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Environmental Services Department
• Clarifier retrofit at the WWTP to include new scum removal
• Waste Station upgrade at the WWTP
• SRS tank refurbishment and installation of new grit tank
• Continued I & I work to be completed
• Replacement Return Activated Sludge pump to be purchased and installed
• Refurbishment of various pumps at pumping stations
Solid Waste
The Solid Waste Division had a successful year in 2022. Landfill tipping fee revenue was higher than budgeted by approximately $45,000. Automated collection revenue continues to increase as residential growth in North Perth expands. In 2022, 126 new waste bins and 138 new recycling bins were added to the program.
The Solid Waste Division revenues are generated through user fees such as automated bin fees, tipping fees, the sale of scrap metal, and through provincial programs for electronics and hazardous waste. In 2021, Council directed staff to amend the Solid Waste Fee Schedule to achieve a complete user-fee based operational budget.
Recycling in Ontario continues to see changes. Since 2019, tire recycling, battery recycling, electronics recycling and Municipal Hazardous and Special Wastes have moved to a producer responsibility model. The Blue Box Program is scheduled to move to producer responsibility in 2024.
The mattress recycling program began at the Elma Landfill in April of 2017. Recycling mattresses and box springs saves valuable landfill space and reduces wear and tear on the compactor. A total of 758 mattresses and box springs have been recycled in 2022 to date, the equivalent of six tractor-trailer loads. Since the program began, over 5,330 mattresses and box springs have been recycled equal to 38 tractor-trailer loads.
An Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Styrofoam recycling program was introduced at the Elma Landfill on October 1st of 2020. Since then, 445 cubic yards of EPS has been collected, the equivalent of over 4 tractor-trailer loads being diverted from the landfill.
Both the Listowel Landfill and the Wallace Landfill continue to be monitored throughout the year with semi-annual water testing as required by their Environmental Compliance Approvals. The Wallace Landfill reporting frequency has been reduced to once every three years rather than annually.
2023 Service Delivery Plan
The Service Delivery Plan includes the core services delivered by the Department, as well as the Strategic priorities, capital projects, and other priorities/initiatives that the Department is responsible for in the upcoming year.
The ability of a department to deliver its services depends upon its overall workload and capacity.
The following chart is a summary of the work plan for the Environmental Services Department:
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