The town of Dresden Ontario…

The town of Dresden Ontario is a farming community and we are against having this proposed site at 29831 Irish School Rd, Dresden, ON N0P 1M0 used as a transfer station / garbage dump or landfill
because this wont be a quiet / safe community any more..

A 24/7 Transfer station/Garbage dump or Landfill cause a number of issues. - Having so many Semi Rigs full of garbage driving 24/7, through town with the "BEEP BEEP BEEP back up noise pollution, and with the trucks emissions driving through Dresden will disrupt Infrastructure, and causes damage to access roads by heavy vehicles. Cause Human Health Hazards, Diseases and ecological damages too.
The noise pollution that will travel many kms throughout this community will be too loud.
Sound travels far around this farming community and this proposed site is only 1 km from town.
The entire town already hears the cannery when its at its peak production during the fall and we deal with it because it only lasts 2 months.
This is a quiet small community with a school only 1 km from proposed site that this proposal wants it running 24 hours / 7 days a week ????????? NO !!

1) One tone of biodegradable waste can produce about 400–500 cubic meters of landfill gas. Landfill gas contains methane and carbon dioxide as the major constituents and traces of other gases.
Methane is a greenhouse gas that is 25x more potent than carbon dioxide in trapping heat in the atmosphere. Thus, it increases the implications of global warming and climate change.

2) Methane is a highly flammable gas. In an enclosed space with poor ventilation, this gas lights up easily and can set the entire landfill site ablaze in seconds. Fire can start if the methane concentration is 5 to 15% of the total air volume.
But all danger doesn’t solely lie in methane. Dioxin emissions from the fires are also hazardous to the environment, not to mention the damaging effects they have on the underground water layer.

3) Transfer stations/ Landfills/ Garbage dumps Contaminate Soil and Water
Although it’s not very common for the protective membranes of landfills to rupture, it can be devastating when they do. Hazardous chemicals, gases, and toxins seep from landfills and get mixed with soil and groundwater, causing soil and water pollution.
The infiltrated metals, ammonium, carbons, and other toxins make the soil lose its texture and naturality and kill aquatic flora and fauna.

4. Transfer stations / Landfills Garbage dumps Contaminate Soil and Water
Although it’s not very common for the protective membranes of landfills to rupture, it can be devastating when they do. Hazardous chemicals, gases, and toxins seep from landfills and get mixed with soil and groundwater, causing soil and water pollution.
The infiltrated metals, ammonium, carbons, and other toxins make the soil lose its texture and naturality and kill aquatic flora and fauna.

5.) Landfills Transfer stations and garbage dumps Affect Wildlife and human life.
Hazardous chemicals, gases, and toxins seep from transfer stations/ Garbage dumps / landfills get mixed with soil and groundwater, causing soil and water pollution.
The infiltrated metals, ammonium, carbons, and other toxins make the soil lose its texture and naturality and kill aquatic flora and fauna.

6) Dresden has Endangered Queen Snakes and other wildlife and endangered aquatic life and plants in our area.
transfer stations / Garbage dumps and Landfill sites have negative effects on plants, fish and animals. Certain birds and animals feed on landfill sites. By doing so, they ingest plastic, aluminum, drywall, and other material. This is detrimental and can be fatal for the birds and other critters in the long run.

7) Landfills Transfer Stations and Garbage dumps Affect Human and Mental Health.
Studies have shown that people living near or prolonged exposure to transfer stations, garbage dumps and landfills have been linked to cancer, respiratory disorders, and developmental defects in children.
Short-term exposure to ammonia and hydrogen sulfide in the air can cause eye, nose, and throat irritation and asthma. Other reported health complaints include sleeping difficulties, weight loss, and chest pain.
Methane and carbon dioxide can affect oxygen availability to tissues, causing coordination issues, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and unconsciousness.

8) Cosmetic impacts. The sight and smell of a 24 / 7 transfer station garbage dump or landfill are unpleasant on the eye and nose, leading to discomfort and mental health for residents living in its vicinity. If located in a tourism area, (which Dresden is a tourist area) it can harm the economic performance of a region by discouraging visitors.

(*** Has anyone driven along the 401 passing the Transfer station/ Landfill or Garbage dump west of London??. It smells real bad 5 km before you pass dump and 5 km further after you pass it. And when the wind blows, the stomach turning odor travels far and wide for many more KM's)

Hazardous waste. Often, hazardous chemicals, toxins and other substances are never disposed of responsibly, instead ending up in landfill sites. Here, they can contaminate the soil, groundwater and air (as mentioned above) and endanger the lives of plants, animals and human life.
Ecological imbalance. The proliferation of bacteria at a transfer station, garbage dump or landfill sites can disrupt the delicate harmony of surrounding ecosystems, promoting the growth of certain species to the detriment of others. This can potentially cause endangerment or even extinction of local populations.

We only have one planet, and our careless handling of waste is harming it. Taking care of the environment is everyone’s responsibility, for ourselves, for our planet, and for our children.
This proposed site is only 1 km from a robust thriving town. Its too close to schools, residences and business's.

Impacts of Waste
Disposing waste in a landfill has a number of negative impacts. Foremost, any valuable resources contained in the discarded waste, such as metals, minerals and nutrients, are permanently lost. Disposal loses not just the tangible materials, but also the labour, energy and water that went into
mining, refining, growing, harvesting and manufacturing all of the discarded items.
Further, when wastes are disposed in a landfill, rain or snowmelt that enters the landfill can absorb contaminants from the waste as it breaks down.
This contaminated liquid is called leachate. Many everyday items, from textiles to toys to cosmetics, contain substances, such as metals, flame retardants and phthalates (chemicals used to make plastics flexible), that can potentially make leachate toxic. All new landfills in Ontario approved after 1998 must include a leachate collection system in their design, but these systems do not eliminate all risk of toxic substances seeping out and contaminating nearby soil or water.

Landfills are also contributors to global climate change. When food and other organic wastes are disposed in landfill, they decompose without oxygen, releasing methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Most large landfills in Ontario are required to have a landfill gas collection system that collects and manages the gases generated. However, emissions from landfills without these capture systems remain a major source of greenhouse gases in Ontario.
Landfills emit almost 90% of the waste sector’s emissions, which make up 4% of Ontario’s total
greenhouse gas emissions.

Perhaps the most pressing concern related to waste disposal in the province is a diminishing landfill
capacity. Despite their negative impacts, landfills continue to be the primary form of waste management in Ontario. However, if Ontario continues on its current trajectory of waste generation and disposal, all existing landfill capacity in Ontario will be filled within 11 to 14 years (by 2032 to 2035).

The IC&I sector is particularly vulnerable to landfill shortages: the Ontario Waste Management
Association estimates that municipalities own 47% of Ontario’s remaining landfill capacity, which they
mostly reserve for their own residential waste. Private sector landfills hold the remaining 53% of landfill
capacity, which mostly accept both residential and IC&I waste. With fewer landfills accessible to the IC&I
sector, Ontario businesses rely heavily on cheap disposal in Michigan. If the United States were to halt
waste imports, Ontario businesses would be forced to find alternative domestic waste management options at much higher cost.
Further, if the United States were to close its borders to Ontario’s waste, landfill space within the province would be exhausted even earlier, potentially by 2029.
Only two new landfills, located in the Niagara and Ottawa regions, have been approved in Ontario
since 1999, with most additional landfill capacity over the past 20 years coming from the expansion of existing Non-Hazardous Waste sites.
In July 2020, in recognition of the strong opposition by many communities to new local landfills, the
province required that the proponent of any new landfill obtain support from the host municipality and
specified adjacent municipalities.

This municipality of Dresden Ontario does NOT support this proposal.