Kindersley Waste & Recycle:Landfill Impacts

SWANA

Regional Waste Management Workshop

November 16, 2015 – Saskatoon, SK

Outline

• Kindersley Landfill Historical Background

• Reality Check: Landfill Fire / Environmental Code

• New Operations to meet Environmental Code Requirements

• A Regional Landfill Model

Kindersley Landfill Pre-Fire

Landfill area = 182,000 sq.

metres

Projected Lifespan = 5 years

• Located west of Highway 21• 4 Full-time staff• Operational Hours: Monday to Friday: 8 am to 5 pm

Saturday: 8 am to 12 pm

Kindersley Landfill Historical Background: Pre-Fire

ACCEPTED MATERIALS (Pre-Fire):• Regular household and commercial waste originating

within the Town and RM of Kindersley as well as any neighboring municipalities. No restrictions were implemented.

• Concrete, asphalt, metal, organic waste, yard waste, appliances, furniture, cardboard

• Construction Waste

Kindersley Landfill Historical Background: Pre-Fire

• Recycle bins and compost area were on site at the landfill

• Two other recycle depots located in residential areas. No curbside recycling for residents was available.

• Recycling depots were abused and most material was not marketable.

• Wood chipper on site provides mulch for Parks Department, but time limiting and not used to potential

Reality Check: Landfill Fire• October 7, 2013 – approx. 8:30 pm• At peak – 56 emergency personnel on site; • 80 involved in overall response• Local State of Emergency Declared October 8• Shelter in Place in effect October 8; Ended October 10• Local State of Emergency Lifted October 11

Reality Check: Landfill Fire• Crews continued to cover and bury debris on site using fire retardant

foam, dirt, and water throughout the next two weeks

• More than 131,000 gallons of water used between October 7-11

• Approximately 1,600 person hours invested on site (2,500 in total emergency response)

Reality Check: Landfill FireNo Perimeter Fencing. This was a violation of the new Environmental Codes as per the Ministry of Environment. Fencing for this 182,000 sq. metres had to be budgeted for.

Reality Check: Landfill FireNo Daily or Weekly Cover. This was a violation of the new Environmental Code. The current 4 employees were not able to keep up with Baler Operations, customer service, collecting fees, sorting, transporting and placing bales and providing full cover. A contractor would be required to assist us to get the site up to code.

Reality Check: Landfill Fire

No Funding…No funding was available for disaster relief.

Costs to fight fire: $111,372.00

Reality Check: Landfill FireNo Funding… No funding was available to bring landfill up to code. Ongoing operational changes including 1 more staff member and the hiring of a general contractor, including equipment to ensure site is covered.

Reality Check: Lessons Learned

• Functioning as an unofficial “regional” landfill had to stop. Restrictions need to be implemented. Only Kindersley & RM of Kindersley accepted.

• Customers not adequately sorting waste; procedures implemented.

Reality Check: Post-fire Operational Changes

• Construction Waste - Established a transfer station with Loraas Disposal until we could meet code.

• Increased promotion of alternate sites for hazardous materials and unaccepted items

• Introduced Curbside Recycling program to residents.

• Waste Diversion a high priority. • Education to public:

brochures, maps and signage

New Operational Changes• Perimeter Fence for landfill installed to meet code.

• Better monitoring sorted garbage

• Ensuring staffing levels are appropriate and providing more training opportunities

• Educating the Public

New Operations…• Collections Trailer implemented

to inspect loads and collect fees.

• Waste is bailed on site• The landfill receives an average

of 16 bails per day

1.08m3 per bail x 16 = 17.28m3 per day

New Operations…

  2014 (January – April) 2015 (January – April)

# Landfill Bales 1053 724

Landfill Bale Tonnage 1,013,327 517,154

Fees collected $66,253.68 $83,679.29

  2014 (January – April) 2015 (January – April)

# of Recycled Bales 176 279

Recycling Tonnage 101,049 161,177

Difference for 2015 Increase of 103 bales for 2015 Increase of 60,128 of tonnage for 2015

Waste Volume and Fees – due to new Collections Trailer and extra staff person

Recycling Volume – due to new Curbside Collection Program

New Operations• Contractor hired to ensure full cover daily as per

Environmental Codes. No more blowing garbage… • Commercial Chipper on site to chip construction

demo, shingles, clean wood etc.

A Regional Landfill Model

• Western Regional Landfill Inc. established to seek solutions for regional waste site

• Up to 40 municipalities interested – some now starting to withdraw. Currently have 20 communities.

• Town Council invested $500,000 in 2014 & 2015 reserve toward future landfill

A Regional Landfill Model

• Site for new landfill is determined.

• Final Engineering Design and Report Complete.

• REOI to be available beginning of December for construction in 2016 or 2017.

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