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Green Lane Resources – Proposed New Processing Facility for City’s Mixed Waste
Reduse residual solid waste The City of Toronto is pursuing a number of waste diversion initiatives to increase the diversion rate.

In addition to pursuing diversion initiatives, the City will need to build a mixed waste processing facility to divert 75,000 tonnes per year of recyclable and compostable materials from the mixed waste stream.
           
   

Green Lane Resources is the interim name used throughout these pages to identify the proposed mixed waste processing facility. City of Toronto owned lands, adjacent to the Green Land Landfill, met all the screening criteria and is the only site that has sufficient property available for the development of a mixed waste processing facility. Read more...

 

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Procurement Process
Procurement process update.

Mixed Waste Processing Study Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Staff Report
Toronto Public Health (TPH) oversaw the HIA component of the Mixed Waste Processing Study conducted by Golder Associates on behalf of Solid Waste Management Services. Toronto Public Health's Staff Report (PDF) was considered at June 28 Toronto Board of Health meeting.
Mixed Waste Processing Facility, Green Lane Resources newsletter
Green Lane Resources Update newsletter is now available online. It has been sent to the contacts on this project's mailing list. The newsletter provides information on the project goals, status, and public consultation community input received.
Health Impact Assessment, Consultation Summary Report
In March 2010, representatives from Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Oneida Nation of the Thames, Elgin-St. Thomas Public Health Unit, Middlesex-London Health Unit, Green Lane Landfill Public Liaison Committee and the Township of Southwold participated in a workshop designed to obtain a better understanding of any potential health concerns that the community around the Green Lane Landfill site might have with the proposed waste processing facility.

The input from the workshop will be used to assess strategies and measures that can be incorporated into the facility design that would lessen the potential negative impacts. Read the report here (PDF).
The City of Toronto plans to build a new waste processing facility
As part of its 'Getting to 70% Diversion' Plan the City of Toronto is seeking to pre-qualify contractor/ technology vendor teams for the Design, Build and Operation (DBO) of a mixed waste processing facility capable of diverting at least 75,000 tonnes per year of residual municipal waste from landfill. Click here (PDF) for details.
Mixed Waste Processing Facility – Open House in Southwold Township
On September 30, 2009 an open house was held to provide the local community with information on the proposed mixed waste processing facility to be located on lands adjacent to the Green Lane Landfill. Click to view Presentation Boards (PDF) and Handout (PDF) provided at the Open House.

Local consultations and assessments are ongoing in Southwold Township. Contact us if you have any comments or would like to be added to the project mailing list.

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