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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF PEEL

WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA WMSAC - 3/2016 DATE: June 16, 2016 TIME: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM LOCATION: Regional Council Chamber, 5th Floor Regional Administrative Headquarters 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A Brampton, Ontario MEMBERS: F. Dale; A. Groves; J. Innis; M. Palleschi; C. Parrish; K. Ras; R. Starr;

A. Thompson; J. Tovey Chaired by Councillor M. Palleschi or Vice-Chair Councillor J. Innis 1.

DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

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APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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DELEGATIONS

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REPORTS

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Developing a Detailed Business Plan to Achieve Peel's New 3Rs Target

Presentation by Norman Lee, Director, Waste Management

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COMMUNICATIONS

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IN CAMERA MATTERS

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OTHER BUSINESS

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Request from Jayne Pilot, CEO, Pilot Performance Resource Management Inc. , to Delegate to the September 15, 2016 Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee

WMSAC – 3/2016 -2- June 16, 2016

Meeting Regarding Managing Healthcare Waste and Diverting it from Landfill (Direction required)

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NEXT MEETING Thursday, September 15, 2016, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Regional Administrative Headquarters Council Chamber, 5th Floor 10 Peel Centre Drive, Suite A Brampton, Ontario

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ADJOURNMENT

REPORT Meeting Date: 2016-06-16

Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee

DATE: May 31, 2016

REPORT TITLE: DEVELOPING A DETAILED BUSINESS PLAN TO ACHIEVE PEEL'S

NEW 3RS TARGET

FROM: Dan Labrecque, Commissioner of Public Works

RECOMMENDATION That the workplan to identify ways to achieve Peel’s 75 per cent 3Rs diversion target, as described in the report from the Commissioner of Public Works, titled “Developing a

Detailed Business Plan to Achieve Peel’s New 3Rs Target,” be endorsed;

And further, that staff implement a year-long pilot project to test a multi-residential organics program at selected multi-residential properties in Peel at a cost of approximately $400,000, as described in the subject report; And further, that the Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of Finance be authorized to approve and execute all contract amendments and directly negotiated contracts necessary to implement the multi-residential organics pilot program; And further, that staff be authorized to conduct a mixed waste processing trial with Canada Fibers Ltd. at its Dongara Facility and that the Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of Finance be authorized to approve and execute the agreement, subject to the negotiation of satisfactory terms, conditions and pricing. REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

At its October 8, 2015 special meeting, Regional Council adopted a 3Rs target of 75 per cent by 2034.

At its October 22, 2015 meeting, Regional Council referred the development of a plan to reach the 75 per cent 3Rs target to the Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee.

At the November 19, 2015 Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee meeting, staff was asked to develop a workplan to increase Peel’s 3Rs diversion rate from 60 per cent to 75 per cent.

This report outlines the proposed process to investigate and explore 3Rs policies and programs to increase diversion.

With the assistance of a consultant, staff will develop recommendations for policies and programs to implement an increase to 3Rs diversion. This process will include the development of an inventory of potential policies and programs, a feasibility analysis of these policies and programs, site visits and public consultation.

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This report also sets out a process to explore how to increase 3Rs diversion and maximize the resource value of the garbage stream through mixed waste processing (MWP).

External expertise will be retained to conduct an inventory and literature review of MWP facilities.

Staff is also recommending a MWP trial at a local MWP facility using Peel’s garbage. Staff will report back to the Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee and

Regional Council when key project milestones are achieved and where authority is needed to conduct pilot projects.

Staff anticipates that the final business plan to achieve Peel’s new 3Rs target will be presented to the Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee and Regional Council in Fall 2017.

DISCUSSION 1. Background

Peel’s Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery Targets

In July 2014, Regional Council adopted the Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery Strategy, or ‘the Strategy’ (Resolution 2014-637), which set a 3Rs diversion target of 60 per cent by 2034, and a 4Rs target of 90 per cent by 2034. In July 2014, Regional Council also endorsed the Waste Management Infrastructure Development Plan (Resolution 2014-626), which recommended new 3Rs infrastructure to transfer and/or process recyclables, organics, and yard waste. At the July 16, 2015 Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee (WMSAC) meeting, staff was asked to report back to Regional Council on the following items:

How the 3Rs diversion targets were developed;

What could be done to increase the 3Rs diversion targets; and

Status update on the Peel Energy Recovery Centre (PERC).

Staff reported back on these items at a special Regional Council meeting held on October 8, 2015. At that meeting, Regional Council adopted the following (Resolutions 2015-741 and 2015-742):

A 3Rs target of 75 per cent by 2034;

Expansion of Peel’s Organics Program to include materials which can be effectively managed through the Program, such as diapers, sanitary products, pet waste, and similar materials once the new Anaerobic Digestion Facility is operational; and

Development of a 140,000 tonnes per year Materials Recovery Facility, 120,000 tonnes per year Anaerobic Digestion Facility, and a 70,000 tonnes per year Yard Waste Transfer Station at new sites in the City of Brampton or the City of Mississauga where direct delivery is possible.

At its October 22, 2015 meeting, Regional Council (Resolution 2015-781) resolved that the procurement process for the PERC be cancelled. At that meeting, Regional Council also referred the development of a plan to reach the 75 per cent 3Rs target to the WMSAC.

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At the November 19, 2015 WMSAC meeting, the Director of Waste Management presented to the Committee an approach to developing a workplan to achieve the 75 per cent 3Rs target and manage the remaining 25 per cent of waste. The workplan flow chart can be seen in Appendix I. The WMSAC endorsed this approach to developing a workplan and directed staff to report back with additional detail. The WMSAC also recommended that the residual amount of approximately $75 million from the cancelled PERC procurement process, excluding the debt financed portion, be directed to initially fund the preliminary review of policy and program options and mixed waste processing options to advance the process to achieve the new 75 per cent 3Rs target and to investigate how to manage the remaining 25 per cent. Regional Council approved this on December 10, 2015 (Resolution 2015-943). Peel’s 2014 diversion rate was 46 per cent. The introduction of bi-weekly curbside collection in 2016 and multi-residential radio frequency identification (RFID) tracking system and report card are expected to increase Peel’s diversion rate to 52 per cent in 2016. The addition of diapers, pet waste, and other materials to the green bin once the Anaerobic Digestion Facility is operational is expected to further increase Peel’s diversion rate to 60 per cent in 2022. The approach described in the Director’s November 19, 2015 presentation and the detailed workplan described in more detail in this report look at ways to increase Peel’s 3Rs diversion rate from 60 per cent to 75 per cent. Consideration of the Waste-Free Ontario Act

On November 26, 2015, the Province of Ontario introduced the Waste-Free Ontario Act (Bill 151) that, if passed, would establish an outcomes-based producer responsibility regime that holds responsible persons (i.e. producers) accountable for recovering resources and reducing waste associated with their products and packaging. Under the new legislation, the Province would designate materials to be recovered and set recovery targets. It would be the responsibility of producers to design and implement programs to achieve these targets. As such, the proposed legislation will significantly impact Peel’s ability to set and achieve its overall diversion target as Peel will have no direct control over how targets are set for a good portion of our waste. That said, staff will continue to work on a workplan to achieve the Council approved target of 75 per cent 3Rs diversion. Staff will consider the Waste-Free Ontario Act (the Act) during this work and, if required, will modify the workplan to deal with any impacts from the Act as they become better understood. Staff will remain engaged in the provincial process and the final report will recommend how best to measure resource conservation and recovery to be consistent with the provincial framework and approach.

2. Development of a Detailed Business Plan to Achieve 75 Per Cent Diversion

The overall diversion rate in Peel is a function of the following three factors:

The percentage of the waste stream for which there is a recovery program (for example, Peel has recovery programs for recyclables, organics and leaf and yard waste, but not for textiles);

The participation rate of residents in the Region’s programs (the percentage of residents who participate in Peel’s recycling and organics programs on a regular basis); and

The capture rate of targeted materials by residents (the percentage of material that is placed in the correct collection receptacle by those who participate).

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Staff anticipates that for Peel to reach its 75 per cent 3Rs diversion target by 2034, Peel will require a combination of:

New 3Rs programs targeting material not included in current 3Rs programs (for example, textiles or multi-residential organics);

Increased participation and capture rates for Peel’s current 3Rs programs through improving education and outreach and by adopting new policies to encourage higher participation and capture rates; and

Utilizing mixed waste processing technology to capture recoverable material remaining in the garbage.

This report outlines the proposed process to investigate and explore 3Rs policies and programs to improve resource recovery through source separation programs. It also sets out a process to explore how to increase 3Rs diversion and maximize the resource value of the garbage stream through mixed waste processing.

Increasing the Effectiveness of Current Waste Diversion Programs

Staff will consider approaches to increase participation and capture rates for Peel’s existing Recycling and Organics Programs. Maximizing the capture of recycling and organics material is expected to have the greatest impact on diversion. As of 2014, the Region’s participation and capture rates were as follows:

Program Participation Rate Capture Rate(see note

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Curbside Recycling 85% 71%

Curbside Organics 35% 27% Multi-Residential Recycling (see note 1) 43%

1. All multi-residential buildings are serviced by the Region’s recycling program however the participation of individual dwellings within each building has not been determined.

2. Capture rate is the percentage of the total amount of a targeted material which was set out in the proper receptacles instead of being placed in the garbage.

As shown by the table above, there is room for improvement in the participation and capture rates of recycling (both curbside and multi-residential) and organics (curbside only). The graphs below show the recycling and organics participation rates in municipalities across the GTA.

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Recycling Program Participation Rates

Organics Program Participation Rates

Staff will investigate, identify and implement new policies that will focus on improving participation and capture rates. These policies could include more effective education and outreach, but could also include fees or bans. The process to identify these new policies is described later in this report. Regional Council has already approved, and staff is currently implementing, two approaches to increase participation and capture of recyclable and organic material: bi-weekly curbside waste collection and the multi-residential report card project.

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As indicated earlier in this report, these two approaches are expected to increase Peel’s 3Rs diversion rate to 52 per cent by 2016. When combined with the addition of diapers and pet waste to the green bin, they are expected to increase Peel’s 3Rs diversion rate to 60 per cent by 2022. It is clear that additional measures will be required to reach the 75 per cent 3Rs diversion target.

New 3Rs Waste Diversion Policies and Programs

To increase waste diversion from 60 per cent to 75 per cent, new 3Rs policies and programs must be identified and implemented. With the help of an external consultant, staff will identify and recommend these 3Rs policies and programs through the following process:

1. Prepare inventories of existing 3Rs policies and programs from North American

municipalities which may increase Peel’s diversion rate; 2. Conduct an in-depth analysis of 3Rs policies and programs that are of interest and

conduct a feasibility analysis to determine the applicability in Peel; 3. Perform site visits to gather additional information; 4. Generate a set of 3Rs policy and program recommendations for implementation; 5. Present 3Rs policy and program recommendations and solicit feedback from residents

through public consultation sessions; and 6. Present final recommendations to Council for 3Rs policies and programs to be pilot

tested or fully implemented.

Each of these steps is discussed in more detail below.

Inventory of 3Rs Policies and Programs An inventory will be compiled of 3Rs policies and programs in North American municipalities with populations of at least 250,000 that have diversion targets of at least 65 per cent and diversion rates of at least 60 per cent. Programs in the inventory will include those that have successfully recovered materials currently not recovered in Peel’s programs and may include technological innovations required to recover new material. Policies in the inventory will include those that may increase the participation and capture rates for Peel’s 3Rs programs and may include development guidelines, technological innovations that facilitate behaviour change such as RFID, economic incentives, service delivery changes, and social marketing. Feasibility Analysis and Site Visits Once inventories of 3Rs policies and programs has been compiled, staff and the consultant will select 3Rs policies and programs that are of interest and an in-depth feasibility analysis will be conducted in order to identify those that can realistically be implemented in Peel. The assessment criteria for the analysis will include effectiveness, efficiency, transferability to Peel, risk, and ease of implementation and use. Following the feasibility analysis, staff and Committee members may meet with staff from other municipalities that have implemented the policies and programs of interest to discuss their experiences and to see facilities first hand.

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Recommendations of 3Rs policies and programs to be implemented in Peel will be made based on the feasibility analysis and site visits. Public Consultation Following completion of the feasibility analysis and site visits and development of the list of recommended 3Rs policies and programs, staff and the consultant will conduct public consultations in-person, online, by telephone, and through focus groups to better understand resident opinions on the proposed 3Rs policies and programs and allow residents to identify gaps, issues or concerns with the proposed 3Rs policies and programs. Recommendations for Pilot Projects or Full Implementation After the public consultation feedback has been considered, staff will make final recommendations of 3Rs policies and programs to be pilot tested or fully implemented in the Region of Peel and present these as well as a recommended implementation timeline over 20 years to the Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee and Regional Council for approval. Pilot programs will allow staff to identify and respond to issues that may arise during implementation. Some 3Rs policies and programs may not require pilot programs and may be fully implemented without pilots.

Staff has already identified two pilot projects that they would like to implement as soon as possible. The first is a multi-residential organics collection pilot and the second is a pilot program for mixed waste processing. Multi-Residential Organics Pilot Project The graph below presents Peel’s multi-residential garbage composition which shows that there is a significant portion of organic material in the garbage stream. To reach a 75 per cent diversion target, Peel will require considerably more organics recovery either through source separation or mixed waste processing.

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Peel’s Multi-Residential Garbage Composition from 2014-2015

An obvious new program to be considered to improve organics recovery is multi-residential organics. While the 3Rs policies and programs inventory will look for examples where this has been implemented, it is expected that most programs implemented to date have marginal results. Since this represents a significant tonnage opportunity, with equally significant challenges, staff recommends a year-long pilot in a number of Peel’s multi-residential buildings to gather data and try different approaches first hand. Staff recommends that a multi-residential organics pilot project begin in Fall 2016. The pilot is intended to run for twelve months. Staff will select 20 properties including rented, owned, and Peel Living buildings, and will implement a mix of collection types such as cart and front end collection. Additionally, staff is considering testing changes in collection frequency so that buildings selected for the pilot project will receive garbage, recycling, and organics collection weekly instead of twice a week. Mixed Waste Processing

The Region’s 75 per cent 3Rs diversion target might not be achieved through source separation alone. In fact, staff is unaware of any municipality achieving such a target through source separation programs alone and therefore recovery of additional quantities of recyclable or organic materials from the garbage should be considered. The term ‘Mixed Waste Processing’ or ‘MWP,’ describes a variety of approaches for processing a garbage stream for material recovery or other purposes. The 75 per cent 3Rs diversion workplan will include an investigation of MWP approaches and an assessment of if or how this approach could be applied by Peel to achieve its 3Rs target.

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MWP requires a facility equipped with shredders, screens, magnetic separators and optical sorters, and possibly also manual sorting to separate specific types of materials from the garbage, (for example plastics for recycling or organics for anaerobic digestion), or to change the properties of the garbage to make it suitable for some other purpose, (for example to be used as a feedstock for a conversion technology that produces liquid fuel). Interest in MWP began in the 1960s and at that time was directed at recovering materials for recycling, primarily metals and fibres, and converting the remaining material into a Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) for industry or electricity generation. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s and into the 1990s, a number of MWP facilities were developed in the US for the primary purpose of producing RDF. Several of these early generation MWP facilities remain in operation but many have since closed because the recyclable materials they recovered or the RFD they produced were not of sufficient quality or consistency to satisfy end markets, or of sufficient quantity to justify continued operations. In the 1980s, interest shifted towards Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) approaches which recover recyclables and a compost material from garbage. Several MBT facilities were developed during this period and many have since closed, succumbing to low material recovery rates and poor product quality. Of the operating MBT facilities in North America it is doubtful that any are producing a compost product that would satisfy the quality requirements for use in Ontario. Interest in MWP as an alternative to source separation programs has re-emerged in recent years in response to a number of factors, including:

the development of new separation technologies, such as optical sortation which may increase the quantity and quality of recovered materials;

new policies such as the Low Carbon Alternative Fuel Regulation in Ontario intended to make easier the use of RDF to displace coal use in certain industrial applications;

proposed amendments to the ethanol in gasoline regulation to include ethanol produced from the organic portion of garbage; and

the development of new conversion technologies through which a portion of the garbage can be converted into liquid fuel or feedstock chemicals for industrial processes.

Staff is aware of only a few MWP facilities that incorporate the new technologies described above and the facilities known to staff process garbage which may have a different composition than that of Peel’s garbage. Assessing the potential applicability of MWP for Peel therefore cannot rely solely on investigations of existing facilities but should also include mixed waste processing trials using Peel’s garbage to inform the assessment of these new approaches. The MWP investigation workplan will include the tasks described below. Facility and Technology Investigations The consultant retained to complete the environmental scan and feasibility study will conduct a review of the technical literature relevant to MWP, and also investigate mixed waste processing facilities and related new or developing technologies.

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Mixed waste processing facilities located in North America or Europe that employ new separation or conversion technologies will be identified and relevant information will be compiled. In addition, information on new or developing technologies will be compiled and the development status will be assessed. Facilities and technology demonstrations considered to be informative examples for Peel will be visited as part of this work. This task will produce current information on the state of the art of MWP facilities and technologies. This task will benefit the MWP investigation by identifying gaps between the capabilities of the current and developing state of the art of MWP and Peel’s requirements of MWP. The focus will be to identify current capabilities for recovering recyclable material and a clean organic material stream. Potential uses of the portion of the garbage that cannot be recovered such as a feedstock for liquid fuel production or as RDF will also be considered. Staff and Committee members may also visit MWP facilities in North America and Europe. Waste Industry Engagement Interested companies and other organizations will be invited to provide information to the Region relevant to the MWP investigation. This may involve a Request for Expression of Interest (REOI) and/or opportunities to receive information from companies or organizations. Information acquired through this task will be compiled and organized to inform future work. The benefits to the MWP investigation will be current information on companies and organizations active in the market, on the breadth and scope of MWP approaches and services offered by the market, and on typical approaches for delivering MWP projects. Staff will conduct the industry engagement activities and will be supported by the consultants hired either for the facility and technology investigations or the feasibility study. Characterization of the Region’s Garbage Stream The composition of the Region’s curbside and multi-residential garbage streams will be analyzed in order to assess the quantity and quality of materials likely to be recovered by MWP. The quantity of recyclables and organics in the garbage streams will decrease over time as 3Rs program participation and capture rates are increased. This work will enable the future quantities of recyclables and organics in the garbage to be projected. The quality of the recovered materials is a longstanding issue of concern for MWP. Of particular concern is whether the recovered recyclables or organics material streams are likely to meet the regulated or market quality requirements, and whether the materials which cannot be recovered could become a feedstock for an energy conversion technology. This composition information will be considered with the results of the facility and technology investigations and information provided by industry to assess the ability of MWP to meet the challenges inherent in processing the Region’s garbage. This information will also inform future decisions regarding the management of the remaining 25 per cent of Peel’s waste.

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This task will involve sorting the waste into different material types and performing laboratory analyses and other research on each material type. The sorting work will be completed using both staff resources and contracted services. The waste sorting contractor will be retained through a competitive procurement process. It is also necessary to engage the specialized research and laboratory services necessary to analyze the organics and other materials. Staff informally surveyed researchers interested in and capable of supporting this task and learned that a team lead by Engineering Department of the University of Waterloo was able to provide the necessary research support. Staff will engage the research and laboratory services of the University of Waterloo to analyze the waste materials pursuant to the direct negotiations provisions of the procurement bylaw. Processing Trials This task involves processing the Region’s garbage streams at the former Dongara waste processing facility now owned by Canada Fibers Ltd. (CFL). The former Dongara waste processing facility is located near the intersection of Highways 27 and 407 in the City of Vaughan in York Region and was constructed for the purpose of processing garbage to produce Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF). The facility operated from 2008 to 2014, processing wastes from York Region and other sources. Canada Fibers Ltd., who operates the Region’s Material Recovery Facility, has recently purchased the Dongara facility which they intend to re-purpose to recover recyclable materials. The recovered recyclable materials would be further processed at CFL’s Arrow Road facility and subsequently marketed along with recyclable materials from other sources. CFL offered the Region the opportunity to conduct a small-scale test at the Facility. The test involved processing limited tonnages of the Region’s garbage streams and weighing input and output materials to determine the proportion of each garbage stream recovered as recyclable material. CFL retained and marketed the recovered materials and the Region took back the remaining garbage which was landfilled through our existing disposal contracts. The test began in mid-April and concluded at the end of May. Overall, approximately 50 percent of the garbage processed at the Facility was recovered as recyclable material; 47 percent as fibre and plastic and 3 percent as metals. The test confirmed the need for process modifications to improve the quality of the recovered recyclables. An additional 35 percent of the garbage processed was recovered as an organics-rich material which has the potential to be further refined to become a feedstock for anaerobic digestion or composting. Concurrent with the mixed waste processing test at the Dongara Facility, staff engaged Anaergia Inc. to supply a demonstration-scale version of their organics recovery technology for a week-long test. During the test, samples of the organics-rich material recovered from garbage at the Dongara facility, and also samples of unprocessed garbage, were processed by the organics recovery technology. Weight measurements and analysis of the recovered organics and remaining garbage are not available at the time of writing this report but will help answer questions about the quantity of organics that could be recovered from garbage and subsequently diverted through anaerobic digestion or composting.

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CFL has also offered the Region the opportunity to conduct a larger-scale trial which would involve processing additional tonnages of the garbage streams over a period of up to twelve months. As for the small-scale test, CFL would retain and market the recovered recyclables. Payment to CFL for garbage processing would be linked to the rate of recyclable material recovery. The Region would dispose of the remaining garbage through our existing landfill contracts. The trial would build on the results of the small-scale test by enabling the CFL to implement process upgrades to improve the quality of the recovered recyclables. Knowing if or by how much quality can be improved will help answer questions about market acceptance of recyclable materials recovered from garbage. Further investigation of methods to recover a high quality organics stream will be included in the trial as will be an investigation of the potential to utilize the remaining garbage, i.e. that portion that cannot be recovered as recyclables or organics, as a RDF or feedstock for liquid fuel production. Staff are recommending that a mixed waste processing trial be conducted at Canada Fibers Dongara Facility and that the Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of Finance be authorized to approve and execute the agreement, subject to the negotiation of satisfactory terms, conditions and pricing. Staff will report on the results of the mixed waste processing test to Committee and Council. City of Toronto Waste Management staff have expressed interest in investigating mixed waste processing for their garbage streams. Peel staff and City staff are exploring opportunities to co-operate on the mixed waste processing trial and related activities. Mixed Waste Processing Feasibility Study This task will assess the feasibility of including MWP as a component of the Region’s plan to achieve its 3Rs target. The feasibility study will build on the work of the tasks described above and will consider the following and other relevant factors:

approaches best suited to the Region’s requirements and capabilities;

potential 3Rs diversion, RDF production and other benefits such as greenhouse gas reductions;

life-cycle costs including capital, operating, maintenance and repair, and potential revenues; and

risks including performance shortfalls (e.g. recovery rates or product quality) and unexpected changes in garbage tonnages or composition, in costs or prices or other economic conditions, and in external policies or market conditions, as they would affect the Region or its service providers.

The outcome of the feasibility study will inform Staff’s recommendations regarding whether MWP should be included in the Region’s plans to achieve its 3Rs target. The MWP feasibility study is included in the scope of work of the technical and financial consultant engaged by the Region for the anaerobic digestion facility project.

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3. Schedule

The work from this report is exploratory; it will inform the recommendations of programs, policies, and initiatives for implementation to achieve Peel’s target of 75 per cent 3Rs waste diversion and will also help inform how best to manage the remaining 25 per cent. A competitive process will be conducted to retain external expertise by July 2016 and staff expects that completing this work will result in a comprehensive list of recommendations which will be presented to Regional Council in Fall 2017. The timeline for the workplan attached in Appendix I was presented to the WMSAC on November 19, 2015 with the inclusion of the multi-residential organics pilot project which will begin in Fall 2016. Appendix II shows a detailed timeline for the next two years. Staff will provide WMSAC with updates throughout the duration of this work when key project milestones are achieved and when a Council decision is needed. Staff anticipates that the final Business Plan to achieve Peel’s 3Rs target will be developed and presented to Regional Council by Fall 2017.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

On December 10, 2015, Regional Council approved a residual amount of $75 million, from the cancelled PERC procurement process be directed to capital projects to achieve the 75 percent diversion target. These funds have been directed to capital project 15-6943. To achieve the target of 75 per cent diversion, staff is proposing that new projects be funded through this capital budget. The following table shows estimated costs of studies and projects identified to date. Program Costing

Contract to complete the 3Rs work of the environmental scan, feasibility study, and public consultation

Up to $200,000

University of Waterloo work $250,000

Multi-Residential Organics Pilot Project $400,000 Current CFL work $250,000 (see note 1)

Anaergia Organics Test and Related Laboratory Analysis $36,000

Contract with Canada Fibers Limited for a larger-scale trial of Mixed Waste Processing

Up to $3,500,000 (see note 1)

1. These costs are partially offset by avoided disposal costs.

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CONCLUSION In order to achieve the 75 percent 3Rs waste diversion target set by Regional Council, staff will secure a consultant to recommend 3Rs programs and policies which are expected to contribute to diversion and staff will investigate mixed waste processing to recover additional recyclable and organic materials from the garbage.

Dan Labrecque, Commissioner of Public Works Approved for Submission:

D. Szwarc, Chief Administrative Officer APPENDICES

1. Appendix I – Workplan Flow Chart to Achieve 3Rs Target 2. Appendix II – Detailed Timeline for 2016-2017 for the Workplan

For further information regarding this report, please contact Norman Lee, Director, Waste Management, extension 4703, [email protected]. Authored By: Reviewed in workflow by: Purchasing Financial Support Unit

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APPENDIX I

DEVELOPING A DETAILED BUSINESS PLAN TO ACHIEVE PEEL'S NEW 3RS TARGET Workplan Flow Chart to Achieve 3Rs Target

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APPENDIX II

DEVELOPING A DETAILED BUSINESS PLAN TO ACHIEVE PEEL'S NEW 3RS TARGET Detailed Timeline for 2016-2017 Workplan

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Developing a Detailed Business Plan to

Achieve Peel’s New 3Rs Target

Norman Lee

Director, Waste Management

Region of Peel

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Waste Management Strategic Advisory Committee

June 16, 2016

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Todays Presentation

Bill 151 update

Workplan to identify Programs

Workplan to identify Policies

Workplan to assess Mixed Waste Processing

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Bill 151 Update

Bill 151 was adopted on June 1, 2016

Date for Act to come into force not yet set

Key next steps:

Issue Provincial Policy Statement

Finalize Strategy

Create Authority

Transition MHSW , Used Tires and WEEE

Transition Blue Box

Prepare Organics Action Plan

Bill 151 impacts will be considered in the Business Plan

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Workplan to identify new Programs

Staff will identify and recommend 3Rs programs through the following

process:

Prepare inventories of existing 3Rs programs from North American

municipalities which may increase Peel’s diversion rate;

Conduct an in-depth analysis of 3Rs programs that are of interest and

conduct a feasibility analysis to determine the applicability in Peel.

Perform site visits if necessary to gather additional information

Generate a set of 3Rs program recommendations for implementation;

Present 3Rs program recommendations and solicit feedback from

residents through public consultation sessions; and

Present final recommendations to Council for 3Rs programs to be pilot


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Workplan to identify new Policies

Staff will identify and recommend 3Rs policies through the following

process:

Prepare inventories of existing 3Rs policies from North American

municipalities which may increase Peel’s diversion rate;

Conduct an in-depth analysis of 3Rs policies that are of interest and

conduct a feasibility analysis to determine the applicability in Peel.

Perform site visits if necessary to gather additional information

Generate a set of 3Rs policy recommendations for implementation;

Present 3Rs policy recommendations and solicit feedback from residents

through public consultation sessions; and

Present final recommendations to Council for 3Rs policies to be pilot


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Workplan to assess Mixed Waste Processing

Staff will assess and recommend MWP through the following process :

Characterize the Region’s Residual Waste Streams

Identify and assess MWP facilities in North American and Europe

Solicit information from MWP industry through REOI or similar process

Perform site visits to gather additional information

Conduct MWP trials at GTA facility

Complete MWP feasibility study, based on above findings

Generate a set of MWP recommendations

Present MWP recommendations and solicit feedback from residents

through public consultation sessions

Present final recommendations to Council

The MWP assessment will consider uses for all streams, including

recyclables, organics and residue

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Delegates are requested to provide an electronic copy of all background material / presentations to the Clerk's Division at

least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting date so that it can be included with the agenda package. In accordance

with Procedure By-law 100-2012, as amended, delegates appearing before Regional Council or Committee are requested

to limit their remarks to 5 minutes and 10 minutes respectively (approximately 5/10 slides).

Once the above information is received in the Clerk's Division, you will be contacted by Legislative Services staff to confirm

your placement on the appropriate agenda. Thank you.

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contacting individuals and/or organizations requesting an opportunity to appear as a delegation before Regional Council or a Committee of Council. The

Delegation Request Form will be published in its entirety with the public agenda. The Procedure By-law is a requirement of Section 238(2) of the Municipal Act,

2001, as amended. Please note that all meetings are open to the public except where permitted to be closed to the public under legislated authority. All

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Centre Drive, Suite A, 5th floor, Brampton, ON L6T 4B9, (905) 791-7800 ext. 4462.

2016/05/04

Jayne Pilot

CEO Pilot Performance Resources Management Inc.

[email protected]

Regarding management of healthcare waste and diverting it from landfill.

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