ACRD Solid Waste Management Plan

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ACRD Solid Waste Management Plan
Drew Hadfield and Maura Walker March 2007
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Project Objectives

• Enhance recycling opportunities
• Assess the long-term viability of the West Coast
  Landfill
• Be economically technically feasible
• Be environmentally sound
• Be accepted by the community
• The Plan is a guide for the next 10 years with a
  vision for the next 20 years

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The 1996 Plan What Was In It

• Education Strategies
• Fee structure (User Pay)
• Yard waste composting facilities in Alberni
  Valley
• Implement Product Stewardship Initiatives
• Increased recycling
• Bamfield waste management servicing
• Alberni Valley landfill upgrades
• West Coast landfill upgrades
• Plan Monitoring

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The 1996 Plan - Implementation

• Extensive landfill improvements
• Bear fencing
• Monitoring stations and program
• Scale at West Coast landfill
• Implementation of user fees
• Tipping fees
• Can limits
• Minimal progress on waste diversion
• Product stewardship programs implemented locally
• Backyard composter distribution in Port Alberni
• No additional recycling services
• Minimal education activities
• No waste collection services in Bamfield

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Today Alberni Valley

• 100 years of landfill life remaining
• One recycling depot
• Paper, Metal and Glass
• Landfill recycles metal, tires, lead-acid
  batteries and yard waste
• Private curbside recycling service available
• Commercial OCC collection

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Today West Coast

• Over 50 years of landfill life remaining
• Tofino
• Recycling depot
• Occasional commercial collection
• Ucluelet

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Bamfield

• All waste is self-managed
• Commercial collection from larger commercial
  operations on East side
• Garbage bins on the wharves for use by boaters
  and locals
• Garbage burning prevalent
• Illegal dumping of large items prevalent
• No recycling services

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ACRD Waste Management Stats

• Recycling Rate is 16 (BC average is 32)
• Per capita waste disposal is 710 kg/capita/year
  (1.93 kg/capita/day)
• Waste Generators
• Alberni Valley Landfill 50 is residential, 50
  is ICI
• West Coast Landfill 13 from residential, 87 is
  ICI

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Some influences

• LOTS of landfill space
• Declining economy in Alberni Valley
• The geography
• Small permanent population
• Distances, topography
• Bamfields road water access
• Lots of tourism/environmental profile
• Enthusiastic residents
• Perception that recyclables are all landfilled
• City of Port Albernis commercial collection
  service
• Political willpower
• if it costs money.

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What the Updated Plan Process Will Address

• Single-Family Residential
• ICI and Multi-family
• Reduction and Reuse
• Product Stewardship
• Promotion and Education
• Construction and Demolition Waste
• Land Clearing Waste
• Illegal Dumping
• Disposal

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Highlights (Where We Expect the Plan Will Go)

• Alberni Valley
• Recycling Depots and/or Residential Curbside
  Recycling
• Yard waste drop-off depots
• Reuse Centre (CMHA built and operated)
• Share Shed at landfill

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Highlights (Where We Expect the Plan Will Go)

• West Coast
• Recycling Depots and Residential Curbside
  Recycling
• Yard waste drop-off
• Share Shed at landfill
• Close stump dump and redirect land clearing waste
  to commercial chipping operation

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Highlights (Where We Expect the Plan Will Go)

• Bamfield
• Waste transfer station
• Recycling Depot Share Shed
• Large item drop-off
• Recycling bins on west wharf
• Enforcement of burning bans

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Region-Wide

• Tourism Industry Campaign
• Awareness materials for accommodations
• Green Business Campaign
• Construction Demolition Waste Reduction
  Mechanisms
• Permits, variable charging, solid waste
  management plans
• Product Stewardship
• Promote existing, support expansion
• Illegal Dumping
• Bylaw, waive tipping fees for community cleanups,
  clean-up funding
• First Nations Linkages

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Region-wide

• Reduction and Reuse
• Backyard composter distribution (Bear Aware)
• Grass Cycling
• Can limits
• Disposal Bans
• Consistent with neighboring regions
• Promotion Education
• Bear Aware, ACRD website, RCBC Hotline, school
  program

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Opportunities

• For more waste diversion/reduction
• For greater regional consistency
• Services
• Tipping fees
• Policies, bylaws
• Messages, Educational materials
• Servicing contracts
• Curbside, depots, containers, composters

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Thank You

• Drew Hadfield
• Manager of Environmental Services
• Alberni Clayoquot Regional District
• Direct 250-720-2714
• Email drew.hadfield_at_acrd.bc.ca
• Maura Walker
• Senior Environmental Planner
• Gartner Lee
• Direct 250-715-1011
• Email mwalker_at_gartnerlee.com