February 2,1999
To: East York Community Council
From:Angelos Bacopoulos, General Manager
Solid Waste Management Services
Subject:25 Esandar Drive - Application for a Provisional Certificate of Approval,
Waste Disposal Site (Transfer/Processing)
Purpose:
This report is to the February 17, 1999 East York Community Council. It responds to a
request for details of the cost of $120.00 per tonne to dispose of waste that potentially could
be abandoned at the proposed waste disposal site at 25 Esandar Drive.
Financial Implications:
N/A
Recommendations:
That this report be received as information.
Background:
The East York Community Council at its meeting on January 20, 1999 requested that the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services submit to its February 17, 1999 meeting a
report on the component costs to remove and dispose of waste that could potentially be
abandoned at the proposed waste disposal site at 25 Esandar Drive.
Discussion:
The cost of $120.00 per tonne comprises of the following:
Equipment mobilization and use$15.00 per tonne
Contracted haulage$30.00 per tonne
Administration and security$10.00 per tonne
Disposal fee$65.00 per tonne
The disposal fee of $65.00 per tonne is the estimated fair market final disposal rate after the
closure of the Keele Valley Landfill.
Delta Disposal System Ltd. supplied the following information with the expectation that the
financial assurance of $60,000.00 would be revised.
- Composition of Incoming waste:
Sorted Waste
MaterialDisposal DestinationFee Structure
WoodWood Waste Solution Can. Inc.By weight
Concrete, bricks, earthEastern HeadlandBy truck load
MetalsSold -
Unpainted drywallRecycler -
Mixed construction wasteLandfillBy weight
made up of painted drywall,
tiles, singles, insulation,
cardboard, plastics and furniture
- Seven weighscale receipts from the Works and Emergency Services Department indicating
that the density of these mixed construction waste disposed at the Keele Valley Landfill
was 163 kg/m3.
- Seven recycling slips from Miller Waste Systems indicating that the density of these mixed
wood waste disposed at the Markham Yard of Wood Waste Solution Inc. was 144 kg/m3.
Staff suggest that the City assume a relatively heavy waste density of approximately 500
kg/m3 as originally stated, since the density of mixed construction waste can vary
considerably, and since the capacity in the site's Certificate of Approval is based on volume
rather than tonnage, which is unusual.
It has been our staff's experience at abandoned waste disposal sites that there is no correlation
between the quantity and type of waste allowed to be stored as per the Certificate of Approval
and the amount actually left on site. Therefore, the financial assurance of $60,000.00 is
reasonable, and a lesser amount would not adequate protect the City.
Furthermore, staff stress that if the proponent applies to the MOE to change the specific
capacity from cubic metres to tonnes, the City should be advised and the financial assurance
should be raised to $115,200.00.
Conclusion:
The financial assurance of $60,000.00 as originally recommended by staff is reasonable and
will provide the City with adequate protection.
Contact Name:
Kim Choo-Ying, P.Eng.
Environmental Engineer
East York Civic Centre
Tel. No.:(416) 397-4484
Fax. No.:(416) 397-4582
Angelor Bacopoulos
General Manager
Solid Waste Management Services Division
Works and Emergency Services Department
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