YORK1 Warren Transfer Ltd. - Environmental Compliance Approval (waste)

This application is for an amendment to the existing amended Environmental Compliance Approval A680029 for the use and operation of a waste disposal site to be used for waste transfer and processing of solid non-hazardous institutional, commercial, construction, and demolition waste.

The waste transfer and processing facility under the current amended ECA A680029 has a maximum storage limit for waste including processed, unprocessed, and residual of 3,000 tonnes. Maximum amount of residual waste stored at the Site shall not exceed 500 tonnes at any one time. Maximum outside wood storage is 700 tonnes upon construction of two concrete pads. The operating hours are 24 hours per day and 7 days per week.

The following changes are proposed in the amendment:

• construct an additional scale for outbound traffic
• construct bunkers for outdoor storage of inert materials including concrete, brick/block, gravel, and asphalt with a storage capacity of 1,722 tonnes
• remove wood waste stored outdoors
• allow for the storage of 110 tonnes of wood waste indoors
• increase the maximum amount of stored residual waste indoors from 500 tonnes to 1,000 tonnes
• allow for the maximum annual amount of 365,000 tonnes for residual waste transferred from the Site with an annualized daily average of 1,000 tonnes
• modify the existing processing/transfer building
• install a waste compactor within the processing/transfer building (optional)