city of toronto long term waste strategy - public consultation presentation, june 2015
TRANSCRIPT
Long Term Waste Management Strategy
Public Consultation Event June 15, 2015
1
Today’s Agenda
Welcome and IntroductionsPresentation on Project and Evaluation Processes, Vision and Guiding PrinciplesProgram Options and Evaluation Criteria
PresentationTable Discussion
Facility Options and Evaluation CriteriaPresentationTable Discussion
2
Why a Waste Strategy?
The City’s landfill has limited capacity remaining. The Waste Strategy will:
anticipate our future needs for the next 30-50 years; and find ways to meet those needs for all of our customers.
Policies and programs, including how to manage the garbage remaining after reducing, reusing, recycling, and composting, will be recommended.
3
Quick Facts about Toronto
Serve nearly 1 million households
460,000 single family homes
422,000 multi-unit homes
Manage approximately 1 million tonnes waste annually
Divert 53% of all residential waste generated
66% of single family waste diverted
26% multi-residential waste diverted
Although diversion is lower in multi-residential, there is less waste produced overall
per person.
4
System Overview
5
Waste Strategy Project Process
6
Evaluation Process
Phase 1: Background Data Collection Collect data to support the application of each of the
evaluation criteria.
Phase 2: Application of Evaluation Criteria Apply criteria to identify the scoring of the options. Apply priorities to identify overall preference.
Phase 3: Recommendation of Preferred Options Identify options that best address the gaps and challenges for
implementation in the Waste Strategy.
7
How it Works
8
Vision Statement & Guiding Principles
VISION STATEMENT GUIDING PRINCIPLESWhat the Waste Strategy will strive to achieve now and in
the future.
Define what is important for success and will be used to
drive the Strategy.
9
Survey #2 – Guiding Principles
10
Support Development of Community Partnerships
Make the System Transparent
Ensure Financial Sustainability
Lead the Change
Embrace Social Equity
Prioritize our Community's Health & Environment
Treat Waste as a Resource
Work to Mitigate Climate Change
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Guiding Principles
# of Responses
Survey #2 - Vision Statement
11
Survey #2 - Vision Statement
12
Draft Vision Statement
“Together we will reduce the amount of waste we generate, reuse what we can, and recycle and recover the valuable
resources in our waste that remain. We will embrace a waste management system that is user-friendly, convenient and
accessible with programs and facilities that balance the needs of the community and the environment with long term financial sustainability. Together, we will ensure a clean, beautiful and
green City in the future.”
13
Are there any questions about the vision statement, guiding principles or project
process?
14
Options
Program Options Facility Options
Promotion & Education Collection & Drop-Off
Reduce & Reuse Energy from Waste
Recycling Landfill
Multi-Residential Homes System Financing
Industrial, Commercial and Institutional
System Considerations
15
Promotion and Education
Ability to reach Toronto’s diverse communities Develop an educational mobile phone application
(e.g., waste sorting tool or product lifecycle calculator)
Expand the City's waste management social media presence
Incorporate innovative practices from other cities Provide more in-person workshops and educational
events Provide more support for volunteer outreach
16
Reduce and Reuse
Need to reduce waste produced and then find ways to reuse before recycling or disposing
Initiatives to reduce food waste (such as advertising campaigns)
More involvement of non-profit organizations that collect/manage materials for reuse
More opportunities for collection, reuse and/or recycling of used clothing
Support events to sell, swap, and/or give away materials
17
Recycling
Increase convenience and materials for recycling and adapt to changes in waste Advocate for deposit return on more items Encourage producers to make their products and
packaging more environmentally friendly Expand our recycling programs to handle new materials
(e.g., furniture) Encourage more backyard composting and community
composting Consider additional technologies to process recyclables
and organic waste18
Multi-Residential Homes
High population living in apartments and condos and very low diversion rates
Better communications/education approaches for property managers, landlords and tenants
Mandatory recycling requirements and use of by-laws and enforcement
New collection approaches that increase convenience (e.g., underground vacuum based collection)
On-site composting of food waste and/or use of garburators in buildings
19
Industrial, Commercial & Institutional
Influence over waste diversion in the City’s Industrial, Commercial & Institutional sector Continue to provide some collection but encourage
use of private sector collection Expand collection services to gain more control and
influence over waste diversion Influence reduction and reuse of construction and
demolition waste Stop providing services to this sector
20
System Considerations
Address other considerations to improve Toronto's waste management system Stop collection and allow the private
sector to collect from apartments and condos
Explore use of bans, levies or fines to ensure proper disposal
Review regulatory options through City of Toronto Act, new provincial waste legislation or by-law enforcement to encourage diversion
21
Criteria are in one of three categories:
Environmental Social Financial
Criteria will vary depending on the type of option being evaluated (programs, facilities)
Evaluation Criteria
22
Program Evaluation Criteria
23
CriteriaEnvironmental Environmental Impact
Potential to Increase Diversion from Disposal
SocialApprovals Complexity
Collaboration Opportunities
Community Impact/Benefit
Convenience to UserInnovation
Program ComplexityWaste Hierarchy
Program Evaluation Criteria
24
Criteria
FinancialContractual Risk
Economic Growth
Flexibility
Net Capital Cost
Net Operating Cost
Schedule Risk
Technology Risk
Program Options + Evaluation Criteria
25
Table Discussions
Options
Program Options Facility Options
Promotion & Education Collection & Drop-Off
Reduce & Reuse Energy from Waste
Recycling Landfill
Multi-Residential Homes System Financing
Industrial, Commercial and Institutional
System Considerations
26
Collection & Drop-Off
Provide customers with convenient and flexible opportunities to divert waste A new network of permanent, small scale
neighbourhood drop-off depots Mobile drop-off depots in high traffic areas for
targeted recyclable materials More partnerships with non-profit organizations to
collect/manage these materials New devices, like reverse vending machines, where
you receive incentives for dropping off your waste
27
Energy from Waste
Preserve landfill disposal capacity and recover energy Combustion/Incineration Gasification Pyrolysis Waste pelletization Landfill gas recovery Durham York Energy Centre
28
Landfill
Extend life of Green Lane Landfill and/or find other disposal opportunities Use a private sector landfill Expand the City's Green Lane landfill near London, ON Find more space in active and/or closed landfills
owned by the City Purchase another landfill
Green Lane Landfill 2007
29
Contract out future landfill capacity
System Financing
Divert more waste while achieving financial sustainability Advocate producers of packaging to become more
responsible for the cost of managing waste they produce Charge Solid Waste fees that create a fully independent
utility Public/private partnerships for new waste facilities Show separate fees for garbage, Blue Bin and Green Bin.
30
Facility Evaluation Criteria
31
CriteriaEnvironmental Local Environmental Impact
Potential to Increase Diversion from Disposal
Regional/Global Environmental Impact
SocialApprovals Complexity
Community Impact/BenefitConvenience to User
Potential for Land Use Conflicts/Community Interruption
Program ComplexityWaste Hierarchy
Facility Evaluation Criteria
32
Criteria
FinancialContractual Risk
Economic GrowthFlexibility
Net Capital CostNet Operating Cost
Schedule RiskTechnology Risk
Facility Options + Evaluation Criteria
33
Table Discussions
Next Steps
Next Steps for you: Stay involved and visit www.toronto.ca/wastestrategy Complete Survey #3 (MetroQuest) Follow us on Twitter! @GetInvolvedTO
#TOwastestrategy
Next Steps for the Waste Strategy: Seeking PWIC and Council approval of this information
(September 2015) Technical work on options identification and evaluation
34