Proposed Waste Disposal Site
(Transfer/Processing) - 25 Esandar Drive
The East York Community Council recommends adoption of the following report
(January 14, 1999) from the General Manager Solid Waste Management Services:
Purpose:
This report is to the January 20, 1999 East York Community Council. It responds to an
inquiry on the adequacy of the financial assurance in the amount of $6,000.00 as suggested by
the proponent, Delta Disposal Systems Ltd.
Financial Implications:
N/A.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1)the City advise the Ministry of the Environment that the City considers the financial
assurance of $6,000.00, as suggested by the proponent, inadequate;
(2)the financial assurance required be increased to $60,000.00; and
(3)the City request the Ministry of the Environment to notify the City in writing of any
application to amend the capacity of the facility.
Background:
The East York Community Council, at its meeting on December 8, 1998, requested that the
Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services submit a report to its meeting of January
20, 1999 on the adequacy of the financial assurance as suggested by the proponent in support
of its Application for a Provincial Certificate of Approval, Waste Disposal Site
(Transfer/Processing) at 25 Esandar Drive.
Discussion:
The financial assurance of $6,000.00 as suggested by the proponent was based on a
transportation cost of $10.00 per tonne, a disposal fee of $50.00 per tonne, and a disposal fee
of $50.00 per tonne.
Staff considers the foregoing costs to be inadequate.
According to the Application, the maximum rate at which the site receives waste per day is
360 cubic metres (Section 4(e) ), and the maximum temporary storage would be to a
maximum of 600 cubic metres (Section 6). Therefore, the potential maximum of waste on the
site at any one time would be 960 cubic metres. However, the Ministry had informed the City
that it would include a clause in the Certificate of Approval limiting the volume of waste on
site at any one time to 600 cubic metres. Regardless of this limiting volume, the City prefers
that the potential maximum of 960 cubic metres, equivalent to about 500 tonnes, be used to
calculate the financial assurance.
Staff suggest a cost of $120.00 per tonne for the disposal of any waste abandoned on site. This
cost would cover the cost of administration, security, loading, haulage and final disposal.
Based on the foregoing, the required financial assurance is $60,000.00.
Conclusion:
The financial assurance of $6,000.00 as suggested by the proponent is inadequate.
Contact Name:
Kim Choo-Ying
Environmental Engineer
East York Civic Centre
Tel. No.: (416)397-4485
Fax No.: (416)397-4582
The East York Community Council submits the following report (February 2, 1999)
from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services:
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
Recommendation:
It is recommended that this report be received for 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.
(1)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
(2)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.
(3)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 adequately 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
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Mr. Stanley Clapp, solicitor for Mr. Joseph Bonfa, appeared before the East York Community
Council in connection with the foregoing matter.
