priorities of the Strategic Plan: Promoting economic development Maintaining financial stability Connecting Clarington X Promoting green initiatives Investing in infrastructure Showcasing our community Not in conformity with Strategic Plan Staff Contact: Susan Hajnik, Operations Technician Attachments: Attachment 1 - Advertisement for Free Compost Give Away Attachment 2 - Advertisement for Hazardous Household Collection Event Attachment 3 - Advertisement for E-waste Collection Event Attachment 1 To Report OPD-013-11 Compost giveaway events Come get your free compost* and make your garden happy (*3 container limit per car. Bring a shovel and containers.) Green bins, blue boxes and backyard composters will be available for sale (cash only). Damaged blue boxes and green bins can also be exchanged at this event. Saturday, April 30 8 a.m. to noon Clarington Operations Depot 178 Clarke/Darlington Township Rd., Rowmanville Non-perishable food items for the local food drive will be collected at this event. Please ensure the food item is not past the expiry date. For more information Gwww.dadngton.n�yn� �}0� www.durhamregionwaste.ca ll�(i 905-579-5264 or 1 -800-667-5671 Attachment 2 i Report OPD-013-11 I I I I I I I, I I ;;To 1 - L „ IIP1 _ Saturdav, October 1 8 a.m. to noon only Clarington Operations D 178 Darlington/Clarke Townline Road South of Highway 2, Bowmanville Resr�ha��M�9hK.aY�2 � n qMm n.net go ,ia� \ Operations Department Yard • Free disposal of household hazardous waste for Durham Region residents. • Non-perishable food donations accepted for your local food bank. DURHAM Durham Region Works Department 905-579-5264 or 1 -800-667-5671 REGI Attachment 3 To Report OPD-013-11 recycling Clarington event coming Oct. 29 Li a Let's keep electronics out of landfill. Bring us your unwanted or end-of-life electronics (e-waste) for recycling. No appliances or tools will be accepted. Saturday, Oct. 29 8 a.m. until noon Clarington Operations Depot 178 Darlington/Clarke Townline Rd. (Regional Rd. 42), Bowmanville Non-perishable food items will be accepted at this event to support local food banks. o ^: r Vb� Operations Department Yard( • C1�1#on www. aringlon-net ghwaY_4 p-1_ �% os t Durham Vans Region Works Department Management Waste 905-579-5264 or : 11 . • DURHAM www.durhamregionwaste.ca REGION • •