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Vegreville Materials Recycling Facility 2021 Annual Report

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Operations

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Maintained housekeeping in warehouse. Maintained housekeeping outside around facility. Maintained housekeeping at central recycling drop off center. Processed and baled materials as received. Loaded bales for delivery to processor. Up kept electronic waste containment and loading at Sanitary Landfill. Up kept paint and household hazardous waste containment and loading at Sanitary Landfill. Up kept storage of automotive wet cell batteries at Sanitary Landfill. Distributed other recyclables to proper recycling cells at Sanitary Landfill. Collected and returned refundable beverage containers. Collected and shipped automotive containers. Collected and crushed fluorescent bulbs. Emptied fluorescent bulb drum in glass cell at Sanitary Landfill. Collected and recycled used oil and filters. Picked up department documents for destruction and other recyclables when called. Picked up business documents for destruction when called. Staff alternated taking turns loading trailer for shipments. Shipped 28 loads of bales to processor. Quest Management delivered 52 loads of Vegreville No Frills cardboard. Stored computer towers, laptops and notebooks in MRF prior to shipment. Assisted paint processor with shipment of paint and household hazardous wastes. Assisted electronic waste processor with shipment of electronic and pilot electronic waste. Assisted automotive battery processor with shipment of Landfill wet cell batteries. Mounted new electronic waste sign at Sanitary Landfill electronic waste site. All staff hosted 2021 Round Up. Removed graffiti on Tin/Aluminum bin at Central Drop Off. Warehouse wall by loading ramp re painted. Regularly went Central Drop Off to pick up items purposely left as a “take it or leave it area”. Performed Facility fall clean up in warehouse. All staff briefed on Visitor Orientation, Visitor sign in Employee sign out Sheets. Air barrier curtains cleaned.

Equipment/Safety

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Performed monthly maintenance schedule on sprinkler tree. Performed bimonthly emergency light recharge. Visually inspected fire extinguishers and overhead warehouse door monthly. Inspection sheet on unit 526 filled out daily. Filled out deficiency reports on equipment and facility items when repairs are required. Up-kept equipment greasing and cleaning.

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Kept exits and front canopy cleared of snow. Put ice melt down by bins. Applied floor dry to slippery and wet floors. Posted updated 2021 health and safety policy. Regularly cleaned around excel baler pit. Cleaned out under excel baler belt. Performed monthly safety meeting. Performed monthly formal workplace hazard inspection. Performed yearly field level assessment. Performed monthly job safety analysis. Performed light maintenance and cleaning on shredder. Flammable storage cabinet received, mounted and ground. Photo eye sensors on overhead warehouse door raised. Flue pipe on south heater replaced. Facility received annual fire inspection. Reviewed fire emergency plan with fire inspector. Unit 72 front tire repair. Alarm system battery replaced. Excel baler belt re-aligned. Multigas detector annually inspected. Air-exchange unit filter re-installed for summer operations. All staff Forklift recertified. Facilities inspected furnace and filter. Sprinkler tree annually inspected. Filled out “near miss incident” for OHS advisor regarding 1 staff testing positive for Covid. Plunger wear blocks on Excel baler re-shimmed. Excel baler plunger reset. Broken wall light switch repaired. Ceiling fan dimmer switch repaired. Fire extinguishers annually inspected. Ceiling leaks inspected. Unit 526 front left tire repaired. Sprinkler Tree pressure relief valve replaced. Air exchange unit annually inspected. Warehouse overhead door annually inspected. Air Barrier unit annually inspected. Unit 526 received service. Air-exchange unit filter removed for winter operations. Five staff performed internal safety audit. Security system alarm reset.

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Fluorescent lights replaced as burned out. Tree branches around internet and telephone lines trimmed. Tree branches near roof stacks trimmed. Performed mock Fire Drill. Air compressor tripped Fire alarm. Followed Fire evacuation procedure. Streamline Fire Protection diagnosed Sprinkler Tree alarm. Air compressor hose for Sprinkler Tree replaced. New procedure implemented on Sprinkler Tree, Air compressor and Town water pressures read twice a month. Lines drained monthly. Air compressor hose cleaned monthly by Manager. 1 staff attended First Aid course. 1 staff participated in 2 recycling Webinars. Unit 72 front tire repair. 2 staff attended Mental Health First Aid course. Unit 492 toggle switch repair. Unit 72 received registration card.

Administration

• Submitted charge outs, cash, cheques and receipts for business and resident document destruction. • Submitted application to Alberta Recycling Management Authority to host 2021 round up. • Submitted charge outs, cash, cheques and receipts for fluorescent bulb, toner/ink and battery • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

recycling. Submitted refundable beverage container monies. Prepared and submitted general ledgers for recyclables shipped. Answered and guided public with recycling enquiries. Confirmed processor is accepting bales. Scheduled shipments of bales to processor. Ordered and received nested boxes for rechargeable/single use batteries and cell phone recycling. Prepared, scheduled and shipped rechargeable/single use batteries and cell phones. Prepared, scheduled and shipped ink and toner cartridges. Received approval letter from Alberta Recycling Management Authority to host 2021 round up. Confirmed with paint processor to be onsite to collect paint and household hazardous waste during annual June 19 roundup. Confirmed with electronic waste processor to be onsite to collect electronic and pilot electronic waste during annual June 19 roundup. Attached recycling pamphlets to business charge outs for informational purposes. Scheduled shipment of paint and household hazardous wastes. Submitted collection incentive to Alberta Recycling Management Authority for paint shipped. Confirmed with Clean Harbors to accept shatter shield high-pressure metal halide bulbs from Quest Management. Charge back disposal to Quest Management.

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• E-signed Clean Harbors waste profile sheet for shatter shield high-pressure metal halide bulbs to ship • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

with paint. Requested MRF receive annual inspections. Prepared and submitted MRF monthly safety meetings, monthly formal workplace hazardous assessment and monthly job safety analysis to management. Prepared and submitted MRF yearly field level assessment to management. Familiarized staff with document destruction rate increase. Familiarized staff with battery business charges and rate. Decaled 3 business recycling bins. Toured 2 Quantum Lifecycle electronic waste account managers through facility and ewaste site. Confirmed with Alberta Recycling Management Authority to use oil handling with Clean Harbors as an eligible expense to claim while hosting the 2021 round up. Received invoice from Quantum to accept 203 Minco Gas telemetering heads. Charge back disposal to Minco Gas. Confirmed with Quantum to accept non pcb ballasts as eligible pilot electronic waste item. Scheduled shipment of electronic and pilot electronic wastes. Submitted collection incentive to Alberta Recycling Management Authority for electronic waste and pilot electronic waste shipped. Scheduled shipment of Landfill wet cell automotive batteries. Requested and received new electronic waste sign from Alberta Recycling Management Authority. E-signed waste profile sheets for Clean Harbors to collect household hazardous wastes during the Round Up. Prepared and submitted funding request package to Alberta Recycling Management Authority for hosting 2021 Round up. Rescheduled inspection sheet on Sprinkler Tree, Air Compressor and Town water pressures to twice a month check. Decaled 2 blue residential rollouts. Decaled 1 blue residential bin.

Bales Produced Cardboard Newsprint White Paper Solid Plastic Film Plastic Tin/Aluminum Total

Qtr1 186 34 10 28 10 5 273

Qtr2 199 28 8 30 10 6 281

Qtr3 199 34 18 29 8 5 293

Qtr4 194 31 7 28 9 5 274

Total 778 127 43 115 37 21 1121

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Bales Shipped Cardboard Newsprint White Paper Solid Plastic Film Plastic Tin/Aluminum Total Load Weight (MT) Date OCC Jan 7 14.595 Jan 8 10.639 Jan 11 13.704 Jan 12 22.880 Jan 27 13.678 Jan 28 11.716 Feb 1 22.360 March 2 13.331 March 3 14.273 137.176 April 26 22.050 April 28 8.844 May 6 22.270 June 1 11.646 June 3 22.670 June 8 14.554 June 9 10.216 112.250 July 28 22.470 July 29 11.688 July 30 10.673 Aug 4 18.410 Aug 27 10.257 Aug 31 17.045 Sept 27 14.292 Sept 28 15.523 120.358 Oct 21 9.915 Oct 22 22.360 Nov 24 13.819 Nov 25 16.306 Total

432.184

Qtr1 270 48 16 40 14 8 396 ONP 2.404 6.100 3.300 ------4.062 5.490 ------3.900 3.462 28.718 ------6.912 ------3.756 ------3.402 5.940 20.010 ------3.786 5.274 1.107 4.368 4.808 3.468 1.808 24.619 5.166 ------3.150 2.520

84.183

Qtr2 221 33 8 29 11 6 308 SOW 1.900 0.939 1.144 ------1.010 0.919 ------1.080 1.010 8.002 ------1.680 ------0.941 ------0.850 0.498 3.969 ------1.453 3.276 0.448 2.148 0.545 0.941 2.105 10.916 1.088 ------0.475 0.580

25.030

Qtr3 235 43 22 36 10 6 352 SP 0.978 1.672 1.512 ------1.022 1.490 ------2.344 1.296 10.314 ------1.901 ------1.686 ------1.350 2.076 7.013 ------2.288 0.769 1.266 2.028 0.482 1.185 0.987 9.005 2.205 ------1.896 1.040

31.473

Qtr4 123 19 4 20 7 3 176 FP 0.479 0.395 0.570 ------0.464 0.692 ------0.510 0.286 3.396 ------0.568 ------1.056 ------0.434 0.550 2.608 ------0.731 0.496 0.269 0.609 ------0.529 0.410 3.044 0.738 ------0.960 0.262

11.008

T Total 849 143 50 125 42 23 1232 TA 0.444 0.455 0.420 ------0.884 0.423 ------0.465 0.443 3.534 ------0.915 ------0.895 ------------0.800 2.610 ------0.424 0.402 ------0.990 ------0.425 0.407 2.648 0.398 ------0.404 0.432

10.026

Total 20.800 20.200 20.650 22.880 21.120 20.730 22.360 21.630 20.770 191.140 22.050 20.820 22.270 19.980 22.670 20.590 20.080 148.460 22.470 20.370 20.890 21.540 20.400 22.880 20.840 21.240 170.590 19.510 22.360 20.704 21.140 83.714 593.904 pg. 5


Total Tonnage (MT) Cardboard Newsprint White Paper Solid Plastic Film Plastic Tin/Aluminum Electronics Paint Hazardous Waste Record Destruction Fluorescent Bulbs Toner/Ink Oil/Filters Batteries/Cell Phones Auto Containers Automotive Batteries Total

Qtr1 137.176 28.718 8.002 10.314 3.396 3.534 0.000 5.500 0.426 1.471 0.423 0.079 0.082 0.254 1.298 0.000 200.673

Qtr2 112.250 20.010 3.969 7.013 2.608 2.610 11.141 8.970 5.612 2.233 0.207 0.030 3.471 0.127 2.320 1.223 183.794

Qtr3 120.358 24.619 10.916 9.005 3.044 2.648 7.414 3.911 0.290 5.814 0.186 0.520 0.027 0.454 1.718 0.000 190.924

Average weight of 1 cardboard bale is 1100-1200 lbs/500-550 kg’s Average weight of 1 newsprint bale is 1350-1450 lbs/600-660 kg’s Average weight of 1 office white bale is 1050-1200 lbs/450-550 kg’s Average weight of 1 solid plastic bale is 500-700 lbs/220-320 kg’s Average weight of 1 film plastic bale is 400-600 lbs/180-280 kg’s Average weight of 1 tin/aluminum bale is 900-1100 lbs/400-500 kg’s

Qtr4 62.400 10.836 2.143 5.141 1.960 1.234 0.000 3.720 0.480 0.968 0.327 0.062 0.239 0.415 1.438 0.300 91.663

Total 432.184 84.183 25.030 31.473 11.008 10.026 18.555 22.101 6.808 10.486 1.143 0.691 3.819 1.250 6.774 1.523 667.054

Bins in circulation: Business Bins 180 Resident Bins 155 Compost Bins 171

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