GFL Environmental Inc. - Environmental Compliance Approval (waste)

This proposal is for an amendment to Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) No. A2106622 for GFL Environmental Inc., for the use and operation of a waste transfer/processing site. The waste transfer/processing facility is approximately 3,000 square metres in area located on the GFL site that is approximately 1.5 hectares in size.

The proposal is to amend the existing ECA to include blue box recycling material, to increase the daily allowable tonnage of solid non-hazardous waste (including blue box recycling material) to 600 tonnes and to update operating hours to 24 hours per day, Monday to Saturday.

The facility will receive solid non-hazardous waste up to a maximum of 600 tonnes per day, and will store up to 500 tonnes of recyclables on site at any one time. The maximum annual receipt rate for the transfer station will be 105,00 tonnes. For liquid non-hazardous and subject industrial waste there will be no change to daily maximum receipt of forty 13,000-litres trucks, or total of 520,000 litres of waste. The maximum storage capacity for liquid waste will be 720,000 litres in 9 outdoor above ground storage tanks and 100,000 kilograms of sludge on two indoor sludge pads (or 6 roll off bins).

The facility consists of scaling/receiving area, tipping floor, product storage area and storage bunkers, and an administrative facility. The facility will serve as a regional facility with primary service area being the City of Toronto, but will be able to receive waste from within the province of Ontario.

The hours of operation for the facility are 24 hours per day, Monday to Saturday. Truck traffic entering the site is controlled through the scale house attendant.

The facility is capable of receiving and transferring solid non-hazardous waste (including blue box recyclable material), solid and liquid subject wastes limited to following waste classes 111, 112, 113, 114, 121, 122, 123, 131, 132, 133, 145, 146, 149, 150, 211, 212, 213, 221, 222, 231, 232, 233, 251, 252, 253 and 254; aqueous waste with characteristics L,C,T and waste electrical and electronic equipment for temporary storage.

All waste entering the site will be inspected by trained personnel to ensure that the waste is approved as per our ECA. Any unacceptable waste will be refused.