NorPen Waste Management Authority NWMA

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NorPen Waste Management Authority (NWMA)

• Mission Statement
• Conservation and Protection through Solid Waste
  Management, Ensuring a Healthy Environment for
  the Present and Future.

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Presentation Overview

• History
• Board Structure
• Mandate
• Geographic Regions
• Operation Cost
• Waste Audit
• Successes
• Challenges
• Acknowledgement

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History

• Northern Peninsula Waste Management Committee
  formed in 2001 as a result of an engineered waste
  management study that was undertaken on the tip
  of the Northern Peninsula in 2000.
• Study identified waste issues in the region and
  suggested a waste management committee be formed
  to handle the regions concerns.

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History Contd

• Coordinator was hired in December of 2002 through
  funding provided by the Muti-Materials
  Stewardship Board.
• On July 25, 2005, then Hon. Jack Byrne, Minister
  of Municipal and Provincial Affairs, gave the
  committee authority status under the Regional
  Service Board Act. The Authority was given the
  responsibility of developing and operating solid
  waste sites within specified areas of the
  Northern Peninsula.

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Board Members

• Deputy Mayor Doug Mills, Chair, Subregion 1
• Mayor Edgar Filler, Vice Chair, Subregion 2
• Mrs. Iris Decker, Subregion 1
• Mayor Todd Hedderson, Subregion 1
• Deputy Mayor John Sexton, Subregion 1
• Deputy Mayor Alan Wilton, Subregion 2
• Deputy Mayor Tennis Cassell, Subregion 2
• Mayor Richard May, Subregion3
• Mr. Cecil Hughes, Subregion 3
• Mrs. Jayne Caines, Subregion 3

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Mandate

• To work towards consolidating existing
  landfill/incinerator sites into modern waste
  management landfill sites.
• To reach at least 50 waste diversion.
• Reduce the number of waste disposal sites on the
  Northern Peninsula.

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Mandate Contd

• Undertake a community awareness campaign on the
  importance of consolidation of disposal sites,
  waste diversion and the benefits of programs such
  as composting.
• Implement a cost effective waste management
  system that will ensure environmental
  sustainability for present and future generations.

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Geographic Regions

• There are four sub-regions in Northern
  Newfoundland.
• Sub-region 1 includes 19 communities from
  Goose Cove to Boat Harbour .
• Sub-region 2 includes 7 communities from Main
  Brook Englee Operations began on November 14,
  2005, in Subregion 1 2.
• Sub-region 3 includes 28 communities from Eddies
  Cove East to Castor River South Operations
  will begin on September 29, 2008.
• Sub-region 4 includes 5 communities from Eddies
  Cove West to River of Ponds Consultations will
  take place for this Subregion in the near future.
  

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Operation Cost

• Business Owners
• business owners have the option to have their
  waste picked up weekly by NWMA at a cost of 1.50
  per bag or deliver it to the site themselves at a
  cost of
• Half Pick up load 10.00
• Full Pick-up Load 15.00
• Full Pick-up and Trailer 30.00
• Full Dump Truck/Tandem 50.00
• Full Tractor Trailer 150.00 
• For use of pick up truck, after 6 loads per week,
  no charge
• Residential
• Annual collection fee of 85.00
• Apartments 42.50
• Special Waste
• Different cost for various types of waste

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Waste Audit

• Average of 1.22 kg of residential waste per
  person per day is being generated.
• Business waste generated was 10351 cubic metres.
  
• Cardboard waste 274 metric tonnes.
• Bottle/container recycling - 88 participation.

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Waste Audit Contd

• Composting - 23 participation.
• NewCo Metals collected 21 metric tonnes of metals
  from the two landfill sites.
• Food waste and wood fiber products make up 42 of
  the residential waste.
• Accepted 124 dump truck loads of special waste.
  

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Successes

• Closure of 7 old sites (MMSB)
• Roddickton/Englee/Bide Arm incinerator site
• Conche 2 sites (waste disposal site and wreck
  site)
• Croque
• Main Brook 2 sites
• Ship Cove
• St. Anthony decommission incinerator and clean
  up former site
• St. Lunaire-Griquet Phase 1 of closure to be
  begin in June 2008
• Quarterly newsletter
• School Presentations
• Web site (www.norpenwaste.ca)
• Successful operation of two consolidated landfill
  sites
• Weekly collection of waste using 2 compactor
  trucks

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Challenges

• Household Hazardous Waste Depot Pilot Project
• Recycling Program
• Subregion 3 (Eddies Cove East to Castor River
  South)
• decommission Castor River site
• clean-up St. Barbe and Sraits sites
• re-develop St. Barbe/Straits into one site
• install monitoring wells on new site
• purchase compactor truck
• Subregion 4 (Eddies Cove West to River of Ponds)
  Consultations
• Increase Public Awareness regarding proper waste
  management (composting 3 Rs)

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Challenges Contd

• Illegal Dumping
• Car Wrecks
• Regional Waste Management Forum
• Long term Capital funding
• Employee incentive program
• Transfer station
• Fire Services Subregion 3
• Medical Sharps
• Electronics Waste

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Acknowledgement

• MMSB for their continued funding for Coordinator,
  Public Education, closure of old sites and
  feasibility studies. Also, the Departments of
  Municipal Affairs, Environment and Conservation
  for their continued support of NWMAs mandate.
• Communities/Local Services Districts for their
  cooperation.

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Thank You

• More information is available at
  www.norpenwaste.ca