This consultation was open from:
April 10, 2025
to May 25, 2025
Decision summary
An amendment to the the existing Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) number 6400-D3GJFF for a Waste Disposal Site (transfer/processing) located at 2329 Royal Windsor Drive, Oakville, Ontario, has been granted.
Location details
Site address
2329 Royal Windsor Drive
Oakville,
ON
Canada
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GFL Environmental Services Inc.
2329 Royal Windsor Drive
Oakville,
ON
L6J 7X7
Canada
Decision details
An amendment to the the existing Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) number 6400-D3GJFF for a Waste Disposal Site (transfer/processing) located at 2329 Royal Windsor Drive, Oakville, Ontario, has been granted. There is no change in the waste quantity or operating hours or service area.
The approval includes the receipt and processing of following additional waste classess:
- additional Ontario waste classes such as inorganic waste (141, 147), non-halogenated spent solvents (211-213 inclusive), fuels (221, 222), halogenated spent solvents (241, 242) as bulk liquid waste prior to the recycling/disposal facilities
- the receipt of bulk liquid waste for consolidation is in outdoor storage tanks (up to a maximum of 90 days) before transfer to recycling/disposal facilities
Effects of consultation
The City of Oakville provided response via ERO link and indicated that the site is zoned E3 which permits a waste processing station or waste transfer site. However, such activities in zoning E3 are prohibited on any lot which is within 800 metres of a residential zone. Given the site location is within 200 metres of residentially zoned lands, the proposed activities are prohibited by zoning by-laws.
Response:
Responsibility for land use planning decisions, including any zoning amendments, rests with the municipality and is outside the scope of the Director's legal authority under the EPA.
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4145 North Service Road
Suite 300
Burlington,
ON
L7L 6A3
Canada
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from May 30, 2025 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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Start the process to appeal
If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.
First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.
If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.
Seek leave to appeal
To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- mail your application to three parties
1. Prepare your application
You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:
- A document that includes:
- your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
- the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
- a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
- your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
- the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
- whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
- the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
- the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
- the outcome you’d like to see
- A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
- Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered
The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:
- is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
- could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?
2. Provide your notice
You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.
In your notice, please include a brief description of the:
- decision that you wish to appeal
- grounds for granting leave to appeal
You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:
College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
3. Mail your application
You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:
- appellate body
- issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
- proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)
GFL Environmental Services Inc.
2329 Royal Windsor Drive
Oakville,
ON
L6J 7X7
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Include the following:
This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.
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Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
GFL Environmental Services Inc. is requesting to amend Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) number 6400-D3GJFF for a Waste Disposal Site (transfer/processing) located at 2329 Royal Windsor Drive, Oakville, Ontario. The function of the Waste Disposal Site is to:
- receive, consolidate, and transfer liquid industrial wastes from fleet maintenance and washing activities; and
- receive, temporarily store, and transfer bulk liquid wastes (not more than 90 days) to other Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) approved recycling/disposal facilities. Waste is collected from GFL’s industrial and commercial clients within the Provinces of Ontario.
GFL presently owns approximately 6,637 cubic metres (1.64 acres) of land with two existing buildings of 452 cubic metres (4,870 square feet) and 640 cubic metres (6,905 squared feet), which are used for administration and maintenance purposes, located at 2329 Royal Windsor Drive, Oakville, Ontario (herein referred to as the “site”). The property is located on Part of Lot 2, Concession 2, South of Dundas Street, Trafalgar, approximately 2.0 kilometres south of Highway 403, in a industrial zone.
The zoning plan shows current industrial, commercial, and utility zoning within the vicinity of the site, including commercial retailers, transportation services, repair shops, and others. The main operations will occur at the northwest area of the site, adjacent to the parking lot & admin/operations building. The site is approved to receive a maximum of 500 tonnes daily, and a maximum of 144,000 tonnes on an annual average basis of liquid industrial waste and non-hazardous waste.
The site footprint includes the following components:
- a 100 cubic metres concrete pad with containment curbs to provide stability for up to four double wall above-ground storage tanks with a maximum capacity of 60,000 litres each
- a 70 cubic metres concrete pad with containment curbs for the unloading / washing activities
This proposal is intended to amend current ECA as follows:
- ability to receive, consolidate, and transfer additional Ontario waste classes such as: inorganic waste (141, 147), non-halogenated spent solvents (211-213 inclusive), Fuels (221, 222), halogenated spent solvents (241, 242) as bulk liquid waste prior to the recycling/disposal facilities.
Activities to be performed include, but are not limited to the following:
- the receipt of bulk liquid waste for consolidation in outdoor storage tanks (up to a maximum of 90 days) before transfer to recycling/disposal facilities
- the transfer of bulk containers to outdoor storage tanks, or the loading of tankers from the outdoor storage tanks will be conducted via electric driven transfer pumps
- unloading and washing hydrovacs, tankers and vacuum trucks on the concrete pad with containment curbs, including a sump to collect the wastewater. Excess water generated will be transferred to the vertical tanks for temporary storage and further disposal
Supporting materials
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from April 10, 2025
to May 25, 2025
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