Prepared By: Town of South Bruce Peninsula Long-Term Waste Management Plan GMBP File: 219015-2 December 9, 2019 GUELPH | OWEN SOUND | LISTOWEL | KITCHENER | LONDON | HAMILTON | GTA 1260-2ND AVE. E., UNIT 1, OWEN SOUND ON N4K 2J3 P: 519-376-1805 WWW.GMBLUEPLAN.CA TOWN OF SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA LONG-TERM WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN GMBP FILE: 219015-2 DECEMBER 9, 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF STUDY ......................................................................................................................... 1 3. POLICY FRAMEWORK .............................................................................................................................................. 4 3.1 Federal Regulations ............................................................................................................................................... 4 3.2 Provincial Regulations and Policy.......................................................................................................................... 4 3.2.1 Waste-Free Ontario Act (Bill 151) ................................................................................................................. 4 3.2.2 Regulatory Framework .................................................................................................................................. 6 3.2.3 Provincial Policy ............................................................................................................................................ 8 3.3 Municipal Government Policy and Strategic Initiatives .......................................................................................... 9 3.3.1 County of Bruce ............................................................................................................................................ 9 3.3.2 Town of South Bruce Peninsula .................................................................................................................... 9 3.3.3 Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling (BASWR)............................................................................................. 10 3.3.4 Existing Waste Prevention (Reduction) and Diversion Policies and Programs .......................................... 10 3.3.5 Summary ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 4. BACKGROUND INFORMATION .............................................................................................................................. 12 4.1 Information Sources ............................................................................................................................................. 12 4.2 Geography ........................................................................................................................................................... 12 4.3 Community Profile ............................................................................................................................................... 13 4.4 Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Sector ................................................................................................... 14 4.5 Existing Services ................................................................................................................................................. 15 5. RESIDUAL WASTE GENERATION AND DISPOSAL ............................................................................................. 16 6. RESIDENTIAL WASTE DIVERSION ........................................................................................................................ 17 6.1 Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority ................................................................................................... 17 6.2 Town of South Bruce Peninsula Waste Diversion Information ............................................................................ 18 6.3 Waste Recycling .................................................................................................................................................. 21 6.3.1 Blue Box Materials ...................................................................................................................................... 21 6.3.2 Ontario Deposit Return Program ................................................................................................................ 22 6.3.3 White Goods and Scrap Metal .................................................................................................................... 22 6.3.4 Used Tires ................................................................................................................................................... 22 6.3.5 Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste (MHSW) ....................................................................................... 23 6.3.6 Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) ...................................................................................... 23 6.3.7 Automotive Batteries ................................................................................................................................... 24 6.3.8 Mattresses ................................................................................................................................................... 24 6.3.9 Plastic Bale Wrap ........................................................................................................................................ 24 6.4 Organics ............................................................................................................................................................... 25 6.4.1 Off-Property Organics ................................................................................................................................. 25 i TOWN OF SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA LONG-TERM WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN GMBP FILE: 219015-2 DECEMBER 9, 2019 6.4.2 On-Property Organics ................................................................................................................................. 25 6.5 Waste Reuse ....................................................................................................................................................... 26 6.6 Summary of Diversion ......................................................................................................................................... 26 7. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS: EFFICACY OF EXISTING WASTE PROGRAMS .................................................... 29 7.1 Residential Waste Generated and Disposed ....................................................................................................... 29 7.2 Provincial Comparison ......................................................................................................................................... 30 7.3 Residential Waste Diversion ................................................................................................................................ 31 7.3.1 Blue Box Diversion ...................................................................................................................................... 32 7.3.2 Organics ...................................................................................................................................................... 33 8. RESIDUAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ................................................................................................................... 34 8.1 Municipal Disposal Sites: Capacity and Site Life................................................................................................. 34 8.1.1 Amabel Landfill Site .................................................................................................................................... 34 8.1.2 Albemarle Landfill Site ................................................................................................................................ 34 8.1.3 Potential for Additional Capacity at Existing Landfill Sites .......................................................................... 35 8.2 Projected Waste Generation ................................................................................................................................ 38 8.3 Projected Population ............................................................................................................................................ 39 8.4 Projected Disposal Capacity Required ................................................................................................................ 39 8.5 Optimization of Landfill Operations ...................................................................................................................... 40 8.5.1 Landfill Design and Operations ................................................................................................................... 40 8.5.2 Landfill Monitoring (Operations) and Records ............................................................................................ 41 8.5.3 Weigh Scale and Enhanced Waste Transfer Area ..................................................................................... 41 8.5.4 Landfill Hours and Staffing .........................................................................................................................