Electoral Area D & E Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone ... Waste...Household hygiene products (22%), film – all other film plastic (8%), food soiled paper (6%), and film (PPP EPR)

Waste Composition Audit Sunshine Coast Regional District Project No: 14-9853

Electoral Area D & E Four samples from Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone comprised the waste collected from Electoral Area D & E (South of Highway 101).

Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 1 of 2 (August) The waste from the first sample from Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone was comprised mainly of food scraps and kitchen waste (31%). The second largest category was food soiled paper (11%), followed by film (PPP EPR (8%), pet waste (6%), household hygiene (6%), refuse (6%), and rigid plastics (PPP EPR) (5%). Table A-18 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 2 of 2 (August) Similar to the first sample from Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone, food scraps and kitchen waste made up a large component of the second sample from Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone (35%). Household hygiene products (22%), film – all other film plastic (8%), food soiled paper (6%), and film (PPP EPR) (5%) made up the majority of the remaining sample. Table A-19 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 1 of 2 (November) Waste from the first Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone November Sample consisted primarily of the following sub-categories: food scraps and kitchen waste (38%), food soiled paper (13%), pet waste (10%), and household hygiene products (9%). The remaining amount of waste each totalled less than 5% of the waste stream. The November audit was conducted just after Halloween and it should be noted that one small pumpkin (seasonal item) was found in the fall sample from Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone. Table A-20 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 2 of 2 (November) The largest component of the waste stream was food scraps and kitchen waste (39%). The remaining waste stream mainly consisted of food soiled paper (12%), film (PPP EPR) (7%), textiles (6%), and household hygiene (5%). Table A-21 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.


Category Sub-Category Weight (kg) %

Organics Organics

Food scraps and kitchen waste 30.8 31% Yard and garden waste 1.1 1% Pet waste 6.5 6% Food soiled paper 10.6 11%

Curbside and Depot Printed

Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables

Glass Non-refundable glass (PPP) 2.1 2%

Fibre

Paper 2.5 3% Newsprint 0.1 0% OCC 1.0 1% Boxboard 1.3 1% Other paper 2.1 2%

Refundables Glass 0.3 0% Non-glass 0.2 0%

Plastic Film (PPP EPR) 7.7 8% Rigid (PPP EPR) 5.0 5% Styrofoam (PPP EPR) 0.7 1%

Other Stewardship

Materials

HHW Batteries 0.1 0% Product Care items 0.7 1%

Electronic Waste EPR 3.9 4%

Residuals

Other

Building materials 0 0% Wood: non-building material 0 0% Metal: non-building material 3.6 4% Household hygiene 6.3 6% Home medical waste 0.1 0% Refuse 6.0 6% Fines 0 0% Textiles 2.6 3% Electronic Waste - other 0 0% HHW - other 0 0%

Plastic Film - all other film plastic 2.8 3% Other Plastics 2.0 2% Styrofoam - all other 0 0%

Total 99.4 100%

Organics - Food

scraps and

kitchen waste 31% Organics - Yard and

garden waste 1%

Organics - Pet waste 6%

Organics - Food soiled paper 11%

Glass - Non-refundable glass (PPP)

2%

Fibre - Paper 3% Fibre - Newsprint

0%

Fibre - OCC 1%

Fibre - Boxboard

1%

Fibre - Other paper

2%

Refundables - Glass 0%

Refundables - Non-glass 0%

Plastics - Film (PPP EPR) 8%

Plastics - Film - all other film plastic

3%

Plastics - Rigid (PPP EPR) 5%

Plastics - Other Plastics 2%

Plastics - Styrofoam (PPP EPR)

1%

Other - Metal: non-building material

4%

Other - Household hygiene

6%

Other - Home medical waste

0% Other - Refuse

6%

Other - Textiles 3%

Household Hazardous Waste - Batteries

0%

Household Hazardous Waste - Product Care

items 1%

Electronic Waste - EPR 4%


Photographs highlighting key observations from the Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 1 (August) sample are provided below:

Food scraps and kitchen waste

Food soiled paper

Rigid plastics (PPP EPR)

Metal - non-building material

Film plastics (PPP EPR) Textiles



Organics Organics

Food scraps and kitchen waste 42.4 35% Yard and garden waste 0 0% Pet waste 1.5 1% Food soiled paper 7.5 6%


Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre




Other Stewardship

Materials

HHW Batteries 0 0% Product Care items 0 0%


Residuals

Other

Building materials 0 0% Wood: non-building material 0 0% Metal: non-building material 2.2 2% Household hygiene 27.0 22% Home medical waste 0 0% Refuse 0 0% Fines 1.4 1% Textiles 1.4 1% Electronic Waste - other 0 0% HHW - other 0 0%


Total 121.9 100%

Organics - Food scraps and kitchen

waste 35%


Organics - Food soiled paper

6% Glass - Non-refundable

glass (PPP) 2%

Fibre - Paper 2%

Fibre - Newsprint 2% Fibre - OCC

0% Fibre - Boxboard 3%

Fibre - Other paper 1%





8%




1%


2%

Other - Household

hygiene 22%


0%

Other - Fines 1%

Other - Textiles 1%



Photographs highlighting key observations from the Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 2 (August) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper


Household hygiene products

Film – all other film plastic Film plastics (PPP EPR)



Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre


Refundables Glass 0 0% Non-glass 0.4 0%


Other Stewardship

Materials

HHW Batteries 0.1 0% Product Care items 0 0%


Residuals

Other



Total 114.9 100%


waste 38%

Organics - Yard and garden waste

0% Organics - Pet waste

10%


13% Glass - Non-

refundable glass (PPP) 1%

Fibre - Paper 1%

Fibre - Newsprint 1%

Fibre - OCC 0%

Fibre - Boxboard 2%





4%


Plastics - Other Plastics

1%


1%


4% Other - Household hygiene

9%


0% Other - Refuse

1%

Other - Textiles 3% Household Hazardous

Waste - Batteries 0%



Photographs highlighting key observations from the Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 1 (November) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper

Plastic (PPP EPR)

Pet waste


Metal- non building



Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre

Paper 2.3 2% Newsprint 0 0% OCC 1.8 2% Boxboard 2.1 2% Other paper 2.0 2%



Other Stewardship

Materials


Electronic Waste EPR 0 0%

Residuals

Other



Total 101.3 100%


waste 39%



12% Glass - Non-

refundable glass (PPP)

1% Fibre - Paper

2% Fibre - OCC

2% Fibre - Boxboard

2%






4%



1%


1%


2% Other - Household

hygiene 5%

Other - Home medical waste 0% Other - Refuse

4% Other - Textiles

6%


0%


Photographs highlighting key observations from the Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 2 (November) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper

Film plastic (PPP EPR)

Pet waste

Other paper

Textiles


Electoral Area D, E & F Langdale, Upper Roberts Creek, and Elphinstone are the neighbourhoods that were sampled in Electoral Area D, E & F. Four samples were collected from these neighbourhoods.

Electoral Area D, E & F – Langdale (August) The majority (41%) of the sample from Langdale consisted of food scraps and kitchen waste. The remaining waste stream consisted of refuse (13%), food soiled paper (10%), and film (PPP EPR) (8%). All other sub-categories totalled less than 5% each of the remaining sample. Table A-22 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

Upper Roberts Creek and Elphinstone (August) The waste from Upper Roberts Creek was mainly comprised of food scraps and kitchen waste (35%), building materials (10%), food soiled paper (9%), household hygiene products (6%), film (PPP EPR ) (6%), and film – all other film plastic (6%). Table A-23 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

Upper Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 1 of 2 (November) The waste stream was composed mainly of the following sub-categories: food scraps and kitchen waste (37%), household hygiene products (10%), food soiled paper (8%), and film (PPP EPR) (8%). The remaining amount of waste each totalled less than 5% of the waste stream. Table A-24 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

Upper Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 2 of 2 (November) Food scraps and kitchen waste accounted for the largest composition of waste within this sample (31%). Food soiled paper (11%), film (PPP EPR) (9%), rigid plastics (PPP EPR) (6%), film – all other film plastic (6%), and textiles (5%) comprised the majority of the remaining waste stream. Table A-25 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.



Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre




Other Stewardship

Materials

HHW Batteries 0 0% Product Care items 0.4 0%


Residuals

Other

Building materials 1.0 1% Wood: non-building material 0 0% Metal: non-building material 2.3 3% Household hygiene 1.0 1% Home medical waste 0.1 0% Refuse 10.6 13% Fines 0.2 0% Textiles 3.6 4% Electronic Waste - other 0 0% HHW - other 0 0%


Total 83.7 100%


waste 41%


0%


Organics - Food soiled paper 10%


1% Fibre - Paper 1% Fibre - Newsprint

0%

Fibre - OCC 0%

Fibre - Boxboard 0%





4%




1%

Other - Building materials

1%


3%


1%


0%

Other - Refuse

13%

Other - Fines 0%

Other - Textiles 4%


items 0% Electronic Waste - EPR

0%


Photographs highlighting key observations from the Langdale (August) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper

Pet waste


Film plastics (PPP EPR) Textiles



Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables

Glass Non-refundable glass (PPP) 0 0%

Fibre




Other Stewardship

Materials



Residuals

Other

Building materials 8.8 10% Wood: non-building material 0 0% Metal: non-building material 3.6 4% Household hygiene 4.9 6% Home medical waste 0 0% Refuse 2.4 3% Fines 0 0% Textiles 1.8 2% Electronic Waste - other 0 0% HHW - other 0 0%


Total 86.7 100%

Organics - Food

scraps and kitchen waste 35%


0% Organics - Pet waste

4%


9% Fibre - Paper

1%


1%

Fibre - Boxboard

2% Fibre - Other paper 1%





6%



Plastics - Styrofoam (PPP EPR) 1%

Other - Building materials 10%


4%


6%

Other - Home medical waste 0% Other - Refuse

3% Other - Textiles

2%


0%



Photographs highlighting key observations from the Upper Roberts Creek and Elphinstone (August) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper

Film plastics (PPP EPR)

Film – all other film plastic

Household hygiene products Building materials



Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre




Other Stewardship

Materials



Residuals

Other

Building materials 0.3 0% Wood: non-building material 0 0% Metal: non-building material 2.6 3% Household hygiene 10.2 10% Home medical waste 0.3 0% Refuse 3.2 3% Fines 0 0% Textiles 3.6 4% Electronic Waste - other 0 0% HHW - other 0 0%


Total 97.9 100%


waste 37% Organics - Yard and

garden waste 0%



8% Glass - Non-


1%

Fibre - Paper 2%


Fibre - OCC 1%

Fibre - Boxboard 3%






4%



2%


1%


0%


3%


10%


0% Other - Refuse 3%

Other - Textiles 4%


0%



Photographs highlighting key observations from the Upper Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 1 of 2 (November) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper


Film – all other plastic


Rigid Plastics (PPP EPR)



Organics Organics

Food scraps and kitchen waste 29.9 31% Yard and garden waste 0.4 0% Pet waste 0 0% Food soiled paper 10.3 11%


Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre




Other Stewardship

Materials



Residuals

Other

Building materials 4.1 4% Wood: non-building material 0 0% Metal: non-building material 2.5 3% Household hygiene 3.2 3% Home medical waste 0.1 0% Refuse 3.0 3% Fines 0 0% Textiles 4.8 5% Electronic Waste - other 0 0% HHW - other 0 0%


Total 97.3 100%


waste 31%


0% Organics - Food

soiled paper 11%

Glass - Non-refundable glass

(PPP) 1% Fibre - Paper

3% Fibre - Newsprint

2% Fibre - OCC

1%

Fibre - Boxboard 3%






6%



2%


1%


4%


3%


3%


0% Other - Refuse 3%

Other - Textiles5%


0%


items 1%



Photographs highlighting key observations from the Upper Roberts Creek and Elphinstone Sample 2 of 2 (November) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper


Other paper


Textiles


Town of Gibsons A total of six samples were collected from the Town of Gibsons. The communities from which samples were collected within the Town of Gibsons included Gower Point, Lower Gibsons, North Road & Reed Road, and Bonniebrook.

Town of Gibsons – Gower Point (August) Food scraps and kitchen waste accounted for 33% of the Gower Point sample. Food soiled paper (14%), film – all other plastic film (9%), film (PPP EPR) (8%), household hygiene products (5%), and rigid plastics (PPP EPR)(5%) accounted for a large percentage of the remaining sample. Table A-26 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

Lower Gibsons (August) The composition of food scraps and kitchen waste for Lower Gibsons was similar to that of Gower Point (35%). Household hygiene products (15%), food soiled paper (8%), rigid plastics (PPP EPR) (6%), film (PPP EPR) (6%), and film – all other film plastic (5%) made up the majority of the remaining materials. Table A-27 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

Lower Gibsons (November) Similar to the Lower Gibsons August sample, the largest component of the waste stream was food scraps and kitchen waste (31%). The remaining majority of waste consisted of the following sub-categories: textiles (13%), pet waste (8%), food soiled paper (8%), film (PPP EPR) (7%), and household hygiene products (7%). Table A-28 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

North Road and Reed Road (August) Consistent with the findings from the other areas in the Town of Gibsons, food scraps and kitchen waste were the largest component of the North Road and Reed Road sample (41%). The majority of the remaining waste consisted of the following sub-categories: food soiled paper (8%), household hygiene (8%), textiles (7%), and film (PPP EPR) (6%). Table A-29 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

Bonniebrook Sample 1 of 2 (November) The waste stream from the first sample from Bonniebrook was comprised of food scraps and kitchen waste (29%), household hygiene products (15%), textiles (8%), food soiled paper (8%), pet waste (5%), film (PPP EPR) (5%), and rigid plastics (PPP EPR) (5%). Table A-30 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.

Bonniebrook Sample 2 of 2 (November) The largest component of the waste stream was food scraps and kitchen waste (31%). Other categories that comprised the remaining waste stream include household hygiene products (11%), food soiled paper (8%), plastic film (PPP EPR) (6%), rigid plastics (PPP EPR) (6%), pet waste (5%), non-refundable glass (PPP) (5%), metal non-building material (5%), and film – all other film plastic (5%). Table A-31 provides a breakdown of all waste categories and sub-categories.



Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre

Paper 1.3 1% Newsprint 2.8 2% OCC 0 0% Boxboard 1.9 2% Other paper 2.3 2%



Other Stewardship

Materials



Residuals

Other



Total 112.8 100%

Organics -Food scraps and kitchen

waste 33%



14%


1%

Fibre - Paper 1%


Fibre - Boxboard 2%





9%



1%


2%


2%


5%


0% Other - Refuse

4% Other - Textiles

5%


0%


items 1% Electronic Waste -

EPR 1%


Photographs highlighting key observations from the Gower Point (August) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper


Textiles





Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre




Other Stewardship

Materials



Residuals

Other



Total 85.3 100%



garden waste 0%



8% Glass - Non-refundable glass

(PPP) 1%

Fibre - Paper 4% Fibre - Newsprint

1% Fibre - OCC 0%

Fibre - Boxboard

3% Fibre - Other paper

2%





5%



1%


1%


4%


2% Other - Household hygiene

15%


0%

Other - Refuse 2%

Other - Textiles 1%


0%



Photographs highlighting key observations from the Lower Gibsons (August) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper



Film – all other film plastic Film plastics (PPP EPR)



Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre




Other Stewardship

Materials



Residuals

Other



Total 106.2 100%


waste 31% Organics - Pet waste

8%


8%

Glass - Non-refundable glass

(PPP) 1%

Fibre - Paper 1%


Fibre - OCC 1%

Fibre - Boxboard


1%




4%



0%


1%


4%


3%


7%

Other - Refuse

1% Other - Textiles

13%


0%



Photographs highlighting key observations from the Lower Gibsons (November) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper



Boxboard

Metal – non-building material



Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre




Other Stewardship

Materials



Residuals

Other


Plastic Film - all other film plastic 4.5 4% Other Plastics 0.3 0% Styrofoam - all other 0.4 0%

Total 106.6 100%



garden waste 1%



8% Glass - Non-refundable

glass (PPP) 2%

Fibre - Paper 2%


Fibre - OCC 1%

Fibre - Boxboard 2%






4%



Plastics - Styrofoam (PPP EPR) 1%

Plastics - Styrofoam - all other

0%


3% Other - Household

hygiene 8%


1%

Other - Refuse 2%

Other - Textiles 7% Electronic Waste - EPR

1%


Photographs highlighting key observations from the North Road and Reed Road (August) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper

Film – all other film plastic


Styrofoam (PPP EPR) Household hygiene products



Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre




Other Stewardship

Materials


Electronic Waste EPR 0 0%

Residuals

Other



Total 100.4 100%


waste 29%


0%



8% Glass - Non-


2%

Fibre - Paper 3%


Fibre - OCC 0% Fibre - Boxboard


1%

Refundables - Glass 2% Refundables - Non-

glass 1%



3%



2%


1%


2% Other -

Household hygiene

15%


0%

Other - Refuse 2% Other -

Textiles 8%


0%


Photographs highlighting key observations from the Bonniebrook Sample 1 of 2 (November) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper


Boxboard

Film – all other plastic

Textiles



Organics Organics



Packaging (PPP)

Recyclables


Fibre




Other Stewardship

Materials



Residuals

Other



Total 106.9 100%


waste 31% Organics - Pet waste

5%


8% Glass - Non-


5% Fibre - Paper 4%


1% Fibre - Boxboard


1%





5%

Plastics - Rigid (PPP EPR)

6%


1%


1%


5%


11%


0%

Other - Refuse3%

Other - Textiles 1%



Photographs highlighting key observations from the Bonniebrook Sample 2 of 2 (November) sample are provided below:


Food soiled paper


Boxboard


Non-refundable glass (PPP)


Sechelt Indian Government District It should be noted that one sample each was collected from the August and November audits from this area; therefore, both samples were included in the main body of the report.


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Electoral Area D & E Lower Roberts Creek and Elphinstone ... Waste...Household hygiene products (22%), film – all other film plastic (8%), food soiled paper (6%), and film (PPP EPR)