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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEFW-WMAC Annual Report 2016 Clarington Council.pptxAnnual Report Durham Region Energy From Waste Waste Management Advisory Committee (EFW – WMAC) Presentation to Clarington Council Date: December 12, 2016 1 Committee Members 2016 / 2017 George Rocoski (Chair) – Oshawa Paul Ankrett (Vice Chair) – Scugog * Ted Baker – Pickering * Wendy Bracken - Clarington Anna-Marie Burrows – Ajax Elaine Collis – Clarington John Hicks – Clarington Paul Nelson – Brock * Jim Vinson - Clarington * Returning Members 2 2016 Committee Meetings Thursday April 21 Presentation – M. Januszkiewicz, Director Waste Management Services, Regional Municipality of Durham Administrative matters related to the Durham Region Energy From Waste – Waste Management Advisory Committee (EFW – WMAC) Wednesday June 1 Election of Chair and Vice Chair Presentation – G. Rocoski, EFW – WMAC Chair The Blue Box and Recycling in Ontario Presentation – C. Bartlett, Manager, Waste Operations, Regional Municipality of Durham Status of Bill 151, Waste Free Ontario Act Presentation – P. Veiga, Supervisor, Waste Operations, Regional Municipality of Durham Anaerobic Digestion: Request for Proposal Process Other Business, Delegation and Motion DYEC Source Testing Update and Issues Quantitative reporting of recent dioxin exceedances 3 2016 Committee Meetings Wednesday September 21 Presentations - DYEC Abatement Plan Update Owners Role – G. Anello, Manager, Waste Planning and Technical Services, Regional Municipality of Durham Covanta’s Role – L. Brasowski, Director, Environmental Engineering, Covanta Durham York Renewable Energy Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Role - P. Dunn, Senior Environmental Officer, York Durham District Office Other Business Update on anaerobic digestion request for proposal - G. Anello, Manager, Waste Planning and Technical Services, Regional Municipality of Durham Wednesday November 16 Presentation - D. Veenhof, Executive Vice President Sustainable Solutions, Covanta DYEC Abatement Plan Update 4 DYEC Concerns Raised At Committee Dioxin and Furan exceedances Number Magnitude Duration and extent unknown Ambient Long-Term Sampling System For Dioxin/Furans AMESA correlation with stack test results General concern with plant operations, equipment issues, malfunctions and number of start-up and shut-downs Potential public health impact 5 2016 Events Compost Give-Away Across the Region on various Saturdays between April 23 and May 28 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Collection Across the Region on Saturdays June 18 and 25, September 17 and 24, October 22 Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste (MHSW) Collection Across the Region on Saturdays June 18, September 17 and 24 6 2016 Summary Introduction of new committee members and election of Chair and Vice Chair Updates on the establishment of anaerobic digestion in Durham Updates on dioxin emissions from DYEC and status of Abatement Plan implementation Because of the seriousness of this issue, much / most of our committee meeting time was spent regarding this topic With the successful implementation of the Abatement Plan, we will look forward to addressing broader topics in 2017 7 2017 Anticipated Areas of Interest Tour of DYEC Monitoring the progress of the anaerobic digestion proposal Attendance at Landfill Mining demonstration (TBC) Attendance at 2017 Compost Give-Away, WEEE and MSHW events 8