Sort Today Save Tomorrow The Township of Southgate MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Where is Southgate? Southgate MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Southgate is located in Grey County 7354 residents 2987 residential households 72 seasonal homes 80 commercial/industrial properties. 491 collection kilometers MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Waste Resources and Diversion Management Department Staff 3 full time drivers 3 part time transfer station attendants Administration assistant Public Works Manager Fleet Manager MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Then and Now Amalgamation (3 communities): 1st: pick up recycling & waste with a dump 2nd: landfill with recycling, no curbside 3rd: landfill without recycling Cost for the cart system program in 2003 rollout along with closing two landfills and designing two transfer stations was $3.4 million MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Southgate’s Cart System MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Operations: 2 Transfer Stations 1 Landfill with a scale Own all land within the Contaminant Attenuation Zone (CAZ) Compost Facility 2 closed monitored Landfills MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Dundalk Transfer Station MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Egremont Transfer Station MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Funded Services Orange Drop – Municipal Hazardous and Special Waste moves every three months Used oil tank, used antifreeze tank, filters and plastics Electronics Tires Blue Box Recycling MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Non-funded Services White goods and scrap metal Drywall and shingles Clothing bins Reuse items Recycle cart upgrade exchange Brush and dirty wood Compost (finished product) 240 litres for free or trailer load for $30 MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Outdoor Compost Facility MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Compost Facility organics automated curbside collection program since 2003 outdoor windrow receiving system on a large asphalt pad working organics pile reaches approximately 70-74° Celsius to breakdown weeds, food, bones, etc. MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Participate in Compost Canada’s Giant Pumpkin Growing Contest Every Year MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Current Collection Truck MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Collection Truck Information The average life span for a collection truck has a 7 to 10 year cycle In 2016 for the 2013 Labrie Autocar Truck Maintenance $31,739.12 Materials and supplies $6,995.40 Fuel and oil $29,595.73 No WSIB claims Two camera’s in each truck, inside the hopper and on the windshield MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 What’s Wrong With this Picture? MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Customer Service Call received from an irate resident stating that their waste and compost carts hadn’t been picked up Communication with collection driver to drop off the camera card for that day Video is reviewed and determined the resident didn’t have their carts out Resident contacted and shown no carts were out and email a time stamped screen shot of the location MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Promotion and Education Visit schools including private schools Inside my Blue Cart Stickers From your Green Cart Back to the Earth Stickers Magnets for collection trucks Have booth at local festivals Organics Origami MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Public Liaison Committee Mandated in Landfill ECA from MOECC Terms Resident involvement Public Education MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Composition Audit The last audit was completed in 2013 with a summer student and PLC member Waste Cart Materials by Weight Recycling Cart Material By Weight MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Costs Gas monitoring costs Trucking to divert shingles Engineering charges Diverting items without funding Carts supplied for events free MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Benefits of Owning a Compactor MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Challenges Bulky plastics Carpet – requirement specific size & dry Bale Wrap Plastic Bags in organics Rising costs for services without funding Habits of the human nature Mattresses and other non-reusable furniture MWA Spring Workshop May 2017

MWA Spring Workshop May 2017 Thank you Jim Ellis 519-923-2110 ext. 224 jellis@southgate.ca Tracey Dupuis 519-923-2110 ext. 233 tdupuis@southgate.ca MWA Spring Workshop May 2017