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An expert on contaminated site cleanup describes why a new approach to site-specific risk assessment (SSRA) could avoid dig-and-dump and capping as simplistic solutions for contaminated soil.

by Theresa Phillips

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Implications of the WTO ruling against Onario's FIT program.

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The Nanaimo Bioenergy Centre turns landfill gas into power.

by Guy Crittenden

35 CLEANTECH: WASTE-TO-FUEL Companies turning wood waste into briquettes.

by John Nicholson

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Event Report

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HazWastes lead new EPR regimes

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by Guy Crittenden

“Commercial arrangements are left to producers and service providers to negotiate amongst themselves through conventional freemarket transactions.”

radle-to-cradle manufacturing is the Holy Grail for advocates of sustainable manufacturing and packaging, and so-called extended producer re­sponsibility (EPR) is the way to get there, according to them.

In true EPR, manufacturers and brand owners produce goods and ship them to market, and are responsible for the end-of-life management of their products and packaging (the idea being that their having to pay for it is the best incentive for them to eliminate waste and design for reuse and recycling).

Although Canada is a leader in this area — ahead of the United States but behind some European jurisdictions — most programs so far (for things like scrap tires, used oil, waste electronics, etc.) have fallen short of the true EPR mark, and are really “product stewardship” schemes that virtually absolve producers from having to do much different than the status quo. How so? In most cases consumers pay an “eco fee” of some kind that ends up in the hands of an arms-length stewardship organization that represents the collective interests of the manufacturers. This body pays contractors to manage the material, but there’s little incentive for producers to become more “eco efficient” as they’re not really being hit in the pocketbook. Worse, they are contracting out their liability.

The stewardship schemes have achieved some positive results diverting materials from disposal. On the negative side, some of the systems have engaged in cartel-like activities, squelching competition among contractors, picking limited suppliers and setting (some might say “fixing”) prices. Sometimes the stewardship plans submitted to government are reminiscent of central planning exercises in socialist economies (with similar results).

So it’s a relief to see some recent developments in Quebec and Ontario where producers are taking more direct responsibility for their goods at end-of-life. We must hope these become models for new and improved EPR programs for other materials.

The first concerns pesticide and fertilizer containers. On November 6 the Government of Quebec provided with an exemption to manufacturers of commercial pesticide and fertilizer containers, as long as they become a member in good standing with CleanFARMS/ AgriRÉCUP — an independent not-for-profit stewardship body for managing agricultural waste materials.

“This really gives agriculture its own opportunity to determine its destiny for stewardship,” says Barry Friesen, general manager of CleanFARMS/AgriRÉCUP. The organization offers an empty pesticide and fertilizer container recycling program across Canada and Quebec farmers can continue to participate by returning their triple-rinsed containers to retail collection sites

across the province. (Containers are recycled into materials like farm drainage tile.) The group is working with the Quebec government and the agricultural community to develop programs to manage additional agricultural wastes like seed bags, crop protection bags and bale wrap.

(It’s worth mentioning that the next step for this group is to demonstrate that it’s collecting all the empty containers generated, not just a certain tonnage voluntarily dropped off.)

The second development concerns pharmaceuticals and sharps.

On October 1, 2012, Ontario’s environment ministry brought into force a regulation under the 40-year-old Environmental Protection Act that puts end-of-life management of pharmaceutical waste and sharps in a very different direction than the stewardship programs that have typically been established under the province’s 10-year-old Waste Diversion Act. Simply put, the regulation uses the older statute to put producers of these kinds of wastes in charge of creating their own systems to properly manage the materials, without the requirement of submitting a stewardship plan to the government, or Waste Diversion Ontario (the agency that normally vets these things).

Best of all, the regulation makes the producers individually responsible for managing their wastes.

After a controversy in 2010 over eco fees levied on an expanded range of household hazardous waste materials, the government had been covering the costs of pharmaceutical waste and sharps via payments to Stewardship Ontario (which manages other programs).

According to an article in EnviroNews (a publication of the Canadian Bar Association) by the Corporate Policy Group’s Usman Valiante (a specialist in stewardship issues), the environment ministry has now “assigned the responsibility to individual producers of those materials under the EPA.” “Furthermore,” Valiante writes, “... unlike the WDA, the regulation does not require the government to delve into how producers finance their obligations nor does it require producers to develop methodologies for setting fees — commercial arrangements are left to producers and service providers to negotiate amongst themselves through conventional free-market transactions.”

In the years ahead the end-of-life management of more materials may be managed via this kind of regulation, and it’s advisable that producers stay abreast of developments or even attempt to get ahead of the curve be developing their own individual EPR programs.

HMM Guy Crittenden is editor of this magazine. Contact Guy at gcrittenden@hazmatmag.com

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Ontario “mega-quarry” project canceled

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n November 21, 2012, a proposed project that would have created the second largest open-pit mine in North America was canceled by the project’s proponents, who recognized a lack of political support for the project and had already faced six years of grassroots opposition.

The Highland Companies withdrew its application to mine limestone from 937 hectares of land in Melancthon Township near Orangeville, Ontario. Highland had planned to blast some one billion tonnes of the aggregate from beneath countryside many members of the public consider valuable farmland. The aggregate would have supplied stone for home and road construction. In an average year, Ontario uses 164 million tonnes of aggregate for urban development.

A chief concern was the effect of the mega-quarry on the high local water table, which experts say would have been drained of 600 million litres of water per day to operate the pit (the equivalent of 2.7 million people using the sink). These underground water layers feed headwaters of key rivers including the Credit, Humber and Grand. Opposition attracted celebrities and several mass rallies, including one in October 2012 called “Soupstock” at Woodbine Park, which drew some 40,000 protestors.

The Ontario government ordered an environmental assessment of the mega-quarry project in September 2011. It was the first of its kind for an Ontario quarry. At the time, the Ministry of the Environment criticized The Highland Companies’ application, saying the mining proposal made claims without the data to back them up. The environmental assessment had only been in its early stage when The Highland Companies pulled the plug.

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Phase II of Canada’s remediation plan starts T

he Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan will earmark $1 billion over three years to cover the remediation of some 1,100 high-priority sites across the country, Environment Canada announced in October 2012 as it kicked off Phase II of the 15-year program created in 2005, backed by $3.5 billion in overall funding.

A federal examination of the sites remediated so far suggests that most have soil contamination from fuelling, spilling, leakage or dumping of contaminants. Environment Minister Peter Kent said the new cleanup projects are expected to create 7,300 jobs in waste management and remediation across Canada, the equivalent of about 1,500 full-time jobs per year.

More than 21,000 potential sites could be remediated. In a spring 2012 report, Environmental Auditor Scott Vaughan said Ottawa could not possibly assess the full extent of the risks to human health and the environment. Some 1,650 sites under federal jurisdiction are expected to be assessed under Phase II of the plan. The majority of the sites are in Ottawa and Montreal.

The plan will continue to the year 2020.

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Chemicals in flame retardants draw concern T

he impact of flame retardants in the environment was a primary focus at the annual conferences of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) held November 11 to 15, 2012 in Long Beach, California. Research results presented at the conference indicate that flame retardant chemicals found in sources such as household products and electronic waste recycling continues to raise health and environmental concerns.

Many of the substances are found to be persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic. They are found in an increasing number of locations in developed and developing countries, research suggests. In 2010, the Canadian government released a federal strategy that outlines a comprehensive ban of toxic polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), a common flame retardant used in consumer products.

The feds have already banned two classes of PBDEs, but critics say more action is needed. Environment Canada has announced it plans to ban a third class of PBDE by 2012, but legislation hasn’t been introduced.

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Plan to disband HazMat Info Review Commission As part of a new omnibus budget implementation bill, the federal government is attempting to disband The Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission (HMIRC), an independent agency accountable to parliament through the minister of health.

Bill C-45 was introduced to parliament in November, but the 400plus page bill has yet to be passed. It would amend the Hazardous Materials Information Review Act to transfer the powers and functions of the HMIRC to the resource-strapped minister of health and repeal provisions of that Act that are related to the commission.

Part of the mandate of the HMIRC is to formally register claims for trade-secret exemptions and issue registry numbers. The proposed changes, critics say, would help companies obtain exemptions from the HMIRC and keep fracking chemicals and other HazMat materials secret.

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Remedying Risk Assessment An alternative to dig-and-dump or capping as a risk management choice for contaminated soil

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Figure 1: Beyond a threshold soil volume, costs to dispose exceed those of risk assessment.

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he terms “remediation” and “dig-and-dump” are, for some, mutually exclusive. Just what are we “remedying” by excavating and dumping soil in a landfill?

Those familiar with site-specific risk assessment (SSRA) know that the bureaucratically acceptable options for dealing with a contaminated site often lack credibility, as real remedies.

The problem begins with how we define risk. Acceptance of a real risk assessment for soil is scarce; it’s even absent in some jurisdictions (especially those where probabilistic assessments are rejected). Governments tend to adopt an overly conservative precautionary approach: What if the only plant growing on a site is in the middle of the only square inch of contaminated soil? The solution? Remove all the soil so nothing gets harmed.

The Harvard School of Public Health course in Risk Analysis teaches that the precautionary principle rejects any action for which the consequences are uncertain. But this is sometimes an illusion wherein the solution that “appears” to pose the least risk may actually cause the most harm.

Ongoing debates attempt to define uncertainty and how much uncertainty in an action is acceptable. Regulators adopt the principle by enforcing removal of contaminants, even when the consequences of leaving them in place are not fully certain.

We must ask, what about the uncertainties that go with removal?

Moreover, who decides which consequences are acceptable and which are not?

Renowned risk analysis pioneer Richard Wilson, in reference

to the evacuation of Japanese in Fukushima, reported that, “The risks of unnecessary evacuation exceeded the risk of radiation cancers hypothetically produced by staying in place.”

Simply put, as environmental risk assessors, our job should include an analysis of the consequences of dig-and-dump or capping solutions compared to leaving soil in place.

The risk assessment culture is becoming one of submission, where plausible remedies to soil contamination are rejected, and dig-and-dump or capping is favored. With costs rising and landfill space disappearing, the future of risk assessors themselves is itself at risk unless they change the status quo.

Progress in real cleanup is, unfortunately, further hindered

“Regulators are renowned for ignoring the cons of dig-and-dump.”

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by a tendency among developers to reject chemical or biological treatments because they take too long, cost too much, or may not always reduce contaminant concentrations to generic standards.

SSRA was meant to solve this problem, giving landowners a viable choice that wouldn’t grind the economy to a halt. But it’s not being used as often or as effectively as it could be.

The SSRA process was established in Ontario in the late 1990s with the purpose of giving landowners an alternative to simply disposing soil that doesn’t meet the environment ministry standards.

(While a number of other provinces in Canada have set generic, or risk-based standards for soil and ground water contamination, few, with the exception of Alberta, have embraced the idea of generating site-specific remedial goals, or “Property-Specific Standards” (PSS), as they are known in Ontario.)

In the 20-plus years since, with regulatory changes, the process has become much less site specific and there is little remaining “wiggle room” for modeling exposure rates and deriving PSS values.

As a result, more land owners turn to the quick fixes to deal with contaminated soil, choosing either to dig-and-dump (under the guise of remediation) or perform a quick SSRA with capping as the obvious risk management measure.

But is dig-and-dump really remediation?

Perhaps at first, but it’s a short-sighted and expensive choice in terms of costs to the landowner, government, public and the environment, all of whom pay for the loss of useful land, landfill maintenance, trucking costs (fuel and environmental pollution), etc. At $50 to $80 per tonne, for disposal alone, the intersect point at which risk assessment becomes a more cost-effective means of handling contaminated soil is easy to figure out. (See Figure 1.)

Those that choose to do an SSRA and implement a hard cap mitigation measure (concrete, asphalt) aren’t really remedying anything either, since the hard cap does nothing to protect the on-site ecosystem.

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We need to consider alternative approaches that leave on-site soil intact and protect any existing ecosystem. Consultants, landowners and developers need to collectively support and promote proper risk assessment methods based on the best new science, including statistical analyses and ecological surveys.

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Site-Specific Risk Assessment A remedial project using bioremediation and air sparging

LEFT: Air sparging a soil vapour extraction equipment were used to remove chlorinated solvents and their degraded products.

INSET: Excavated soil was bioremediated, then used as backfill.

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site-specific risk assessment (SSRA) is a scientific evaluation of potential hazards posed by the presence of chemicals of concern on a given property.

Predicted risks posed by each chemical are evaluated for each pathway of contaminant migration, plus known and potential receptors both on and off site, using prescribed toxicological methods. The SSRA takes into account site-specific parameters which may influence either the exposure pathways, or the nature and susceptibility of human or ecological receptors impacted by the contaminants. In doing so, remediation criteria that are protective of both human health and the ecological environment, and apply to that site alone, are derived for each chemical of concern.

As an example of the application of SSRA, the exp Services Inc. team from Markham, Ontario (formally Barenco Inc.) was retained by a chemical manufacturing client to design and conduct a remediation plan for a five-acre former chemical products packaging facility located in northeast Toronto. Environmental investigations had indicated the presence of petroleum hydrocarbons, chlorinated solvents and freon 11 and 12 impacts.

The remediation strategy was two-fold. First, about

18,000 tonnes of petroleum hydrocarbon impacted soil would be excavated and bioremediated to meet the appropriate industrial/commercial generic criteria, thereby allowing reuse of the soil on site as backfill. Second, an air sparging and vapour collection system designed to remove chlorinated solvents and their degradation products from ground water would be installed. The objective was to reduce the concentrations of chlorinated solvents to meet criteria derived using SSRA. Approximately 18,000 tonnes of soil were successfully bioremediated to meet the appropriate criteria.

Environment ministry-approved site-specific criteria for six chemical parameters (PCE, TCE, 1,1,1-TCA, 1,1DCE and cis-1,1-DCE) were derived using the SSRA process and comparison to these criteria, rather than to the generic criteria, indicated that only PCE and TCE required remediation in two areas of the property. These were successfully treated through removal of impacted soil and DNAPL, where present, and the use of an air sparging/soil vapour extraction system.

Finally, all surface buildings were removed, excavations filled and compacted, and the site was returned to its original grade.

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ir sparging (AS), or air stripping, is a method of in situ soil remediation for reducing concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particularly those sorbed to soil in the saturated zone, or present in groundwater. The technology is applied by injecting air into the subsurface. The uncontaminated air induces the phase transfer of VOCs, which volatilize and move upwards into the unsaturated zone. A soil vapour extraction (SVE) system is often used in conjunction with AS.

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iopiles are a form of composting or bioremediation in which soil is treated ex situ to reduce concentrations of biodegradable contaminants. Excavated soil is arranged in piles or rows, and microbial degradation of contaminants is stimulated via the application of nutrient amendments and/or moisture, aeration, adjustment of pH, or other treatments, as required.

The enhanced microbial activity promotes biodegradation at a faster rate than would be achieved by in situ natural attenuation. Degradation is generally via respiration; therefore, aerobic processes dominate. The biopiles are usually oxygenated by pumping air through perforated pipes; however, sometimes the piles are physically turned to promote mixing and aeration.

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that can include statistical analyses and the weighing of risks, based on the professional opinion of the qualified person. To do so, the equation “risk = probability x impact” applies. If the probability is low enough that ecological receptors will come into contact with a limited number of isolated soil exceedences on a property, and the predicted impact on the population is not exceedingly high, then the risk is considered acceptable and no further action is required.

By definition, a risk assessment considers not only the risks of an exposure, but the risks of mitigative actions. The pros and cons of taking action need to be considered. If the cost of the remedy is greater than the weighted risk, it’s not a viable solution to the problem. (And by cost, we include the above-noted environmental costs of over-utilizing landfills to dump marginally contaminated soil.)

Regulators are renowned for ignoring the cons of dig-anddump. But recently, in Ontario, the government has recognized the problem and is offering an alternative: The new (2011) Tier 2 Modified Generic RA (MGRA) model allows for selection of a “modified ecological protection” (MEP) approach.

The User’s Guide to the Tier 2 model states that “current practice in Ontario is to remove ecological habitat to ensure no ecological species are present or exposed to contamination. This practice results in the removal of habitat which, although degraded, could and often does support a variety of ecological species.”

The MEP approach is intended to “provide another option that will allow for greater preservation of ecological habitat.”

By selecting the appropriate box in the model, ecological protection values for plants and invertebrates are pushed higher, and values for mammals and birds are eliminated. The intent is to support existing ecosystems of perhaps more tolerant species, while admitting that not all ecological receptors (i.e., the most sensitive) are protected by the less-stringent property-specific standards that are, thus, derived.

This appears to be a simple solution to any site where property-specific soil standards are driven by ecological risks.

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oil vapour extraction (SVE) is an in situ method of removing volatile organic contaminants (VOCs) from the unsaturated zone. Also known as soil venting or vacuum extraction, this method can remove VOCs that have sorbed to the soil or are present in the soil

gas. Extraction wells are installed near the source of soil contamination and pumps are used to create a vacuum or negative pressure gradient. Contaminant vapourus migrate toward the extraction wells and are removed and collected for treatment.

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There are several types of phytoremediation, including phytosequestration and phytoextraction.

Phytosequestration, also called phytostabilization, involves a number of different processes by which metals may be absorbed to roots, adsorbed to the surface

of roots, or sequestered, precipitated or otherwise immobilized by biochemicals released by the plant.

Phytoextraction, also known as phytoaccumulation, is a process wherein plants are used to take up or hyperaccumulate contaminants through their roots and store them in the tissues of the stem or leaves. The contaminants are not necessarily degraded, but are removed from the environment when the plants are harvested. This is particularly useful for removing metals from soil and, in some cases, the metals can be recovered for reuse (by incinerating the plants) in a process called phytomining.

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A condition of using this approach at the Tier 2 level is that the Record of Site Condition (RSC) must indicate that it’s been done, thereby acknowledging the possibility of adverse effects on some ecological receptors. The SSRA process is designed to demonstrate absence of adverse effects. However, we propose that the MEP approach could be applied if one were to: (a) demonstrate that higher concentrations do not result in adverse effects (e.g., because of low bioavailability, or higher tolerance/adaptive ability of species on-site); or (b) if the risk management plan, Certificate of Property Use (CPU) and RSC recognized the possibility adverse effects.

As part of this new approach to SSRA, we might not only utilize statistical analyses, but also perform ecological surveys onsite and compare them to nearby wilderness areas, parks, etc. as a means of quantifying and characterizing the existing plant and soil

invertebrate species on a piece of land, establishing the viability of organisms that may be robust enough to survive in a contaminated environment, and gaining insight as to how that differs from a relatively uncontaminated area.

This approach is, as yet, untried by our risk assessment team, but conversations with other consultants suggest it’s not a novel idea.

With a few willing landowners and participation by teams of risk assessors both on the submission and review sides, perhaps we can steer the SSRA process in the “right” direction, and work on some true “remedies” to brownfield development.

HMM Theresa Phillips, Ph.D. is a Senior Toxicologist and Risk Assessment Specialist with exp Services Inc. in Markham, Ontario. Contact Theresa at therea.phillips@exp.com

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FIT to be Tied WTO ruling could chill cleantech sector

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“The ruling’s larger effects may actually be seen more directly in other Canadian jurisdictions.”

n November, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that a critical component of Ontario’s renewable energy program is contrary to international trade law: the domestic content requirements contained in Ontario’s Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program, which are requirements on producers of clean energy to buy hardware and services from companies located in the province. While Ontario plans to appeal the ruling, it’s likely the WTO panel decision will be upheld.

This may mean future FIT contracts will not require the same domestic content as earlier contracts, which may affect the number of jobs created locally from the provincial initiative.

While this is disconcerting for those manufacturers who have taken the plunge and developed manufacturing operations in Ontario in order to secure business from this sector, there’s the potential for a wider chill on innovative Canadian climate programs. Through its heavily subsidized electricity procurement program, Ontario sought, among other things, to create advanced manufacturing employment. Other Canadian jurisdictions have power procurement programs with domestic content requirements, such as Quebec’s provincial and

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regional requirements for wind power projects (although these incentives have yet to be appealed to the WTO).

In Ontario, a large amount of generation capacity has already been contracted through the FIT program, much of it still to be built, so it’s possible that compliance with this ruling will coincide with a decrease in the amount of new contracted capacity. Other governments have been looking at the Ontario model as to its experience in creating green jobs and replacing carbon intensive electricity generation. These governments may come to the conclusion that a similar program in their jurisdiction is likely to lead to a WTO appeal, limiting the usefulness of such a program.

So, while this ruling is not helpful to the Ontario industry, the larger effects may actually be seen more directly in other Canadian jurisdictions. Although Ontario’s FIT program could be improved upon in many ways, it will be disappointing if no other Canadian jurisdiction is bold enough to follow in its foot steps.

HMM

Aaron Atcheson is a Partner and Chair of Miller Thomson LLP’s CleanTech Group in London, Ontario.

Contact Aaron at aatcheson@millerthomson.com

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The Nanaimo Bioenergy power generator units and newly installed biogas storage facility.

Landfill Gas to Electricity The Nanaimo Bioenergy Centre

S

tarting in 2006, armed with a business plan and an apprehension that leadership in policy change will prevail in British Columbia, the eponymous technology company Cedar Road Bioenergy Inc. undertook to utilize biogas energy that was being flared at a Nanaimo Landfill on Cedar Road. Over the last six years, the company has quietly been implementing and innovating a modular platform that produces clean renewable energy commercially from smaller biogas host installations.

The success of the newly-named Nanaimo Bioenergy Centre is the result resulted of a willingness of the partners and stakeholders to embrace and manage policy, plus financial and innovation risk. In 2008 the establishment of the BC Hydro Standing Offer Program positioned Cedar Road to complete a 1.3 MW Phase One, biogas-to-electricity facility. A capital investment of 3.8 million dollars was facilitated by predictable

cashflow, itself enabled by long-term power purchase predictability.

2011 saw the start of a $2.5 million dollar capital investment in Phase Two, which extends the vision to reach stated commercial biogas utilization objectives through new innovation and the expansion of the mandate of the centre. The implementation of Phase Two is supported and made possible by $1 million in funding from British Columbia’s Innovative Clean Energy Fund (ICE).

“Biogas solutions are commercially viable options for reaching renewable energy base load production,” says Paul Liddy, Managing Director of Cedar Road Bioenergy. “Facilitating this ability to innovate in renewable energy is positioning BC as a world leader in biogas utilization.

“We are very excited to continue to build on this concept and to show the world that biogas capturing

by Guy Crittenden

“2011 saw the start of a $2.5 million dollar capital investment in Phase Two.”

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The Nanaimo Bioenergy power generator units.

is a proven and viable model for small to midsize landfill systems.”

With acknowledgement and thanks to all the partners, stakeholders and community in the Regional District of Nanaimo, an official opening and ribbon cutting took place on October 18, 2012.

Cedar Road Bioenergy is owner and operator of the Nanaimo Bioenergy Centre, and is a member company of the Suncurrent Group (www.suncurrent.ca), a Canadian private business which has been implementing renewable energy projects since 1981.

HMM

Guy Crittenden is editor of this magazine. Contact Guy at gcrittenden@hazmatmag.com

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2cg Inc. 159 Ridout St S London ON N6C 3X7 519 645-7733

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Alaron Instruments

PO Box 530100 Henderson NV 89053-0100

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Allu Group, Inc.

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Aim Environmental Group

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202-400 Jones Rd Stoney Creek ON L8E 5P4

Project Mgr Wayne Coutinho

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Academy Savant Inc.

AiMS Environmental

PO Box 3670 Fullerton CA 92834

1020 Denison St Unit 111 Markham ON L3R 3W5

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Mgr Norm Kerray

Alpha Controls & Instrumentation

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Pres Richard Zieba

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255 rue Norman Lachine QC H8R 1A3

22 Mountain View Dr Chester NJ 07930

Abacon Environmental Consultants Inc.

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ALARA Industrial Hygiene Services Limited

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Mgr Mark Jakubczyk

CEO David Shook

Analytical Measurements

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905 893-9609 Fax: 905 893-4020.

419 522-9550 Fax: 419 522-1807.

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Dir-Mktg Julie Lasko

62 Ventana Way Woodbridge ON L4H 1L8

PO Box 1303 Mansfield OH 44901

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702 810-1501 Fax: 602 532-7018.

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Armstrong Insurance Brokers Ltd.

Air Earth & Water Environmental Consultants Ltd.

12 Banigan Dr Toronto ON M4H 1E9

423 Ireland Rd Simcoe ON N3Y 5J1

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705 722-8377 Fax: 705 722-8896.

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Toll-Free: 888 965-4700

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Battery Council International (BCI)

Brown Bear Corporation

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C Tech Development Corporation 2360 Corporate Circle Suite 400 Henderson NV 89074-7722 808 447-9751 Fax: 714 844-9255.

Toll-Free: 800 669-4387 Pres Reed D Copsey Sr

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BOMA Environmental & Safety Inc. 203-2621 Portage Ave Winnipeg MB R3J 0P7 204 889-5275 Fax: 204 889-2348.

P Eng/Dir Dinko Tuhtar

Bowie Environmental Edge Management & Assessment Ltd. PO Box 592 Brockville ON K6V 5V7 613 345-4337 Fax: 613 345-0358.

Can-Ross Environmental Services Ltd. 2270 South Service Rd W Oakville ON L6L 5M9 905 847-7190 Fax: 905 847-7175.

Toll-Free: 888 847-7190 VP/Gen Mgr Terry Edgar

Can-Ross Environmental Services Ltd., incorporated since 1985, provides industry with economical products that contain and clean-up oil and chemical spills. We carry an extensive line of ad(b)sorbent products, including pads, rolls, socks, boom and spill kits for clean-up and containment of all oils, fuels, greases, chemicals and all other liquids. The company•s products easily meet the most demanding governmentimposed standards of performance.

905 572-2981 Fax: 905 572-2206.

Toll-Free: 800 668-4284

905 949-2741 Fax: 905 272-1866.

Toll-Free: 800 265-0182 Mgr Ross Humphry

Cancoppas Limited 2595 Dunwin Dr Unit 2 Mississauga ON L5L 3N9

PO Box 608 Sutton West ON L0E 1R0 Location: 20848 Dalton Rd 905 722-6035 Fax: 905 722-5195.

Chemist Peter Robertson

CHEMetrics, Inc. 4295 Catlett Rd Calverton VA 20138 540 788-9026 Fax: 540 788-4856.

Toll-Free: 800 356-3072 VP-Mktg Henry Castameda

Chemical Safety Software

510 594-1000 Fax: 510 594-1100.

CIAL Group 119 Concession 6 Rd Fisherville ON N0A 1G0 416 410-0432 Fax: 416 362-5231.

Pres Colin Isaacs

Circul-Aire Inc. 3999 boul de la Côte-Vertu Saint-Laurent QC H4R 1R2 514 336-3330 Fax: 514 337-3336.

Toll-Free: 800 800-1868 VP-Bus Dev Harry Topikian

Clean Air Engineering 500 W Wood St Palatine IL 60067-4975 847 991-3300 Fax: 847 991-3385.

Toll-Free: 800 627-0033

Pres Jake Alaica

Sls Mgr Jim Pollack

The Cannington Group Inc.

Clean Air Instrument Rental

4 Fortecon Dr RR 1 Unit 4 Gormley ON L0H 1G0 905 841-1848 Fax: 905 841-1062.

VP Frank Apollinaro

Cartier Chemicals Ltd. 2610A boul J-Baptiste Deschamp Lachine QC H8T 1C8

CEA Instruments Inc.

Channel Dev Mgr Melanie Toulmin

Chem Solv

905 569-6246 Fax: 905 569-6244.

Toll-Free: 800 595-0514

50 Vogell Rd Units 3-4 Richmond Hill ON L4B 3K6

2175 Sheppard Ave E Suite 310

Pres/CEO Railroad Prod Div Jon Russ Vincent

Sls/Mktg Mgr Robert Dunn

Pres Bill Robins

Toll-Free: 800 263-6179 Toll-Free Fax: 800 387-4935

Toll-Free: 800 527-5232 Ext. 118 Toll-Free Fax: 800 887-2153

135 Hunter St E Hamilton ON L8N 1M5

Brady Canada Canadian Brownfields Network

PO Box 228 Sulphur LA 70664-0228

5901 Christie Ave Suite 502 Emeryville CA 94608

514 637-4631 Fax: 514 637-8804.

Toll-Free: 800 361-9432

Pres James S Bowie

Century Group Inc.

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

114-2465 Cawthra Rd Mississauga ON L5A 3P2

Pres/CEO Lawrence Haber

819 849-6381 Fax: 819 849-6120.

The CBN was officially launched on March 1, 2004 and was federally incorporated in 2009 and now operates as an independent autonomous not-for-profit national organization. The CBN operates with a Board of Directors providing the framework and structure for daily operations. The CBN executives include members from the founding organizations. The vision of the CBN is that brownfield property reuse be the preferred solution by developers.

Canadian Safety Equipment Inc.

905 339-1540 Fax: 905 339-0016.

Toll-Free: 800 386-1388

253 rue Michaud Coaticook QC J1A 1A9

416 491-2886 Fax: 416 491-1670.

The CBN is a national advocacy network that represents the interests of brownfield practitioners and stakeholders who want to effect change and address the barriers associated with brownfield redevelopment in Canada.

Commun Mgr Eleanor Westwood

1540 Cornwall Rd Unit 208 Oakville ON L6J 7W5

Best Glove Manufacturing Limited

North York ON M2J 1W8

160 Tillman St Westwood NJ 07675 201 967-5660 Fax: 201 967-8450.

Toll-Free: 888 893-9640 VP-Sls/Mktg Steven Adelman

500 W Wood St Palatine IL 60067 847 991-3300 Fax: 847 934-8260.

Toll-Free: 800 553-5511 VP-Mktg Steve Rees

Clean Harbors Canada, Inc. 4090 Telfer Rd RR 1 Corunna ON N0N 1G0 519 864-1021 Fax: 519 864-3865.

Toll-Free: 800 485-6695 VP-Sls Michael La Rocque

Clear Edge Filtration 1-449 Laird Rd Guelph ON N1G 4W1 519 837-1790 Fax: 519 837-1799.

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Coast Waste Management Association 1185 Rolmar Cres Cobble Hill BC V0R 1L4 250 733-2213 Fax: 250 733-2214.

Toll-Free: 866 386-2962 Exec Dir Will Burrows

Coastal Environmental Systems, Inc.

Corolon Coatings & Corrsion Control Technologies Inc. 2 Haas Rd Toronto ON M9W 3A2

DQE, Inc. 9910 North by Northeast Suite 600 Fishers IN 46037

Pres Stan Buchowski

317 295-9770 Fax: 317 295-9822.

Toll-Free: 800 355-4628

cr/x environmental services, inc.

Draeger Safety Canada Ltd.

416 401-8855 Fax: 416 401-8878.

Pres Howard Levitin

1118 Fourth Ave Coraopolis PA 15108

7555 Danbro Cres Mississauga ON L5N 6P9

820 First Ave S Seattle WA 98134

412 262-0730 Fax: 412 262-2250.

206 682-6048 Fax: 206 682-5658.

Toll-Free: 800 488-8291

Dakota Technologies

905 821-8988 Fax: 905 821-2565.

Toll-Free: 877 372-4371 Toll-Free Fax: 800 329-8823

2201-A 12th St N Fargo ND 58102

Drain-All Ltd.

Product Mgr Jim McGregor

Compliance Signs, Inc. 56 South Main St Chadwick IL 61014 Toll-Free: 800 578-1245 Toll-Free Fax: 800 578-1246 Mktg Coord David Anderson

Conestoga-Rovers & Associates 651 Colby Dr Waterloo ON N2V 1C2 519 884-0510 Fax: 519 884-0525.

Toll-Free: 800 265-6102 Bus Dev Mgr Bruce McConnell

Sls Rep Tim Benedict

701 237-4908 Fax: 701 237-4926.

Pres Randy St. Germain

Danatec Educational Services Ltd. 201-11450 29 St SE Calgary AB T2V 3V5

416 620-0846 Toll-Free Fax: 866 306-5084 VP-Fin Louise Kolanko

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Control Instruments Corp.

613 739-1070 Fax: 613 741-3153.

Toll-Free: 800 265-3868

DangerousGoods.com Inc. PO Box 60543 AMF Houston TX 77205-0543 281 821-0859 Fax: 281 821-6558.

Davis Controls Ltd. 52 Harrop Ave Etobicoke ON M9B 2G9

1611 Liverpool Crt Ottawa ON K1B 4L1

403 232-6950 Fax: 403 232-6952.

Toll-Free: 800 465-3366

Pres Larry Snellings

Conformance Check Inc.

Mktg Asst Lynn Scharfe

2200 Bristol Cir Oakville ON L6H 5R3 905 829-2000 Exec Asst Barbara Smith

DEG Environmental Ltd. PO Box 3024 Brighton ON K0K 1H0 613 475-1996 Fax: 613 475-5249.

DuPont Protection Technologies P.O. Box 2200, Streetsville, Mississauga, ON L5M 2H3 www.personalprotection.dupont.ca 1-800-387-9326

E.S. Systems, Inc. 151 Kalmus Dr Suite A202 Costa Mesa CA 92626-5999 714 513-2117 Fax: 714 513-2118.

Site Mgr John Crowe

Natl Sls Mgr Mikel Bills

Delta Piping Products Canada Inc.

Eagle Technology, Inc.

48 Centennial Rd Unit 1 Orangeville ON L9W 3T4 519 900-5704 Fax: 519 942-8808.

VP Ian Thomas

Demesa, Inc.

11019 North Towne Square Rd Meguon WI 53092 262 241-3845 Fax: 262 241-5248.

Toll-Free: 800 388-3268 Pres Harshad Shah

Eco Waste Solutions

458 Morden Rd Oakville ON L6K 3W4

14-5195 Harvester Rd Burlington ON L7L 6E9

905 842-6985 Fax: 905 842-0226.

Toll-Free: 866 333-6372

905 634-7022 Fax: 905 634-0831.

Toll-Free: 866 326-2876

Credit Dept Mgr Diana Kovacevic

Donley Technology

CEO Steve Meldrum

EcoBec 2000

25 Law Dr Fairfield NJ 07004

PO Box 152 Colonial Beach VA 22443 Location: 220 Garfield Ave

973 575-9114 Fax: 973 575-0013.

804 224-9427

514 697-9888 Fax: 514 697-5508.

Mktg Mgr Patty Gardner

Pres Elizabeth Donley

Pres Richard Masterton

17952 ch Sainte-Marie Kirkland QC H9J 2L5

EcoLog Environmental Resources Group 80 Valleybrook Dr North York ON M3B 2S9 416 510-6867 Fax: 416 510-5133.

Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Ext. 5 Gen Mgr Carol Bell-LeNoury

The EcoLog Group includes HazMat Management and Solid Waste & Recycling magazines as well as environmental and safety legislation services, newsletters and websites for the busy EHS professional. We are Canada’s largest publisher of business information for environment and occupational health & safety.

EcoLog also produces the annual Environmental Compliance Conference each November. EcoLog’s ERIS division provides environmental risk information and property data from over 440 different government and private databases in a fast, accurate and convenient manner. For more information, visit EcoLog and it’s group of websites: www.ecolog. com, www.hazmatmag.com, www. solidwastemag.com, www.eris.ca.

Egmond Associates Ltd 27 Hall Rd Georgetown ON L7G 0A4 416 782-7227 Toll-Free: 877 755-7227 Toll-Free Fax: 877 755-7227 Principal John VanEgmond

Ellicott Dredges, LLC 1425 Wicomico St Baltimore MD 21230 410 545-0232 Fax: 410 545-0293.

EmerGeo Solutions Inc. 1001-1166 Alberni St Vancouver BC V6E 3Z3 604 681-0989 Toll-Free: 888 577-0911 Pres Mike Morrow

ENV Treatment Systems Inc. 70 High St Toronto ON M8Y 3N9 416 503-7639 Fax: 416 503-8925.

Enviro-Sol Plus PO Box 64001 Oakville ON L6L 0A1 Location: 466 Speers Rd Floor 3 Oakville ON L6K 3W9 Toll-Free: 888 767-2268 Toll-Free Fax: 866 593-3002 Admin Don Wright

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2013 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Envirochem Services Inc. Etcos Environmental

Geneq Inc.

310 Esplanade E North Vancouver BC V7L 1A4

96 Terrosa Rd Markham ON L3S 2N1

10700 rue Secant Montréal QC H1J 1S5

604 986-0233 Fax: 604 986-8583.

Toll-Free: 866 321-3311

905 471-9890 Fax: 905 471-6439.

Project Mgr Ravi Sharma

514 354-2511 Fax: 514 354-6948.

Toll-Free: 800 463-4363

Dir/Partner Thomas Finnbogason

Exova

Environmental Accident Protection Inc. PO Box 929 Petrolia ON N0N 1R0 Location: 4156 Petrolia Line 519 882-3542 Fax: 519 882-3562.

Pres Mark S Braet

Environmental Business Consultants 33 Wanita Rd Mississauga ON L5G 1B3 905 271-2845 Chairman James Sbrolla

Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) 102-2528 Ellwood Dr SW Edmonton AB T6X 0A9 780 429-6363 Fax: 780 429-4249.

Toll-Free: 800 661-9278

2395 Speakman Dr Mississauga ON L5K 1B3 Cust Care Liz Summerfield

620 Alexander Dr SW Owatonna MN 55060

Fabricated Plastics Limited

507 451-5510 Fax: 507 451-5511.

Toll-Free: 800 533-0524

2175 Teston Rd Maple ON L6A 1T3 905 832-8161 Fax: 905 832-2111.

VP-Sls G Landry

Fanchem Ltd. 207-3228 South Service Rd Burlington ON L7N 3H8 905 637-7034 Fax: 905 637-7037.

Gen Mgr Jeff Inkes

First Response Environmental

EQ-The Environmental Quality Company

289 639-2020 Fax: 289 639-2167.

Toll-Free: 866 774-5501

36255 Michigan Ave Wayne MI 48184

Air, Land & Sea and everything in between. First Response Environmental’s got you covered.

Gen Mgr Mitchell Gibbs

Fluid Metering, Inc. 5 Aerial Way Suite 500 Syosset NY 11791

80 Valleybrook Dr North York ON M3B 2S9 416 510-5204 Fax: 416 510-5133.

Toll-Free: 866 517-5204 Rsch/Dev Mgr Mark Mattei

ERIS can provide you with site and neighbourhood specific environmental information from over 440 different government and private databases!

This allows you to focus environmental site assessments, maintain company records and/or address liability issues prior to property tansactions. ERIS provides high quality and reliable environmental reports and additional services for historical records review in a fast, accurate and convenient manner.

Ground Force Environmental Inc. 4 Bast Pl Waterloo ON N2J 4G8 519 664-0767 Fax: 519 664-0772.

Toll-Free: 855 664-0767 Sls/Mktg Mgr Jeremy Michel

Global Hazmat, Inc. 423 505-8840 210th St Langley BC V1M 2Y2

GroundTech Solutions

604 882-4999 Fax: 604 882-4980.

Toll-Free: 877 744-4999 Toll-Free Fax: 888 882-4980

PO Box 1271 Stn K Toronto ON M4P 3E5

Gorman-Rupp of Canada Limited

VP-Sls/Mktg Sven Dean

Pres Kevin Swinden

519 631-2870 Fax: 519 631-4624.

Mktg Mgr Mark Neal

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 1 First Canadian Place 1600-100 King St W Toronto ON M5X 1G5 416 862-4300 Fax: 416 863-3410.

Grayling Industries, Inc. 1008 Branch Dr Alpharetta GA 30004 770 751-9095 Fax: 770 751-3710.

Toll-Free: 800 635-1551 Mktg Mgr Ben Greene

416 410-3130 Fax: 416 410-1249.

Toll-Free: 877 877-1862 Branches:

PO Box 102 Red Deer AB T4N 3T2 Location: 4819C 48 Ave 403 588-7011 Fax: 403 277-1115 GroundTech Solutions is the exclusive distributor of Geoprobe direct push machines and technologies in Canada. With locations in Toronto, Ontario and in Red Deer, Alberta we provide Genuine Geoprobe equipment, service, training, and field demonstrations of the very latest Geoprobe Models specially designed for the tougher soil conditions found throughout Canada.

Hannay Reels Inc. 553 State Route 143 Westerlo NY 12193

516 922-6050 Fax: 516 624-8261.

Toll-Free: 800 223-3388

GrayWolf Sensing Solutions LLC

518 797-3791 Fax: 518 797-3259.

Toll-Free: 877 467-3357 Toll-Free Fax: 800 733-5464

Forestry Suppliers, Inc.

6 Research Dr Shelton CT 06484

Harold Marcus Limited

Mktg Mgr Herb Werner

ERIS (Environmental Risk Information Service)

Pres/Eng Thomas W Davis P Eng

Pres Dennis Von Ruden

70 Burwell Rd St Thomas ON N5P 3R7

899 Nebo Rd Hamilton ON L0R 1P0

Bus Dev Mgr Nanette Myers

General Equipment Company

866 263-9268 Fax: 905 823-1446.

Dir-Prog/Event Dev Joe Chowaniec; Dir-Industry/Govt Rel Joe Barraclough

734 329-8000 Fax: 734 329-8140.

Toll-Free: 800 592-5489 Toll-Free Fax: 800 592-5329

Pres Maurice Parise

Toll-Free Fax: 519 913-0787

PO Box 8397 Jackson MS 39284-8397 Location: 205 W Rankin St Jackson MS 39201-6126 Fax: 601 355-5126.

Toll-Free: 800 360-7788 Toll-Free Fax: 800 543-4203

Frac Rite Environmental Ltd. 2-4416 5th St NE Calgary AB T2E 7C3

203 402-0477 Fax: 203 402-0478.

Toll-Free: 800 218-7997 Mktg/Commun Mgr Denise Gagne

Dir-Sls/Mktg Edward Rash

15124 Longwoods Rd Bothwell ON N0P 1C0 519 695-3734 Fax: 519 695-2249.

Green-Port Environmental Services & Recyclers

Pres Denis Marcus

64 Todd Rd Georgetown ON L7G 4R7

223 Ashland Ave London ON N5W 4E3

905 873-8561 Ext. 2001 Fax: 905 873-8561.

Toll-Free: 866 252-8645 VP-Ops Marc Mittleman

Hassco Industries Inc. 519 451-3100 Fax: 519 451-3102.

Toll-Free: 800 668-0814 Pres David Hassan

Green-Tech Environmental Engineering Ltd.

HAZCO Environmental Services – A Div. of CCS Corporation

1 Johnson Ave Matawan NJ 07747-2595

250 Consumers Rd Suite 307 Toronto ON M2J 4V6

103-3355 114th Ave SE Calgary AB T2Z 0K7

732 583-6200 Fax: 732 290-9391.

Toll-Free: 800 405-9048

416 364-1760 Fax: 416 253-8901.

Toll-Free: 519 913-0696

403 265-5533 Fax: 403 265-5648.

Dir-Remediation Serv Gordon H Bures

Gemtor, Inc.

403 297-0444 Fax: 403 253-3188.

Toll-Free: 800 667-0444 Dir-Sls Tony Ciarla

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Hazmasters Inc. 1915 Clements Rd Unit 1-2 Pickering ON L1W 3V1 905 427-0220 Fax: 905 427-9901.

Toll-Free: 877 747-7117 Mktg Mgr Jan Beattie

Hotz Environmental Services Inc. 239 Lottridge St Hamilton ON L8L 6W1 905 545-2665 Fax: 905 545-7822.

Toll-Free: 888 333-4680 VP Pamela McAuley

HQN Industrial Fabrics Inc. 487 Polymoore Dr Corunna ON N0N 1G0 519 344-9050 Fax: 519 344-5511.

Toll-Free: 800 361-7068 VP Steve Reese

Hydro-Thermal Corp.

400 Pilot Crt Waukesha WI 53188 262 548-8900 Fax: 262 548-8908.

Toll-Free: (Canada) 800 952-0121

IBS America, Inc. 24 Hartwell Ave Lexington MA 02421 781 862-9002 Fax: 781 862-9003.

Sls/Mktg Rep Brenda Pearson

US, and have developed products that have become the de facto standard of the chemical industry. Our regulatory expertise, plus an extensive range of shipping and compliance products, makes us the clear industry leader.

The company manufactures placards and labels, stocks packaging, signs and transportation accessories such as logbooks and regulatory publications.

ImageWave Corporation PO Box 4504 Lago Vista TX 78645 512 267-9705 Fax: 512 267-9703.

Imbibitive Technologies Canada, Inc. 8 Hiscott St Suite 1 St Catharines ON L2R 1C6 905 641-2323 Fax: 905 641-3601.

Toll-Free: 888 843-2323 Toll-Free Fax: 877 439-2323 Product Mgr J Chris Polis

Incinerator Consultants Incorporated 20755 Crescent Point Pl Ashburn VA 20147 703 437-1790 Fax: 703 891-9350.

Pres Charles Brunner

ICC The Compliance Center Inc. 205 Matheson Blvd E Unit 7 Mississauga ON L4Z 1X8 905 890-7228 Fax: 905 890-7070.

Toll-Free: 888 977-4834 Toll-Free Fax: 888 821-0735 Sr Bus Dev Mgr Greg Monette

Branches: ICC The Compliance Centre Inc.

3506 78th Ave NW Edmonton AB T6B 2X9

INFICON Two Technology Pl East Syracuse NY 13057-9714 315 434-1100 Fax: 315 437-3803.

Mktg Comm Supvr Naomi Kissel-Johns

Insitu Contractors Inc. 150 Stevenson St S Guelph ON N1E 5N7 519 763-0700 Fax: 519 763-6684.

CEO Harry Oussoren

ICC The Compliance Centre Inc.

Instrumentation Northwest, Inc.

ICC The Compliance Centre Inc.

8902 122nd Ave NE Kirkland WA 98033

88 Lindsay Ave Dorval QC H9P 2T8

16445 Air Center Blvd Suite 350 Houston TX 77032

ICC The Compliance Centre Inc.

2150 Liberty Dr Niagara Falls NY 14304

ICC The Compliance Center Inc. has been training and providing products to comply with dangerous goods regulations to handle and transport dangerous goods by air, ground or sea. We have been operating for over 20 years throughout Canada and the

425 822-4434 Fax: 425 822-8384.

Toll-Free: 800 776-9355 Sls Rep Romey Gilbert

2013 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Kapejo Inc. PO Box 7250 Talleyville DE 19803-0250 302 322-4222 Pres/CEO Peter C Martinez

Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc. 6605 Hurontario St Suite 500 Mississauga ON L5T 0A3

21 Creek Cir Boothwyn PA 19061 610 447-1555 Fax: 610 447-1577.

Pub Rel/Mktg Monica Devlin

905 364-7800 Fax: 905 364-7816.

Kidde Canada Inc.

Branches:

340 Four Valley Dr Concord ON L4K 5Z1

VP Eastern Region Glenn Ferguson

Location: Calgary AB Location: Guelph ON Location: Ottawa ON Location: Halifax NS Intrinsik Environmental Sciences Inc. is a leading science-based consulting firm, providing expert advice on toxicology, human health and ecological risk assessment, risk communication, public consultation and regulatory affairs.

With five offices in Canada and more than 40 highly qualified professionals, we are uniquely positioned to apply our diverse expertise and experience in the fields of biology, toxicology, aquatic toxicology, environmental toxicology and environmental studies to help our clients manage their diverse environmental issues and challenges.

905 695-6060 Fax: 905 660-4670.

Toll-Free: 800 667-0423 Toll-Free Fax: 877 545-6555 VP Joe Di Filippo

Kodiak Drilling 871 Equestrian Crt Unit 1A Oakville ON L6L 6L7 905 825-2943 Mgr Randall Goodwin

KPR Adcor VCI Inc. PO Box 57130 RPO Jackson Sq Hamilton ON L8P 4W9 Location: 2 King St W 905 628-3232 Fax: 905 628-2529.

Toll-Free: 866 577-2326 Pres Rick G Kozuch

InVitro International

Lakeland Protective Wear Inc.

17751 Sky Park E Suite G Irvine CA 92614

59 Bury Crt Brantford ON N3S 0A9

949 851-8356 Fax: 949 851-4985.

Toll-Free: 800 246-8487 Pres/CEO W Richard Ulmer

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. PO Box 368 Neenah WI 54957-0368 Location: 3003 Breezewood Lane Neenah WI 54956

519 757-0700 Fax: 519 757-0799.

Toll-Free: 800 489-9131 Gen Mgr Peter Brasseur

Lakeview Engineered Products Inc. 2500 W Jefferson Blvd Fort Wayne IN 46802 260 432-3479 Fax: 260 432-6239.

Ops Mgr Jim Woolf

920 722-2848 Fax: 920 727-7516.

Toll-Free: 800 327-6868 Toll-Free Fax: 800 727-7516

Lambton College Fire & Public Safety Centre of Excellence

JP Specialties, Inc.

1457 London Rd Sarnia ON N7S 6K4

551 Birch St Lake Elsinore CA 92530

519 336-4552 Ext. 22 Fax: 519 336-4537.

Toll-Free: 800 791-7887 Ext. 22

Dir-Bus Dev David Ellis

International Environmental Products

951 674-6869 Fax: 951 674-1315.

Toll-Free: 800 821-3859

2 Villanova Center 795 E Lancaster Ave Suite 280 Villanova PA 19085

Kam Biotechnology Ltd.

610 520-7665 Fax: 610 520-7663.

604 888-4336 Fax: 604 888-6623.

VP-Sls Joe Dougherty

Kestrel Pocket Weather Meters

Pres/Owner David R Poole

101-9710 187th St Surrey BC V4N 3N6 Pres Aline Ferchichi

Layfield Geosynthetics & Industrial Fabrics Ltd. 11603 180 St NW Edmonton AB T5S 2H6 780 453-6731 Fax: 780 455-5218.

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2013 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Macungie PA 18062-9679 LEHDER Environmental Toll-Free: 800 537-2897 Services Limited 704 Mara St Suite 210 Point Edward ON N7V 1X4

Mktg Mgr Carmen A Castro

3001 Sheldon Dr Cary NC 27513

McGill AirClean LLC

Product Mktg Mgr Lee Aiken

Toll-Free Fax: 800 537-3299

519 336-4101 Fax: 519 336-4311.

Principal Mark Roehler

1777 Refugee Rd Columbus OH 43207

Levitt-Safety Limited

614 829-1200 Fax: 614 445-8759.

2872 Bristol Cir Oakville ON L6H 5T5

MEGTEC Systems Inc. PO Box 5030 De Pere WI 54115 Location: 830 Prosper Rd

LEX Scientific Inc.

920 337-1579 Fax: 920 339-2793.

Toll-Free: 800 558-5535

2 Quebec St Suite 204 Guelph ON N1H 2T3 519 824-7082 Fax: 519 824-5784.

Toll-Free: 800 824-7082 Dir Michael Hoffbauer

Lineman’s Testing Laboratories of Canada Limited 46 Meridian Rd Etobicoke ON M9W 4Z7 416 742-6911 Fax: 416 748-0290.

Toll-Free: 800 299-9769 Gen Mgr Robby Borda

Logical Data Solutions, Inc. 31 Windward Isle Palm Beach Gardens FL 33418

Mil-Ram Technology, Inc. 4135 Business Center Dr Fremont CA 94538 510 656-2001 Fax: 510 656-2004.

Toll-Free: 888 464-5726 Pres Carlos B Ramirez

Millennium Enterprises, Inc. PO Box 683186 Marietta GA 30068 770 926-9994 Fax: 770 926-9949.

Toll-Free: 800 382-6940 Mgr Bob Blaskovic

Miller Thomson LLP PO Box 1011 Toronto ON M5H 3S1 Location: 5800-40 King St W

Loraday Environmental Products

416 595-8500 Fax: 416 595-8695.

Toll-Free: 888 762-5559

142 Commerce Park Rd Unit 1 Barrie ON L4N 8W8

MMM Group Limited

705 733-3342 Fax: 705 733-3352.

Toll-Free: 888 853-6600 Pres Peter Lorimer

LVM Sendex 417 Exeter Rd London ON N6E 2Z3 519 680-3868 Fax: 519 680-3870.

Dir-Enviro Marc B Trudell

Malroz Engineering Inc. 308 Wellington St Floor 2 Kingston ON K7K 7A8

403 806-7000 Fax: 403 806-7348.

Toll-Free: 800 774-8466

Dir-Corp Commun/Community Rel Greg Jones

Sr Mgr-Mktg/Bus Dev Martha Hartwick

5151 3rd St SE Calgary AB T2H 2X6 403 269-7440 Fax: 403 269-7422.

ModuTank Inc. 41-04 35th Ave Long Island City NY 11101 718 392-1112 Fax: 718 786-1008.

Pres Reed Margulis

Nelson Environmental Remediation Ltd. 26519C Township Rd 530 Spruce Grove AB T7X 3L5 780 960-3660 Fax: 780 962-6885.

Toll-Free: 888 960-8222 Pres/CEO Darryl Nelson

The worldwide challenge of remediating the Earth’s increasing inventory of contaminated soils is a daunting one – Nelson Environmental Remediation (NER) Ltd, an Alberta, Canada-based environmental projects corporation is extremely poised to address these problem by utilizing our MOBILE THERMAL DESORPTION TECHNOLOGY, experience and highly skilled personnel. Contact NER today to discuss our Clean Dirt, No Doubt!

GUARANTEE! Please contact NER directly at Phone: 1.780.960.3660 website: www.NERglobal.com Offices are located in Canada, USA & France.

Nett Technologies Inc. 6707 Goreway Dr Unit 2 Mississauga ON L4V 1P7 905 672-5453 Fax: 905 672-5949.

Toll-Free: 800 361-6388 Tech Dir Abhinav Dhingra

Monalt Environmental Inc.

Network Environmental Services Inc.

4-73 Railside Rd North York ON M3A 1B2

31 Golden Gate Crt Scarborough ON M1P 3A4

416 391-3241 Fax: 416 391-3815.

Pres Cornel Monaru

416 299-0116 Fax: 416 299-9649.

Toll-Free: 800 272-6118

Pres David Malcolm

MTE Consultants Inc.

Pres Mike Aston

Mandel Scientific Co Inc.

520 Bingemans Centre Dr Kitchener ON N2B 3X9

Netzsch Canada Inc.

519 743-6500 Fax: 519 743-6513.

VP/Sr Hydrogeologist Peter Gray

519 763-9292 Fax: 519 763-2005.

Toll-Free: 888 883-3636

MTE GlobalTox

MAPA Professional

520 Bingemans Centre Dr Kitchener ON N2B 3X9

2834 Schoeneck Rd

Dir-Corp Commun/Community Rel Greg Jones

211 11 Ave SW Calgary AB T2R 0C6

613 548-3446 Fax: 613 548-7975.

2 Admiral Pl Guelph ON N1G 4N4

905 315-6300 Fax: 905 315-2204.

Toll-Free: 800 263-8602

Newalta Corporation

Mktg/Admv Asst Heidi Taylor

561 694-9229 VP Bill King

919 677-0100 Fax: 919 677-0200.

1100 Burloak Dr Unit 500 Burlington ON L7L 6B2

Natl Sls Mgr Jerry Childress

905 829-3299 Fax: 905 829-2919.

Toll-Free: 888 453-8488 Mktg Coord Maureen McGillis

MTS Sensors

519 743-6500 Fax: 519 743-6513.

740 Huronia Rd Unit 10-11 Barrie ON L4N 6C6 705 797-8426 Fax: 705 797-8427.

Toll-Free: 866 683-7867 Adv/Mktg Mgr Diane Balcerczyk

Newalta Corporation

Newalta provides cost-effective solutions to industrial customers to improve their environmental performance with a focus on recycling and recovery of products from industrial residues. We push beyond conventional thinking about waste, finding solutions that transform it into new products that will contribute to our customer’s bottom line and reduce the environmental footprint. Where by-product recovery isn’t possible, we find ways to reduce the production of waste at the source.

NexGen Enviro Systems, Inc. 190 E Hoffman Ave Lindenhurst NY 11757 631 226-2930 Fax: 631 236-3125.

Toll-Free: 800 842-1630 Pres Michael N Robbins

Norditrade Inc. 132 Banff Rd Toronto ON M4P 2P5 416 469-8438 Fax: 416 489-4168.

Pres Lars Henriksson

NovaLynx Corporation PO Box 240 Grass Valley CA 95945 530 823-7185 Fax: 530 823-8997.

Toll-Free: 800 321-3577 Pres Joseph R Andre

Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario (OHAO) 6519B Mississauga Rd Mississauga ON L5N 1A6 905 567-7196 Fax: 905 567-7191.

Exec Dir Jason Boyer

O’Connor Associates Environmental Inc. 3715 Laird Rd Suite 100 Mississauga ON L5L 0A3 905 820-1210 Fax: 905 820-1221.

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ON Region Mgr Gerry Parrott

Oil Skimmers Inc. PO Box 33092 Cleveland OH 44133-0092 Location: 12800 York Rd 440 237-4600 Fax: 440 582-2759.

Toll-Free: 800 200-4603 Pres Mike Guadiani

Ontario Environment Industry Association 215 Spadina Ave Sutie 410 Toronto ON M5T 2C7

Toll-Free: 855 746-2446

2013 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE Toll-Free: 800 263-9762 Quatrex Environmental Inc.

Plasco Energy Group Inc.

Purifics ES Inc.

1000 Innovation Dr Suite 400 Ottawa ON K2K 3E7

340 Sovereign Rd London ON N6M 1A8

Mktg Mgr Robin Connelly

Pres Brian Butters

Procyon Consulting Inc.

Qikiqtaaluk Environment Inc.

Exec VP Christopher Gay

238 Hickling Tr Barrie ON L4M 5W5 705 739-9738

Mgr Doreen Chamberlin

Proeco Corporation

Optimum Sciences Inc.

7722 9 St NW Edmonton AB T6P 1L6

1874 Hwy 206 Unit 2 Fonthill ON L0S 1E6 905 892-1800 Fax: 905 892-4359.

Toll-Free: 866 803-5133 Pres Paul Couture

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP PO Box 50 Toronto ON M5X 1B8 Location: 1 First Canadian Pl 416 362-2111 Fax: 416 862-6666.

780 440-1825 Fax: 780 440-2428.

Toll-Free: 800 661-5792 We opened Canada’s first fully licensed private sector PCB waste management facility in 1989. Field PCB services include: spill sampling, clean-up planning, collection, packaging, transportation, non destructive removal of PCB from cement and associated services; in addition, we have had the experience of cleaning up after five fires involving PCB electrical equipment.

Partner Daniel Kirby

Pacesetter Sales and Associates 20 Arthur Hall Dr Sharon ON L0G 1V0

514 940-3332 Fax: 514 940-3435.

VP Jacques Dion

ProKleen Washing Services

Paracel Laboratories Ltd.

905 761-0606 Fax: 905 738-8666.

Toll-Free: 866 337-8110 Branches:

2378 Royal Windsor Dr Brampton ON L6Y 4Z2

Quantum Murray LP – Demolition Division 345 Horner Ave Suite 300 Toronto ON M8W 1Z6

Quantum Murray LP – Hazardous Materials Abatement Division 100-3600 Viking Way Richmond BC V6V 1N6 604 270-7388 Fax: 604 270-7389.

Toll-Free: 800 251-7773 Pres Haz Mat Div Stephen Custeau

1749 Woodward Dr Ottawa ON K2C 0P9

PO Box 68584 Brampton ON L6R 0J8 Location: Box 68584-25 Great Lakes Dr

Call toll free 1-866-337-8110 or visit www.prokleenwash.com.

Pres Remediation Brian Stuckert

905 792-3130

Pres Jayne Pilot

Provincial Environmental Services Inc

2470 Milltower Crt Mississauga ON L5N 7W5

PO Box 843 Hamilton ON L8N 3N9 Location: 505 Kenora Ave N Hamilton ON L8E 3P2

905 363-0678 Fax: 905 363-0681.

905 577-0575 Fax: 905 577-0842.

Pinchin Environmental

705 748-9564 Fax: 705 748-9564.

Pres Ramesh Makhija

RGF Environmental Group Inc.

519 524-1904 Fax: 519 524-6721.

Two Ontario locations to serve you: west of Toronto in Oakville and north GTA in Concord.

412 262-0725 Fax: 412 262-0731.

1557 Fair Ave Peterborough ON K9K 1T1

RR 1 Bayfield ON N0M 1G0

Pilot Performance Resources ISO Management

1026 Fourth Ave Coraopolls PA 15108

R & R Laboratories Ltd.

Ram Lining Systems Inc.

Sls Rep Tim Benedict

Pentek, Inc.

Pres Patrick Paradis

VP Walter Ellis

Quantum Murray LP – Metals Division

Sls Mgr Dan Barton

905 848-1039 Fax: 905 848-9323.

Toll-Free: 866 782-8739

561 848-1826 Fax: 561 848-9454.

905 337-8110 Fax: 905 337-8144 Get ProKleen inside and out. Be ready for that next load while on the road with a repaired and serviced rig, a clean tank, a rest and a shower.

ProKleen does it all and does it right.

We meet and/or exceed guidelines to protect you and the environment.

When in Ontario, don’t just get washed, get ProKleen.

613 731-9577 Toll-Free: 800 749-1947

1011 Haultain Crt Unit 16 Mississauga ON L4W 1W1

1101 West 13th St Riviera Beach FL 33404

Pres Demolition Jay Berman

905 478-8042 Fax: 905 478-8010.

2319 St. Laurent Blvd Suite 300 Ottawa ON K1G 4J8

3333 ch Queen Mary suite 580 Montréal QC H3V 1A2

416 253-6000 Fax: 416 253-6699.

Toll-Free: 800 565-7054

500 Creditstone Rd Concord ON L4K 3Z3

Pres Craig Lindsay

519 473-5788 Fax: 519 473-0934.

613 591-9438 Fax: 613 591-9441.

416 531-7884

Exec Dir Alex Gill

Gen Mgr John Daneliuk

961 Zelco Dr Burlington ON L7L 4Y2 905 681-8832 Fax: 905 637-6267.

Toll-Free: 800 932-6232 Pres Jay Berman

Quantum Murray LP – Remediation Division 613 820-9622 Fax: 613 820-9623.

Toll-Free: 800 251-7773

Quantum Murray LP – Training Division 10 Kenmore Ave Unit 4 Stoney Creek ON L8E 5N1 905 388-4444 Fax: 905 643-3106.

Toll-Free: 877 378-7745 Chair Mark Jasper

Pres Frank Kunc

Raw Materials Company Inc. 17 Invertose Dr Port Colborne ON L3K 5V5 905 835-1203 Fax: 905 835-6824.

Toll-Free: 888 937-3382 Dir Richard Unyi

RegScan, Inc. 800 W Fourth St Williamsport PA 17701 570 323-1010 Ext. 1415 Fax: 570 323-8082.

Toll-Free: 800 734-7226 Coord Glenda Rutherford

Response Biomedical Corporation 1781 75th Ave W Vancouver BC V6P 6P2 604 456-6010 Ext. 6057 Fax: 604 456-6083.

Toll-Free: 888 591-5577

Customer Support Lindsey Cowan

Restoration Environmental Contractors – REC Demolition-REC Disaster Recovery PO Box 746 Gormley ON L0H 1G0 Location: 10 Stalwart Industrial Dr Unit 5 905 888-0066 Fax: 905 888-0071.

Toll-Free: 800 894-4924 Pres/CEO Don Bremner

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2013 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE 124 Garden Ave Rubb Inc. Brantford ON N3S 7W4

519 757-1126 Fax: 519 756-8721 Restoration Environmental Contractors – REC Demolition

240 McLeod St Ottawa ON K1P 6P4

613 567-1173 Fax: 613 567-4853 Restoration Environmental REC Disaster Response

106-1st St E 109 Tierra Verde FL 33715

We’re the Abatement, Demolition and Remediation Experts: Specializing in Disaster and Emergency Response, Structural Building Demolition, Removal of all Hazardous Materials; including Asbestos, Mould-Mold Remediation (Microbial Decontamination), Fire Flood Water Damage Restoration, Lead Paint, Lead and Heavy Metal Dust, Industrial Plant Decommissioning, PCB’s and Infectious Disease Control. Since 1989, our staff has had over 980,000 hours on-site experience and completed over 9,000 projects from emergency service and maintenance calls to multi-million dollar projects. REC Staff has CPIC Security Clearance. 1-800-894-4924 Canada/USA.

1 Rubb Lane Sanford ME 04073 207 324-2877 Fax: 207 324-2347.

Toll-Free: 800 289-7822 Dir-Mktg Gordon Collins

Schlumberger Water Services 72 Victoria St S Unit 202 Kitchener ON N2G 4Y9

Seaman Corporation

7400 Wilson Ave Delta BC V4G 1H3

1000 Venture Blvd Wooster OH 44691

Safety House

704 987-0055 Fax: 704 987-0140.

Toll-Free: 800 927-8578 Toll-Free Fax: 800 649-2737

267 North Rivermede Rd Concord ON L4K 3N7

SEIMA

Div Mgr Paul Reichard

605 660-8794 Fax: 905 660-6903.

Toll-Free: 877 663-7735 Toll-Free Fax: 877 663-7735

Mktg Mgr Bill Shehane

2341 McIntyre St Regina SK S4P 2S3 306 543-1567 Fax: 306 543-1568.

COO Kathleen Livingston

SENES Consultants Limited 121 Granton Dr Unit 12 Richmond Hill ON L4B 3N4 905 764-9380 Fax: 905 764-9386.

Pres Don Gorber

SGS Canada Inc. (Laboratory)

Rivercourt Engineering Inc.

Safety-Kleen Inc.

185 Concession St Lakefield ON K0L 2H0

4 Beechwood Cr Toronto ON M4K 2K8

25 Regan Rd Brampton ON L7A 1B2

705 652-2111 Fax: 705 652-6365.

Toll-Free: 877 747-7658

416 421-4419

905 840-0118 Fax: 905 840-7957.

Rochester Midland Limited 851 Progress Crt Oakville ON L6J 0A7 905 847-3000 Fax: 905 847-1675.

Toll-Free: 800 387-7174 Serv/Support Mgr Annette Kieft

Rocky Mountain Environmental Ltd. 3155-21331 Gordon Way Richmond BC V6W 1J9 604 275-1346 Fax: 604 241-0995.

Toll-Free: 888 677-4556 Pres Ron MacMillan

Rocky Mountain Soil Sampling Inc. PO Box C-23 Bowen Island BC V0N 1G0 Location: North Vancouver BC V7J 1G1 604 947-7677 Fax: 604 947-9500.

Pres Andrew Thompson

Ronco 267 North Rivermede Rd Concord ON L4K 3N7 905 660-6700 Fax: 905 660-6903.

Toll-Free: 877 663-7735 Toll-Free Fax: 877 663-7735 Mktg Mgr Vani Kshattriya

Sr Proj Eng Chris Sullivan

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments

Pres Andrew Hellebust

Sanexen Environmental Services Inc. 32-1471 boul Lionel-Boulet Varennes AB J3X 1P7 450 652-9990 Fax: 450 652-2290.

Toll-Free: 800 263-7870 Sanexen is a Canadian Service and technology company specializing in fully integrated PCB waste management, brownfield cleanup and site closure, biotreatment, water treatment, risk assessment, as well as rehabilitation of underground watermains using trenchless technologies. Sanexen’s team of experienced prefessionals can provide turnkey solutions to a wide range of environmental problems.

Over the last fifteen years, Sanexen has also developed a significant expertise in environmental work in the arctic.

Sarva Bio Remed, LLC 310 B Emig Rd Emigsville PA 17318 717 779-0040 Fax: 419 710-5831.

Toll-Free: 877 717-2782 Ext. 1 Pres/CEO Satya Ganti

613 226-2456 Fax: 613 226-9980.

Sr Geoscientist Austin Sweezey

519 746-1798 Fax: 519 885-5262.

SEI Industries Ltd. 604 946-3131 Fax: 604 940-9566.

Ottawa ON K2E 7M6

7102 Riverwood Dr Columbia MD 21046 410 381-1227 Fax: 410 381-1222.

Toll-Free: 800 477-1227

Sierra Monitor Corporation 1991 Tarob Crt Milpitas CA 95035

Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine 80 Valleybrook Dr North York ON M3B 2S9 416 510-6798 Fax: 416 510-5133.

Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Editor Guy Crittenden

Solid Waste & Recycling magazine is published six times a year by the Business Information Group. The magazine provides strategic information and perspectives on all aspects of Canadian solid waste collection, hauling, processing and disposal. Readers include municipal waste managers, recycling coordinators and haulers, as well as waste managers from the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors, consultants and operators of landfills, transfer stations, MRFs, incinerators, composting and other facilities.

Solmax International Inc. 2801 boul Marie-Victorin Varennes QC J3X 1P7 450 929-1234 Fax: 450 929-2547.

Toll-Free: 800 571-3904 NA Sales Mgr Michael Winterbourne

Solocks.com Training Inc. PO Box 44502 Westside RPO Vancouver BC V6S 2N5 604 221-8339 Fax: 604 224-4237.

Toll-Free: 877 977-8339 Pres John French

408 262-6611 Fax: 408 262-9042.

Solution Soil Treatment Facility

Skedco, Inc.

236 Glasgow St N Guelph ON N1H 4X2

VP-Mktg Steve Ferree

PO Box 3390 Tualatin OR 97062 Location: 10505 SW ManRasset Dr

519 763-2227 Fax: 519 763-9887.

503 691-7909 Fax: 503 691-7973.

668 Millway Ave Units 15-16 Concord ON L4K 3V2

VP/Gen Mgr Bud Calkin

Skelly and Loy, Inc. 449 Eisenhower Blvd Suite 300 Harrisburg PA 17111-2302 717 232-0593 Fax: 717 232-1799.

Toll-Free: 800 892-6532 Pres John Gunnett

SNC-Lavalin Environment 20 Colonnade Rd Suite 110

Dir-Bus Dev Neil Ryan

Sonic Soil Sampling Inc.

905 660-0501 Fax: 905 660-7143.

Toll-Free: 877 897-6642

Specialty Technical Publishers 306-267 Esplanade W North Vancouver BC V7M 1A5 604 983-3434 Fax: 604 983-3445.

Toll-Free: 800 251-0381 Pres Deon Kopke

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T. Harris Environmental Management Inc. 93 Skyway Ave Suite 101 Toronto ON M9W 6N6 416 679-8914 Fax: 416 679-8915.

Toll-Free: 888 275-8436

Spez-Tech Engineered Fluid Power Technology 2144 Burbank Dr Mississauga ON L5L 2T8 905 828-5579 Fax: 905 828-8189.

Sls/Tech Mgr Lou Speziale

Quick couplings for toxic, hazardous gaseous and liquid media transfer, including acids, solvents, hot oil, steam, high and low temperature – 50 to + 320 degrees C. ATEX explosion proof certification available.

Clean-Break, 100% spill and squirt free valves. Stainless steel, PTFE, PVDF Viton, Kalrez, Kemraz, materials.

Emergency release couplings for spill avoidance, proximity sensor for process control signaling. Pharmaceutical CIP, SIP sterile FDA, desalinated, ultra pure applications.

Spill Management Inc. 45 Upper Mount Albion Rd Stoney Creek ON L8J 2R9 905 578-9666 Fax: 905 578-6644.

Pres/Owner Cliff Holland

Standard Safety Equipment Company PO Box 189 McHenry IL 60051 Location: 1407 Ridgeview Dr McHenry IL 60050 815 363-8565 Fax: 815 363-8633.

Toll-Free: 888 345-4773 Pres/CEO Scott R Olson

Stantec Consulting Ltd 7070 Mississauga Rd Suite 160 Mississauga ON L5N 7G2 905 817-2074 Fax: 905 858-4426.

Principal Bill Stiebel

Staplex Air Sampler Division 777 Fifth Ave Brooklyn NY 11232-1626 718 768-3333 Fax: 718 965-0750.

Toll-Free: 800 221-0822 Sls Mgr Doug Butler

Systems Plus 1451 Gingerich Rd Baden ON N3A 3J7 519 634-5708 Fax: 519 634-5779.

Toll-Free: 800 604-3645 Pres Garry Ruttan

Pres/CEO John C Fisher

TIGG Corporation 1 Willow Ave Oakdale PA 15071 724 703-3020 Fax: 724 703-3026.

Toll-Free: 800 925-0011 Bus Dev Mgr Mike Bickel

TankTek Environmental Services Ltd. 970 Third Concession Rd RR 1 Pickering ON L1V 2P8 905 839-4400 Fax: 905 839-6600.

Toll-Free: 877 789-6224

2013 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE 905 369-3000 Fax: 905 369-3200.

Visual Planning Dir- Strategic Bus Chris MacEachern Corporation Thomas Lift Truck Service 6805 boul Décarie Ltd. Montréal QC H3W 3E4 30 Devon Rd Brampton ON L6T 5B5 905 791-0007 Fax: 905 791-0282.

Toll-Free: 800 651-5850

Voghel Enviroquip Inc

Transport Environmental Systems, Inc.

1681 rue de l’Industrie Beloeil QC J3G 4S5

4915 Arendell St Suite J-161 Morehead City NC 28557-2687

Wallace, Van Egmond Spankie Inc.

252 571-0092 Fax: 252 489-2060.

Toll-Free: 800 220-2466

Treatment Products Corporation

Gen Mgr Thomas Burt

Tee Mark Manufacturing

Pres/Owner Donald R Zimmerman

218 927-2200 Fax: 218 927-2333.

Toll-Free: 800 428-9900 Pres/CEO Denny Rach

Terrapex Environmental Ltd. 49 Coldwater Rd Toronto ON M3B 1Y8

Man Dir Joseph P Josephson

Gen Mgr John Gowland

PO Box 72444 Thorndale PA 19372

1132 Air Park Dr Aitkin MN 56431

514 739-3116 Fax: 514 739-0085.

Toll-Free: 800 361-1192 Toll-Free Fax: 888 563-8730

610 384-6279 Fax: 610 384-6239.

514 990-6636 Fax: 450 446-6401.

27 Hall Rd Georgetown ON L7G 0A4 Toll-Free: 877 755-7227 Toll-Free Fax: 877 755-7227 Pres John Van Van Egmond

Waterloo Biofilter Systems Inc.

Tri-Arrow Industrial Recovery Inc.

PO Box 400 Rockwood ON N0B 2K0 Location: 143 Dennis St

13364 Comber Way Surrey BC V3W 5V9

Weatherhaven

604 597-7334 Fax: 604 597-7382.

Toll-Free: 877 579-9988 Pres Herb Locke

519 856-0757 Fax: 519 856-0759.

8355 Riverbend Crt Burnaby BC V3N 5E7 604 451-8900 Fax: 604 451-8999.

TurboSonic Inc.

Mktg Coord/Media Coord Kirsten Allen

416 245-0011 Fax: 416 245-0012.

Toll-Free: 888 330-8739

550 Parkside Dr Unit A-14 Waterloo ON N2L 5V4

Wells Cargo

Tervita Corporation

519 885-5513 Fax: 519 885-6992.

Peter Sutton

1650 Upper Ottawa St Hamilton ON L8W 3P2 905 383-5550 Fax: 905 574-0492.

Toll-Free: 800 327-7455 Bus Dev Mgr Ralph H Clayton

Tervita provides prompt and efficient 24/7 emergency response services through its Hazmat & Spill Emergency Response Team (ERT). Tervita has extensive expertise and experience in Emergency Response, Emergency Preparedness Planning and Total Waste Management of both Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste. When our clients call 1-800-32-SPILL (77455) Tervita provides efficient, cost effective turnkey emergency response services ensuring safety and compliance. Our approach is to offer complete services from response to assessment, clean-up, waste disposal and associated reclamation work as necessary.

Tetra Tech 6835A Century Ave Mississauga ON L5N 2L2

Pres Egbert vanEverdingen

PO Box 728 Elkhart IN 46515-0728 Location: 1503 McNaughton Ave Elkhart IN 46514-0728

Universal Fabric Structures, Inc.

574 264-9661 Fax: 574 264-5938.

Toll-Free: 800 348-7553

2200 Kumry Rd Quakertown PA 18951

WESA Inc.

215 529-9921 Fax: 215 529-9936.

Toll-Free: 800 634-8368 Bus Dir Mike Belisle

Adv Mgr Scott Samuels

4 Kern Rd Suite 1 Toronto ON M3B 1T1

URS Canada Inc.

416 383-0957 Fax: 416 383-0956.

75 Commerce Valley Dr E Markham ON L3T 7N9

Wessuc Inc.

905 882-4401 Fax: 905 882-4399.

VP-Enviro Serv Mahmood Ghinani

Veolia Environmental 4390 Paletta Crt Unit K Burlington ON L7L 5R2 905 296-6700 Fax: 905 319-2265.

Vertex 200-1711 10 Ave SW Calgary AB T3C 0K1

Principal David Hopper

1693 Colborne St. E Brantford ON N3T 5L4 519 752-0837 Fax: 519 752-0840.

Toll-Free: 866 493-7782 Toll-Free Fax: 866 493-7782 VP Hank Van Veen

West Coast Spill Supplies Ltd. 105-1763 Sean Heights Saanichton BC V8M 0A5

403 229-3969 Fax: 403 244-1202.

250 652-4549 Fax: 250 652-5052.

Toll-Free: 888 548-3800

VP-Bus Dev Troy Dashkewytch

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2013 HAZMAT BUYERS’ GUIDE 262 548-3108 Fax: 262 548-8908.

Westeel Storage Systems 5812 48th Ave Olds AB T4H 1V1 403 556-9497 Fax: 403 556-9487.

Toll-Free: 800 665-2099

Wilks Enterprise, Inc. 25 Van Zant St Suite 8F East Norwalk CT 06855 203 855-9136 Fax: 203 838-9868.

Toll-Free: 800 952-0121 Sls Rep General Sales

X-treme Energy Group PO Box 6239 Stn Main Innisfail AB T4G 1S9 Location: 3600 61 Ave 403 227-5400 Fax: 403 227-4073.

Toll-Free: 800 661-3747 Mgr Tony Smethurst

Pres Sandra Rintoul

Willms & Shier Environ­ mental Lawyers LLP 4 King St W Suite 900 Toronto ON M5H 1B6 416 863-0711 Fax: 416 863-1938.

Partner John Willms

Wizard Drum Tool Company 400 Pilot Crt Waukesha WI 53188

XCG Consultants Ltd. 2620 Bristol Cir Suite 300 Oakville ON L6H 6Z7 905 829-8880 Fax: 905 829-8890.

Branches:

Location: Edmonton AB Location: Kingston ON Location: Kitchener ON

Location: Cincinnati OH

Expert People. Better Decisions.

XCG Consultants Ltd. is an environmental engineering firm that has earned a reputation for excellence. Our staff is committed to delivering innovative, practical and sustainable solutions. XCG offers comprehensive services in water and wastewater treatment, infrastructure management, water resources, site assessment and remediation, risk assessment, solid waste, and training and operations.

Young’s Environmental Cleanup, Inc. G-5305 N Dort Hwy Flint MI 48505 810 789-7155 Fax: 810 789-3606.

Toll-Free: 800 496-8647

YOW Canada Inc. 1306 Algoma Rd Ottawa ON K1B 3W8

Xylem Water Solutions

613 688-2845 Fax: 613 248-0711.

300 av Labrosse Pointe-Claire QC H9R 4V5

Toll-Free: 866 688-2845

514 695-0100 Fax: 514 697-0602.

Toll-Free: 800 588-7867 Commun Mgr Raymond Simond

York Fluid Controls Ltd. 2 Westwyn Crt Brampton ON L6T 4T5 905 454-4013 Fax: 905 454-8423.

Toll-Free: 877 454-6066

Sls/Mktg Coord Marie-Chantale Perron

Zurich Insurance Company Ltd 400 University Ave Toronto ON M5G 1S7 416 586-3000 Toll-Free: 800 387-5454

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CLEANTECH: WASTE-TO-FUEL

In Quebec, Emispec, in collaboration with Therméal, has collaborated on a small-scale fuel production process that produces solid fuel from waxed cardboard boxes and other biomass. Photo shows the company’s Pyro-Blok press.

The Art of Briquetting Solid fuel from waste

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by John Nicholson

“Approximately 18 companies across Canada manufactures pellets or briquettes from waste feedstock.”

lthough it may be considered novel in Canada, the use of solid fuel from waste is common in a number of places around the world, particularly in Scandinavian countries.

The growing focus on solid fuel from waste is mainly driven by a number of factors, including the move away from landfilling of waste and the potential rising costs of conventional fuels. Turning waste into a valuable heating source is something any company should at least want to investigate.

The majority of waste for solid fuel had been woodbased residue from the forestry industry (i.e., sawdust and wood chips) but the sources can include agricultural residues, industrial waste, and municipal solid waste. An ideal feedstock is relatively dry, has high energy value, appropriate particle size (i.e., no bulky material), and has no potentially toxic pollutants (e.g., heavy metals).

Three major technologies are used to convert waste to solid fuel: pelletizing, briquetting and pyrolysis.

Pelletizing and briquetting both consist of compressing material through the application of high pressure.

The briquetting process typically requires less pre-processing (grinding or drying) than pelletizing. Depending on the feedstock, pelletizing may require a binding agent.

Pyrolysis involves the application of heat in the absence of oxygen to produce solid carbon residue or charcoal. Depending on the temperature used to heat the feedstock material, synthetic gas and bio-oil can also be produced.

CHALLENGES AND COMPANIES One of the major challenges facing companies that convert waste into solid fuel is the environmental laws in some provinces. For example, under Ontario’s environmental regulation solid fuel made from waste is still considered a waste; anyone wanting to burn it would need to obtain an Environmental Compliance Approval.

Regulatory changes are required to unleash the full potential of utilizing solid fuel from waste.

Another challenge for solid fuel from waste companies is the competition from conventional heating methods. The profitability of selling solid fuel from waste hinges on the price of conventional fuels used for heating (oil and natural gas). The recent recession saw lower prices for oil, and natural gas prices have been low for the past few years.

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waste and make its profits on sales. Getting paid for the waste prior to processing it into solid fuel should be part of any business model.

Approximately 18 companies across Canada manufactures pellets or briquettes from waste feedstock. The growing number of manufacturers is a strong indication that solid fuel from waste is a potentially profitable venture.

In Nova Scotia, CCI Group Inc. manufactures wood pellets and fire logs from sawmill waste, and “agropellets” from oat residue.

CCI Group distributes its solid fuel products throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

In Quebec, Emispec, in collaboration with Therméal, has collaborated on a small-scale fuel production process that produces solid fuel from waxed cardboard boxes and other biomass. Waxed cardboard boxes are typically used to transport fresh produce and are not suitable for recycling. The 300 kg per hour production plant can produce solid fuel pellets that have an energy value 15 per cent higher than wood pellets.

In Ontario, Canadian Biofuels Inc. opened its wood pellet plant in

March of 2012. The feedstock for the facility comes from wood waste generated by communities across southwestern Ontario. The annual production capacity of the facility is 22,000 tonnes. Plans are in the works to expand the facility and use agricultural feedstock in the future.

In British Columbia, Briquetting Systems Inc. (BSI) is the Canadian distributor of briquetting machines manufactured by Denmark-based CF Nielsen and Holzmag. One BSI niche line of business is the provision of hydro-cyclone briquette machines to industries that generates high quantities of dust (such as paper mills and saw mills). In the case of the Oregon Catholic Press, a major publisher location in Portland, installation and operation of a hydro-cyclone briquetting system created a profit centre (sale of briquettes for heating) from a cost centre (baghouse operation and dust disposal), saving the company $25,000 per year in waste disposal fees alone.

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John Nicholson, M.Sc., P.Eng., is a consultant based in Toronto, Ontario. Contact John at john.nicholson@ebccanada.com

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Sites & Spills Expo Trade show tech to talk about

by David Nesseth

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ear two for the International Sites and Spills Expo (ISSE) in Toronto saw industry exhibitors flaunt some cutting-edge technology.

Presented by HazMat Management magazine, the November 7-8 Expo left attendees with a fun yet informative glimpse of the best products in 2012 for spill response and remediation across North America.

More than 60 exhibitors and 35 seminar speakers took part in the Expo.

One popular booth at the trade show belonged to Best Glove Mfg. Ltd., which debuted its remarkable Green-Dex product, the world’s first biodegradable nitrile glove.

And yes, it can still stand up against oil.

“It’s a brand new technology. This is the first show in Canada with this glove,” said Karl Pilatzke, territory manager with Best Glove. “The gloves in the landfills will be there for hundreds of years, but these will biodegrade in about 2.2 years.”

At the other end of the trade show floor at the International Centre, Murray Hunt was busy with the Expo crowd who wanted a peek at his airborne videography equipment from High Eye Aerial Imaging Inc. Essentially a miniature helicopter equipped with a camera, at first glance it may seem that anybody could fly this thing. But to the dismay of neighboring exhibitors, the equipment actually requires a license through Transport Canada.

Lilia Fernandes, Senior Underwriter, Environmental/Pollution Risks with Premie Marine insurers of Toronto, Ontario. premiermarine.com

Dave Platakis of Indicium Compliance Solutions in St. Catherines, Ontario. indiciumcs.com

Bruce Decker, Senior Technical Advisor, Building Health Sciences with MTE Consultants Inc. of Kitchener, Ontario, staffing the booth of the Environmental Abatement Council of Ontario (EACO). mte85.com and eacoontario.com

Mitchell Gibbs, Director of First Response Environmental in Hamilton, Ontario beside a mobile decontamination unit. The company’s new command centre was diverted from the show to New York State in response to the devastation from Hurricane Sandy. (See article, page 46.) first-er.com

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“If you want to get a shot of a spill you can’t get at, or an environment where you can’t send anybody in, this is great,” said Hunt, who in addition to being company president, is also an unmanned aerial vehicle pilot for the southern Ontario-based company.

The mini-copters can fly over a scene for hours, reaching speeds of more than 100 kilometres per hour while providing high quality images. In addition to spill control, the imaging service can be used for anything from border control to maritime surveillance, fire detection, or even counter terrorism.

This mini-copter wasn’t on air duty at the ISSE, so it was unlikely to catch the many spills intentionally created by Charlie Zeihr of Spill Experts, who was in high-gear product demonstration mode at his trade show booth.

Zeihr would spill all kinds of sludge that easily cleaned-up in seconds with the help of a professional all-natural absorbent polymer blend called Drill Away. The product can absorb up to

Brian Astl of Lind Equipment, based in Markham, Ontario. lindequipment.net

Technical Account Managers Amy Wilson (left) and Claudio Lucente (right) from Maxxam labs in Mississauga, Ontario. maxxam.ca

300 times its weight, or approximately one litre of oil per pound.

“It solidifies it and transforms it to 70 per cent water and 30 per cent oil. There’s nothing else on the market like it,” said Zeihr, as he stirred up the grey-tinged concoction in a demo tray.

From radio equipment to HazMat suits from companies like Lakeland Protective Wear and First Response Environmental, or real emergency response vehicles from the likes of Quantum Murray, the ISSE trade show had something for everyone in the industry.

HazMat Management magazine would like to thank every one who attended the Expo, and hope to see you back at the the next Sites and Spills Expo in February 2014.

The next Sites and Spills Expo is scheduled for February 2014 at the International Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

For updates, visit sitesandspills.com

Jason Bunston, Sales Representative with Rain for Rent in Brampton, Ontario. rainforrent.com

Kirk Shellum (left), President, NER USA and John Tucker (right), Technical Business Director, of Nelson Environmental Remediation in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Edmonton, Alberta (respectively). nerglobal.com

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Isabel Pereira (left), Technical Sales Representative – Environment with ALS Global labs of Richmond Hill, Ontario visiting her former co-workers Mark Mattei (centre), Research & Development Manager with Environmental Risk Information Services Ltd. (ERIS) in Toronto, Ontario and Dimitry Epelbaum, Marketing Specialist with EcoLog Group, producers of the International Sites & Spills Expo in Toronto, Ontario. alsglobal.com, eris.ca and sitesandspills.com

Brian Graham, Project Specialist with SGS Environmental Services in Lakefield, Ontario. sgs.com

Sarah Ciuffini, Business development Representative with AGAT Laboratories in Mississauga, Ontario. agatlabs.com

Steven Axmith, Sales Representative with the Toronto office of Wipeco Industries, based in Montreal, Quebec. wipe-it.ca

Geoff Ewanchew, President of Western Oilfield Specialities Corp. of Edmonton, Alberta. westernoilfield.com

Kristy Savoie (left), Technical Sales Representative, and Tanya Hodgins (right), Sales Supervisor, with (respectively) Tervita Environmental Services in Burlington, Ontario and Tervita Waste Management in Hamilton, Ontario. tervita.com

Jeff Bibbings (left), National Sales Manager of GroundTech Solutions in Richmond Hill, Ontario with Gordon Bures (right), Director of Remediation Services of Frac Rite Environmental Ltd. in Calgary, Alberta. groundtechsolutions.com and fracrite.ca

Guy Crittenden, Editor of HazMat Management magazine in Toronto, Ontario. hazmatmag.com

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2012 Sites & Spills Conference

Environmental lawyer and contributing editor to this magazine David McRobert gave a plenary session presentation on the evolution of permitting for environmental compliance.

Cory Chalmers, CEO and Founder of Steri-Clean, a company that responds to over 1,500 biohazard and hoarding cases each year, spoke of his experiences.

He has received numerous awards and has been featured on television.

Brownfields expert Angus Ross (left) led a panel discussion on liability issues associated with the offsite migration of contaminants. Also on the panel were David Harper of Kilmer Brownfield Equity Fund, Carl Spensieri of XL Environmental Insurance, and Gray Taylor with Bennett Jones LLP.

Plenary session at the ISSE conference.

ISSE conference delegates mingle on the trade show floor during the gala reception.

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REMEDIATION: ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS

Environmental Oil? Canadian company CORRE’s international success

Kuwait oil fields on fire during the 1991 Gulf War. Oil sludge contaminates the landscape to this day.

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“CORRE did not blindly go to the Middle East and North Africa.”

uch has been said about how the Alberta Oil Sands benefit all of Canada. There’s evidence to support this, including companies that develop environmental technologies for the oil & gas industry locally, then take them global.

Canadian Oil Recovery & Remediation Enterprises Ltd (CORRE) is an example of a Canadian-based company that has found success exporting its technology.

Headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, this publicly-traded company (on the Toronto Venture Exchange) has made headway in the oil producing nations of the Middle East and North Africa.

to a concentration of less than one percent petroleum hydrocarbon.

ARES II technology is best suited to recover oil from low (less than 15 per cent concentration of petroleum hydrocarbon) oil-contaminated sand, soil, or solids. The process uses low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide to partially oxidize the oil. The partial oxidation process produces heat, carbon dioxide and low molecular weight hydrocarbons. The result is oil with less viscosity that flows more readily. The ARES II has been tested by the Alberta Research Council and is a proven method of rapid and efficient oil recovery from oil sands.

ARES III is a bioremediation technology used when the hydrocarbon level in soil is less than two percent and SO, WHAT’S AT THE CORE OF CORRE? CORRE has a proprietary technology for oil recovery and site logistics are challenging (i.e., inaccessible to heavy soil remediation. Its three main technologies are referred equipment). Still in its R&D stage, the technology utilizes enhanced bacteria that are less susceptible to harsh to as Advanced Recovery Equipment Systems (ARES).

ARES I is a proprietary technology designed to environmental conditions. recover hydrocarbons from oily sludge and oil-containing soil. Oily sludge is one of the major waste streams OPPORTUNITIES generated from the petroleum industry, an emulsion of The ARES platform technologies compete against conheavy oil, water and various solid particles. An ARES I ventional methods of oil recovery including thermal facility combines a washing plant with surfactant treat- desorption and incineration. Thermal desorption has ment; the surfactants loosen the oil from solid particles very high energy demands and only provides limited oil and suspends it in water. Soil washing separates material recovery via indirect desorption. Incineration completely based on size and density. The system can clean solids burns off the oil, with nothing recovered.

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It’s estimated that approximately 100 million barrels of oil field waste (primarily in the form oily sludge) is generated by drilling every year. Traditionally, oil sludge had been dumped into unlined, earthen pits. Stricter environmental rules around the world, coupled with the demand for more oil production, has created an opportunity for companies like CORRE that can separate useable oil from all this sludge.

One country where CORRE is pushing its marketing efforts is Kuwait. Much of the devastation remains to this day from the 1991 Gulf War, when the Iraq army set the oilfields ablaze. Hundreds of oil wells were detonated, causing crude oil to flow from damaged wells and accumulate in depressions in the desert areas. There are approximately 64 million cubic metres of oil-contaminated soil within the country. The oil is so saturated and the area so vast that the contaminated zones are called oil lakes. The United Nations has $3 billion in funds available to pay for the cleanup.

This is an ideal situation for CORRE, which has an ARES I facility operating in Kuwait. This facility verifies the technology’s capability of delivering consistently clean soils that meet international standards. The facility

is capable of continuous processing of up to 20 tonnes per hour of oil-field waste.

CORRE did not blindly go the Middle East and North Africa. The company found key partners that had complementary technologies and were well-established in the region.

One of its partners is SAR AS, a Norwegian oil waste management company. Through its work with this partnership, CORRE is in the enviable position of being one of only a handful of technologies pre-qualified with the Kuwait Oil Company for soil remediation, waste management, and drill cuttings treatment.

Another partner of CORRE is CANAR, a Kuwaitbased company specializing in logistical support, local procurement, construction and labour. A third partner, TG Engineering, an engineering design and project management firm headquartered in Calgary, with offices in the United Arab Emirates.

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John Nicholson, M.Sc., P.Eng., is a consultant based in Toronto, Ontario. Contact John at john.nicholson@ebccanada.com

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“FEMA has developed an APP that provides preparedness information for different types of disaster situations.”

fter the effects of Sandy, it’s evident that with today’s inclement weather, workplace emergency preparedness for businesses small to large is a must. (See article, page 46.) From business continuity plans to inclement weather policies, all businesses need to plan ahead and that includes looking at today’s technology available on Androids, iPhones, tablets and online tools; these can make your ER plan development and implementation process less stressful.

A new “buzz” on technology has erupted in emergency management, from smartphone technology APS and online toolkits to web mapping technologies that assist in the development and enhancement of situational awareness, to create “intelligent emergency management” solutions.

These tools and aids don’t eliminate the need to develop written policies and procedures, or workplace incident-specific training and drills.

Apps on our iPhones, tablets and Android devices and RSS Feeds to our emails are becoming a popular way of staying on top of everything. Environment Canada provides e-blasts to let you know of upcoming and current weather conditions to help you prepare. FEMA has developed an APP that provides preparedness information for different types of disaster situations.

A few other APPS for iPhones and Androids are: •N FPA 1600 2007 Edition. This app provides disaster/emergency management and business continuity programs for your business.

• I ncident Control Room. Software to plan and prepare emergency management/natural disaster planning.

•S ituationWare. Real-time emergency planning and emergency response planning tool.

•S end Word Now. Provides an alert response system platform to quickly execute and track alerts to landlines and mobile devices.

(Note that this list is in no way exhaustive nor an en­dorsement of the above APPS or tools.)

Toolkits and templates are abundant on the internet, from free guides to purchased toolkits to finding a consultant to come in and complete the project for you.

These are all personal choices based on the amount of time and resources one has internally in the workplace.

Where to start is probably foremost on your mind.

Below are a few online resources and search criteria to begin your research into what needs to be in place in your workplace: • Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. – Emergency planning.

• Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. – Emergency response resources.

• Safework Newfoundland & Labrador. – Emer­ gency preparedness and response PDF. • Public Safety Council. Links to provincial emergency management planning.

With the increased number of storms, the velocity of these storms and severity of the damage we have seen across North America, advanced business continuity and emergency planning is critical. OHSA and OSHA both require businesses to have emergency planning and training in place that are incident specific. They must include such things as: Workplace Hazard Lists; Personal Response for Maintenance; Fuel Source Hazard Response; Housekeeping; Escape and Route Assignments; Procedures for Employees who Remain at the Scene; Procedures to Account for Employees; Rescue and Medical Duties; Procedures for Reporting Emergencies; Contacts for Further Information; Alarm Systems; Evacuation Procedures; and, Training of Workers and Emergency Personnel.

This list is not exhaustive and will depend greatly on the results of your hazard assessment and gap analysis of current procedures, policies and training in your organizations. Your emergency planning should also take into account persons with disabilities and clients, guests, employees and suppliers that may be onsite during an emergency. (In Ontario the AODA requires a review and update of policies and procedures under the General Standard as of this year, 2012.)

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Lynne Bard is President and Senior Consultant of Beyond Rewards Inc. based in Guelph, Ontario. Contact Lynne at info@beyondrewards.ca

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Emergency Response 24/7/365 First Response and CDT International cleanup after Hurricane Sandy

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by Guy Crittenden

“Staff on Long Island noted 200 demolished structures in an area some 50 miles long.”

DT International has been in business for more than 40 years. With its base operation in Hamilton and Mississauga, along with other Ontario sites, the company has established great working relationship with the insurance industry along with other commercial clients. The company also helps respond to emergencies across North America.

Disaster recovery comes in many forms and the requirement to provide equipment and personnel around the clock, all year, is massive. CDT’s US operations are managed as AMCAT Global Inc. The Jasper, Georgiabased firm has in excess of $9 million in response equipment that can be activated at a moment’s notice.

Hurricane Katrina has been AMCAT’s biggest project in the USA to date, but other events keep the company busy on a week-to-week basis. When Hurricane Isaac approached the southern coast of Florida, the crew and equipment in Jasper were deployed like storm chasers following the path of destruction. Pensacola, Florida was an interim base for the Isaac operations, which then shifted to Louisiana for actual deployment.

Isaac never panned out as a huge destructive force, but crews spent some 30 days in and around the Gulf ports drying up commercial and industrial locations. A response technician from observed that the crew encountered structures that were still damaged from Hurricane Katrina.

More recently, as Hurricane Sandy grew in force and was slated to hit the eastern coast of North America, insurance companies made pre-arrangements with AMCAT to respond. CDT International joined its US counterpart for what promised to be a large-scale disaster.

First Response Environmental — a Hamilton, Ontario-based company of CDT — sent its new milliondollar command/support unit for deployment on the east

coast after it had served a three-week stint in Louisiana.

A lot of CBRNE gear was removed, and the (still) heavily equipped unit became the 24-hour base of operations, showcasing its ability to communicate with the outside world in extreme circumstances.

Says First Response Manager Mitchell Gibbs, “As response crews arrived in various parts of the east coast it became clear that damage from the storm would be widespread.

“While the hurricane itself was similar to those that hit the southern US, the effects of Sandy seemed oddly different in New Jersey and New York with their skyscrapers and centurey-old subway system.

Whether it was the subway, a hotel, a private residence or the local McDonalds restaurant, everyone wanted to be up and running first, which was taxing on the cleanup crews.”

The storm surge caused a massive and long-lasting flow of water right into New York and New Jersey. The damage form this water will take a long time to repair.

AMCAT Global Inc. and CDT Int. are specialist in water damage removal and restoration. When the initial crisis of the storm and rescue efforts were over, the cleanup began. The first task was for crews to pump water from affected areas and ensure proper drying.

Large amounts of material such as wet drywall had to be removed and disposed.

Months into the cleanup, some affected families still hadn’t seen an insurance adjuster; these seemed to concentrate on commercial clients. The situation was so dire that Canadian adjusters were sent to assist homeowners with claims.

Only 14 percent of homeowners in the northeast hold flood insurance policies, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Some of the homeowners have insurance only for “spoiled food” from a freezer and may

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Snow set in after the storm, making the job tougher for equipment like this HazMat response truck.

be lucky to get a $500 cheque. Most homeowners were happy to see water pumped away, not realizing that the more serious problem is mold, which can form within 24 hours and quietly destroy a property.

“The kind of large equipment we supply is primarily useful for commercial operations and Wall Street-type buildings,” Gibbs says, adding that this includes large air movers, dehumidifiers and negative-air equipment. (See photos.)

AMCAT and CDT used large trailer-mounted units and pumps to remove water and debris from buildings.

“The art of drying out a structure is much more than just removing water and affected contents,” says Gibbs, “it’s the moisture and what you can’t see that’s the problem.”

The massive influx of water from the ocean and rivers brought a lot of undesirable materials into urban areas such as dead fish, oily water and raw sewage, which were very problematic from a pollution standpoint. (Crews often had to stop work to remove an eel or snapper from a water pump.)

With electrical lines down, lack of power was a great challenge and portable generators were scarce; AMCAT Global positioned its massive trailer-mounted generators

at work sites to power its pieces of equipment. Fuel tankers were secured from various other cities and contractors supplied fuel on a daily basis. (Potential theft of the fuel and equipment became a concern for response technicians as people became desperate.)

The cost of these operations was enormous; while internal numbers aren’t public, it’s easy to imagine services costing $80,000 to $100,000 per day or more. Several of the 23 generators operated by AMCAT Global burn through $6,000 in fuel each in a single day. FEMA’s commitment at the time of this writing is uncertain, so AMCAT will rely on its history with the insurance industry both in Canada and the US for cost recovery.

Operators at the First Response incident command unit maintained a detailed accounting of what equipment and personnel were used, which was not an easy task for such a complex response project. Just as things were progressing, harsh weather hit the area and made all cleanup efforts that much more challenging: pumps froze and equipment struggled to perform in snow and freezing conditions.

“Even the AMCAT Global’s new command unit required an urgent winterizing,” says Gibbs, as it wasn’t slated for use so soon in the cold season.

(Below) Desiccants equipment positioned to dry out a warehouse.

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At the time of this writing, AMCAT Global and CDT were redeploying some of their crew and equipment to Long Island where staff noted 200 demolished structures in an area some 50 miles long, and incredible amount of damage apart from the rest of the impacts along the coast.

According to Gibbs, logistics are the make or break in an operation of this magnitude, and while many businesses may have plans in place for internal spills, fires or bomb threats, most are not prepared for massive business interruption from events like Hurricane Sandy.

CDT Int. has assembled what Gibbs calls a “war room” to plot all the operations and track costs.

“We’ve invested millions of dollars in equipment and personnel to mitigate these kinds of disasters,” Gibbs says. “Hurricane Sandy put our equipment and people to the test, and I’m sure we’ll learn a lot from this disaster, to prepare even better for other incidents in future.”

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HAZMAT: LEGAL PERSPECTIVE

Insolvency Who wins when bankruptcy and environmental laws clash?

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by Dianne Saxe & Meredith James

“The onus is going to be on environmental regulators to obtain financial assurance upfront.”

s the fallout of the economic collapse back in 2008 continues to work its way through the courts, the conflict between environmental and insolvency laws is coming into sharp focus.

Environmental laws are primarily provincial. They have an important social purpose: to protect environmental quality and to ensure contamination is cleaned up. Most environmental laws take a broad approach to liability; the polluter should pay, but non-polluters can also be ordered to spend huge sums on cleanups.

Bankruptcy and insolvency laws are federal. They also have an important social purpose: to fairly share the pain of insolvencies among the many stakeholders affected, and to avoid the social and economic costs of liquidating enterprises that can be saved.

When the insolvent entity owns a contaminated site, there’s an immediate conflict. Provincial environmental regulators want available assets to be spent on cleanups; to an insolvency court, provincial environmental claims are merely one good claim among many.

After a decade of disruption, the Canadian federal parliament amended two key insolvency laws: the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA). Both now give the provincial environmental regulator a super-priority on a polluted site and adjacent land. For all other assets of the insolvent entity, environmental regulators are “unsecured creditors” like most other stakeholders: the employees, the pensioners, the disabled, the delivery service, the small business down the road, all of whom have legitimate claims on the insolvent entity.

Severely contaminated sites often have no net value.

In such cases, the environmental regulator cannot recoup its costs by selling the land, should it use public funds for a cleanup. In addition, unsecured creditors often receive little from other assets. Ivaco, for example, went bankrupt leaving just over $361 million in liabilities to unsecured creditors (including contaminated sites), versus assets of just $49,747.

Provincial environmental regulators are, therefore, trying to get priority for their claims by issuing cleanup orders. They’re not having much success, as illustrated by three current cases, one in Newfoundland/Quebec and two in Ontario.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently released its decision in Re AbitibiBowater Inc., 2012 SCC 67. Abitibi had extensive mining, pulp/paper, shipping and logging

operations in Newfoundland. When it shut down its last plant, Newfoundland expropriated all Abitibi’s assets without notice or compensation. (Federal taxpayers paid $130 million under NAFTA for that.) Then, after Abitibi entered CCAA protection, Newfoundland issued five orders requiring Abitibi to clean up the expropriated (and other) sites. Newfoundland lost its attempt to enforce these orders against the new Abitibi. The orders were financial claims and therefore barred by the insolvency.

The province had to make its claims under the CCAA process, like any other creditor.

Regulators have also lost, on better facts, in two Ontario cases.

In Re Nortel Networks Corporation, 2012 ONSC 1213, Ontario’s environment ministry cleanup orders could not be enforced against Nortel after it filed for CCAA protection.

The orders related to former manufacturing facilities.

Nortel had spent $30 million on their contamination, all after selling the properties.

When Nortel made its CCCA filing, all claims against it were stayed. The environment ministry tried to get around this by ordering $18 million in further remediation. The insolvency court threw the orders out; they were attempts to enforce a financial claim, not regulation of Nortel’s ongoing operations.

In Re Northstar Aerospace, Inc., 2012 ONSC 4423, Northstar had spent $20 million on its chlorinated solvent and chromium plume. The plume poses a health risk to residents of 152 homes, and is migrating towards a municipal drinking water well. Just before Northstar entered CCAA, the ministry ordered a further $25 million cleanup. The property that was the source of the pollution is worthless; Northstar’s other assets were tied up by a secured creditor.

The environment ministry tried to get $14 million from those other assets for the cleanup. Again, the insolvency court rejected the claim. From now on, the onus is going to be on environmental regulators to obtain financial assurance upfront.

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Dianne Saxe, Ph.D. in Law, is a leading Canadian environmental lawyer with her own practice in Toronto, Ontario.

Contact Dianne at dsaxe@envirolaw.com Meredith James, B.Sc., J.D., is Associate in the same office. Contact Meredith at meredith@envirolaw.com

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