GFL Environmental Inc. - Environmental Compliance Approval (waste)

Instrument type: Environmental Compliance Approval (waste)

ERO number
019-8433
Ministry reference number
4860-D2WQ4P
Notice type
Instrument
Act
Environmental Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990
Posted by
Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
Notice stage
Proposal
Proposal posted
Comment period
March 25, 2024 - May 9, 2024 (45 days) Open
Last updated

This consultation closes at 11:59 p.m. on:
May 9, 2024

Proposal summary

This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (waste disposal) for GFL Environmental Inc. (GFL), for a non-hazardous solid waste transfer and processing facility, located at 48 Sluse Road in East Gwillimbury, Ontario.

Location details

Site address

48 Sluse Road
East Gwillimbury , ON
Canada

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Proponent(s)

GFL Environmental Inc.
48 Sluse Road
East Gwillimbury, ON
L9N 1G8
Canada

Proposal details

This proposal is for a new Environmental Compliance Approval (waste disposal) for GFL Environmental Inc. (GFL), for a non-hazardous solid waste transfer and processing facility.

The site is a 11.4 hectare property located in Holland Landing, Ontario. The facility accepts solid non-hazardous clean wood waste including:

  • clean wood
  • wood chips
  • wood skids and pieces, and
  • wood shavings and sawdust

The operations at the facility include receiving the wood wastes and then processing the waste to reduce the wood in size, as required.

This application requests a maximum of 500 tonnes of incoming wood waste per day, with a maximum on-site storage capacity of 1,044 tonnes of unprocessed wood waste and processed wood products. GFL is requesting that receiving and shipping of wood waste/wood products may occur from 7 am to 9 pm, Monday to Sunday. The site serves the Province of Ontario.

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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto, ON
M4V 1P5
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