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Toronto Waste Strategy

Waste Recovery and Residual: How to Handle Remaining Materials.

April 12, 2016

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Tonight’s Agenda

7:00 - 7:30 Presentation- Overview of the Draft Waste Strategy- Waste Recovery Recommendations- Residual Waste Recommendations

-Draft Waste Strategy Outcomes-Proposed Implementation Timeline

7:30 - 8:30 Q&A

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Draft Waste Strategy Overview

Why Do We Need a Waste Strategy?

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The City manages almost1,000,000 tonnes of waste each year.

Maximize Life of Green Lane

Landfill

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Improve Waste

Diversion

Minimize Need for New

InfrastructureWork Together Maintain

Flexibility

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Waste Strategy Process

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Where are we?Review of current waste management policies, programs and facilities.

Where do we need to go?

Identify the system’s gaps and challenges.

Examine Toronto’s anticipated needs over

the next 30-50 years.

How do we get there?Determine what options are available to us.

What are the options?Evaluate options to manage Toronto’s waste into the future

Which optionsshould we use?

Establish recommended options that are appropriate

for Toronto.

How and When?Decide how and when the recommendations will be put into action.

What’s the Strategy?We’re seeking public comments on the Draft Waste Strategy to inform the final version that will be submitted to Toronto City Council for approval in July 2016.

We are here

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The Waste Strategy Vision

The VisionTogether, we will Reduce the amount of waste we generate, Reuse what we can, and Recycle and recover the remaining resources to reinvest back into the economy. We will embrace a waste management system that is user friendly‑ , with programs and facilities that balance the needs of the community and the environment with long term financial sustainability. Together, we will ensure a safe, clean, beautiful and healthy City for the future.

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Integrated Waste Management System

We Have Been Listening

SurveysKey

Stakeholder Meetings

Vendor Days Website and Social Media

Stakeholder Advisory

Group

Community Events and

Open Houses

Project Updates

Wast(ED) Speaker Series

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Events Held To-Date• Draft Waste Strategy Overview - March 29

• In person event to present an overview of all the options in the Draft Waste Strategy

• Reduce, Reuse and Recycle: Waste Diversion in Houses, Apartments and Condos - April 4• In person event to present the options related to the 3Rs (Reduce,

Reuse and Recycle) such as a food waste reduction strategy, and those related to Multi-residential waste (e.g. drop-off depots, community composting, data management)

• Diversion Opportunities: Business and Home Renovators - April 7• Webinar to present options related to waste generated by small

businesses and home renovators such as depots, mandatory diversion and disposal bans

What is Waste Recovery and Residual?

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• This presentation focuses on Draft Waste Strategy recommendations related to:

– Recovery – the 4th “R” - refers to the recovery of valuable resources (e.g. additional recyclables, organics, energy resources (e.g. gas and heat)) from the waste stream after reducing, reusing, recycling as many resources as possible

– Residual – the 5th “R” - refers to the disposal of any remaining waste after reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering as many resources as possible

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Waste Recovery and ResidualGaps, Challenges and/or Opportunities• Diminishing landfill disposal capacity: Processing

technologies could divert additional materials from disposal and extend the lifespan of Green Lane Landfill

• Need for increased waste diversion: Especially in the multi-residential sector to support diversion goals, and reduce the amount of material currently being landfilled

• Long-term disposal capacity: Find new opportunities to meet the disposal needs for the 30 to 50 year planning period of the Waste Strategy

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The Draft Waste-Free Ontario Act and Strategy

• Focuses on extended producer responsibility where producers are responsible for managing their products and packaging

• Could impact how the City manages waste in the future

• Will have an influence on the need for and timing of the recovery and residual recommendations

• Outlines a new direction for waste management in Ontario

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The Draft Waste-Free Ontario Act and Strategy

• Uncertainty regarding impact on need for mixed waste processing

• Landfill bans

• Green Lane Landfill lifespan extended

Potential impact on Recovery and Residual:

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Waste Recovery Recommendations

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Waste Recovery Options ConsideredThe following waste recovery options were considered:

• Direct Combustion Facility Development • Emerging Technologies Facility Development • Organics Recycling Biocell or Biomodule Development• Refuse Derived Fuel Facility Development • Waste to Liquid Fuel Technologies Facility Development• Mixed Waste Processing Facility Development with and

without Organics Recovery

Mixed Waste Processing Facility with Organics Recovery is being recommended

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Mixed Waste Processing Facility with Organics Recovery Development

Intended to support an increase in overall waste diversion and to extend the lifespan of Green Lane Landfill

Q. What is a Mixed Waste Processing Facility with Organics Recovery?

A. It’s a facility where waste is further processed to remove recyclable and organic materials and recover energy.

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Benefits

Additional diversion, extending lifespan of Green Lane Landfill

Recovery of Blue Bin recyclables, Green Bin organics and/or energy, from waste generated by City customers, particularly from multi-residential sector

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Implementation • Timing will be influenced by:

• success of the recommended 3Rs (reduce, reuse, recover) options and

• the outcome of the Draft Waste-Free Ontario Act and associated regulations

• The performance of the 3Rs options being recommended for early implementation will be reviewed at five year intervals to determine the need for and future timing of a Mixed Waste Processing Facility with Organics Recovery

• All requirements and Provincial approvals to begin construction will take several years.

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Residual Waste Recommendations

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Green Lane Landfill The City owns and operates Green Lane Landfill as its primary facility to manage residual waste

The recommendations in the Waste Strategy will help to extend the lifespan of Green Lane Landfill to approximately 2040 by:

• Continuing and expanding the focus on 3Rs

• Enhanced diversion programs supported with community partnerships, comprehensive education and enforcement of by-laws

• Strategically using existing contracts to divert some City of Toronto waste to other approved landfills

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Recommendations for the Near TermThe following is being recommended to extend the lifespan of Green Lane Landfill:

• Adjust tipping fees or customer base: An increase in tipping fees may discourage paid private customers

• Utilizing disposal capacity at other approved disposal sites: Utilizing residual waste disposal capacity at other disposal sites, including through existing contracts

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Long-term OptionsOne or more of these options may be considered in the long-term depending on future disposal requirements:

• Expand Green Lane Landfill

• Develop a new landfill

• Purchase a new landfill

• Use a disposal facility owned by others

Green Lane Landfill is anticipated to have capacity until approximately 2040. Long-term options will continue to be assessed during scheduled reviews and updates of the Waste Strategy.

None of these long-term options are being

recommended at this time or within the 10 year plan

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Benefits & ImplementationThe Draft Waste Strategy recommendations and new technical information estimates that there will be an extension to the lifespan of Green Lane Landfill

Long-term options to provide future disposal capacity will be reviewed closer to the time that Green Lane Landfill reaches approved capacity

Timing of long-term options will be influenced by success of the recommended 3Rs options and the outcome of the Draft Waste-Free Ontario Act and associated regulations

Planning for long-term options would need to be initiated a number of years prior to Green Lane Landfill reaching capacity

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Proposed ImplementationTimeline

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Implementation Roadmap

Promotion and education will occur throughout the Waste Strategy implementation.

Review of the Waste Strategy every 5 years provides flexibility to address future changes.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycling over 10 years (2016 to 2026)

Need and timing for additional processing and disposal to be

determined

The Waste Strategy will be implemented over the next 30+ years with most

of the reduction, reuse, and recycling recommendations being implemented

in the first ten years as part of a waste reduction plan.

2016 2021 2026 2040- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Implementation Roadmap

2017 2026 2040……………2030

The Waste Strategy recommendations extend the lifespan

of Green Lane Landfill to 2040.

Regular reviews and updates to the remaining capacity available at Green Lane Landfill.

Initiate planning and approvals process for

long-term disposal capacity.

Implement long-term disposal

capacity option(s).

Potential 10-year Review and

Update of Waste Free Ontario Act.

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The need and timing of a Mixed Waste Processing

Facility with Organics Recovery will be reviewed.

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Draft Waste Strategy Outcomes

We All BenefitWe All Benefit

Increased Reduction, Reuse and Recycling

Greater Environmental Awareness

Waste as a Resource

Behaviour Change

Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New Community Partnerships

Toronto as an Innovation Leader

Cost Savings

Creation of Green Jobs

Promotion of Equity

System Flexibility

Longer Landfill Life

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What’s Next?

June 2016 - Final Waste Strategy presented to Public Works and Infrastructure Committee.

July 2016 - Final Waste Strategy presented to City Council for approval.

2016 onwards - City staff will work with City of Toronto residents, businesses, stakeholders, agencies and community representatives to implement the approved Waste Strategy.

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Take the SurveyComplete a survey online or send us an e-mail. Survey will be open until April 27, 2016

We Want Your Input on the Draft Waste Strategy!

Contact us 416-392-3760 (TTY 416-338-0889) wastestrategy@toronto.ca

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Thank You!Don’t forget to visit: toronto.ca/wastestrategy

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