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Paul would like answers for constituents. The City of Calgary noted their curb-side recycling program will be coming out next spring, and there may be an opportunity for municipalities to use the same outside company. The City of Edmonton region noted the PLASCO plant in central Alberta takes mixed plastics. A solution may come with time. Mrs. McQueen advised the province is working on guidelines regarding mixed plastics. Dave Whitfield noted there was a significant change in the handling of mixed plastics in China in advance of the Olympics. We may be seeing different approaches, it may be easier in China, but also a very large supply of plastic is generated worldwide. We have to find out own solutions. It’s very encouraging we are working on these projects. Another area of interest is the business of agricultural plastics: we are dealing with twine and sheet material, silage wrap, finding interest in the marketplace for these materials. Oil prices seem to be driving this. Dave Whitfield then introduced Anita Fisher, Chair of the Capital Region and Mayor of Devon, to provide a report on GIS. Anita’s presentation is located on the CRP website under CRP Projects, Regional Waste Management. Questions & Answers: Q: Where is GIS operated/ housed? A: Currently housed in Strathcona County, as caretaker until the Capital Region Board decides otherwise. There is currently no dedicated funding and staff so we may be looking to municipalities to operate and update data. Q How much did it cost to do study? A: The original grant from the provincial government was $125,000, which has created a great planning tool that you can plug in any scenario and get excellent results. The timing was unfortunate because we were beginning this process at end of the ACRA era. Hopefully the information will still be used on a regional basis to assess scenarios being reviewed. We would be interested in sharing with municipalities. The following presentations were also made, and are available to view on our website: • Bio-Solids Pilot - Paul Ryan, MD of Bighorn • Zero Waste Special Events - Peter Duck, Bow Valley Waste Commission Calgary & Region Waste Reduction Partnership Meeting Page 4
Garry Pollock of the Town of Turner Valley was unable to attend to present information on the Styrofoam ban. Dave Whitfield updated members as follows: • The Town of Turner Valley recently passed a motion to ban Styrofoam in their community. We’ve had many discussions at a regional level, and as a regional partnership, are supporting them with any educational tools they need. They are focusing in on food retailers, which is where the size of Turner Valley is helpful with a smaller number of businesses. They have experienced good support from their vendors. Bud Latta, Director of Engineering, Processing & Disposal for the City of Edmonton gave the following update: The City of Edmonton's Clover Bar Landfill will finally close in mid-2009. This necessitates major changes in how waste is managed in Edmonton. The City has entered into a long term contract with the Beaver Regional Solid Waste Management Commission (in Ryley) for provision of landfill disposal services. That landfill is about 80km from the City. A new major transfer station is under construction at the Edmonton Waste Management Centre, and that will provide the means to load trash in to long haul tractor-trailer units for the haul to Ryley. At the same time, the City is expanding its’ waste diversion programs and infrastructure. The transfer station facility is just part of a large complex that will include equipment for processing incoming waste to provide optimized feed for the composter and, starting in 2010 - for the planned new Biofuels Facility. The Biofuels Facility will be fully operational in 2011 and will produce ethanol (fuel) through a gasification and reformation process. Once everything is running, somewhere between 80% and 90% of the residential waste stream will be diverted from landfill. The Edmonton Materials Recovery Facility is also being expanded to deal with increasing volumes of recyclables collected through our programs. On the collection services side, a major new EcoStation will open in SW Edmonton and will function, as do the other stations, as a regional drop off for trash, recyclables and hazardous waste. We are also piloting some enhanced services such as a "Dumpster free zone" downtown and a carry-out service for seniors. We operate a very popular series of "big bin events" each summer where residents can bring large items to a community centre parking lot where we put it into bins and haul away. Sgt. Donna Hanson, Drug & Organized Crime Awareness Service, RCMP, provided a presentation on the Implications of Crystal Meth labs and Outdoor Grow Operations for Municipal Staff. Following is an overview of some key points: Calgary & Region Waste Reduction Partnership Meeting Page 5
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