CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Phase I Report Volume I Final Report Submitted to Central Newfoundland Waste Management Committee BNG PROJECT # 721947 Fogo Crow Head Glovers Harbour New-Wes-Valley Wooddale Badger Gander Grand Falls-Windsor Salvage Buchans CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Phase I Report Final Report Submitted to: Central Newfoundland Waste Management Committee c/o Town of Gander P.O. Box 280 Gander, NF A1V 1W6 Submitted by: BAE-Newplan Group Limited 1133 Topsail Road, Mount Pearl Newfoundland, Canada A1N 5G2 October, 2002 CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Phase I Report Project No.: 721947 Title: CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Phase I Report - Final Client: Central Newfoundland Waste Management Committee C 02/10/02 Final Report GW WM WM B 02/09/18 Final Draft Report GW/ZY WM WM A 02/06/05 Issued for Review GW/PH/ZY WM WM Rev. Date Page No. Description Prepared By Reviewed Approved yyyy/mm/dd By By CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Page i Phase I Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................1 1.1 Background and Objectives.........................................................................................1 2.0 STUDY AREA BOUNDARY ...........................................................................................3 3.0 POPULATION PROJECTION.........................................................................................6 4.0 REVIEW OF WASTE GENERATION RATES AND WASTE CHARACTERISTICS IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS...........................................................................................................7 4.1 Waste Generation Rates in Atlantic Canada................................................................7 4.1.1 Province of Nova Scotia..........................................................................................................7 4.1.2 Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.........................................................8 4.1.3 Westmoreland – Albert, New Brunswick................................................................................9 4.2 Waste Generation Rates and Waste Characteristics in Ontario...................................9 4.2.1 Township of Augusta.............................................................................................................10 4.2.2 Township of North Glengarry ...............................................................................................10 4.2.3 County of Simcoe..................................................................................................................11 4.2.4 City of Peterborough .............................................................................................................12 4.2.5 Northumberland County........................................................................................................12 4.2.6 Town of Markham.................................................................................................................13 4.2.7 City of Guelph .......................................................................................................................14 4.2.8 Summary of Ontario Studies .................................................................................................14 5.0 WASTE GENERATION RATES FOR CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND..........................16 5.1 Determination of Waste Generation Rates ................................................................16 5.2 Distribution of Wastes Between Residential and IC&I Sectors...................................20 5.2.1 Residential vs. ICI Ratio for Urban Communities ....................................................................20 5.2.2 Residential vs. ICI Ratio for Rural Communities ......................................................................21 6.0 WASTE CHARACTERISTICS FOR CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND.............................25 6.1 Characterization of the Residential Waste Stream.....................................................25 6.2 Characterization of IC&I Waste Stream .....................................................................26 7.0 FIFTY YEAR WASTE GENERATION PROJECTION ...................................................30 8.0 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ............................................31 8.1 Recyclable Drop-Off Centres.....................................................................................31 8.2 Single Stream, or Mixed Waste Collection.................................................................32 8.3 Wet-Dry Collection.....................................................................................................33 8.4 Three or Four Stream Waste Collection.....................................................................38 8.5 Combined Waste Collection ......................................................................................43 8.6 Waste Minimization ...................................................................................................43 8.7 Backyard Composting ...............................................................................................43 8.8 Grasscycling..............................................................................................................44 8.9 Leaf Mulching............................................................................................................44 8.10 Precycling..................................................................................................................45 8.11 Municipal Composting ...............................................................................................45 8.12 Composting Methods.................................................................................................46 9.0 EXISTING RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING..............................................................53 CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN Page ii Phase I Report 9.1 Recycling...................................................................................................................53 9.2 Composting ...............................................................................................................54 10.0 TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS ..................................................................................55 10.1 Road Network............................................................................................................56 10.2 Centroid of Waste Generation. ..................................................................................57 10.3 Truck Cost and Load Capacity ..................................................................................58 10.4 Landfill Location Optimization for Transportation Cost...............................................59 11.0 TRANSFER STATIONS................................................................................................61 11.1 Transfer Station Systems ..........................................................................................61 11.2 Sitting Guidelines ......................................................................................................64 11.2.1 General Location ......................................................................................................................64 11.2.2 Area Requirement.....................................................................................................................64 11.2.3 Zoning ......................................................................................................................................64 11.2.4 Buffer .......................................................................................................................................64 11.2.5 Site Servicing ...........................................................................................................................65 11.3 Design Guidelines .....................................................................................................65 11.3.1 Quantity Estimation..................................................................................................................65 11.3.2 Storage Volume........................................................................................................................65 11.3.3 Bulky Goods.............................................................................................................................65 11.3.4 Access Roads............................................................................................................................66 11.3.5 Surface and Groundwater Quality............................................................................................66 11.3.6 Weigh Scales............................................................................................................................66 11.3.7 Wildlife Control .......................................................................................................................66 11.3.8 Site Security .............................................................................................................................66 11.3.9 Signs.........................................................................................................................................67 11.3.10 Water Supply..........................................................................................................................67