The company said that the facility, which it acquired late
last year, is undergoing extensive upgrades at a cost of around $16
million to make it the most technologically advanced of its kind in
the city.
According to WM, the semi-automated single stream
recycling plant will process an estimated 87,000 tonnes of C&D
material in its first full year.
The company also claimed that as the facility will be equipped to
sort waste materials, contractors and developers will no longer
have to separate at source, and this will result in increased
recovery rates.
Located south of Queen Elizabeth Way at New Toronto Street, the
facility will serve western Toronto and the southern parts of Peel
Region - a site the company said that it selected because strong
construction activity and population growth are anticipated.
The C&D facility will support local and provincial government
efforts to divert these materials from landfill to 'mine' them for their valuable recyclable
content, according to WM.
In addition to the C&D facility, which is scheduled to come
online later this year, the company has launched an online tool
that it said will help building planners, contractors, architects
and owners measure their C&D recycling, tabulate total
diversion rates and provide documentation to support LEED
certification.
At every construction site, builders have an opportunity to divert
a variety of C&D materials. Waste Management explained that
with so many substances to manage, such as wood, rock, metal,
cardboard, plastic, shingles, concrete, etc., calculating total
diversion has traditionally been a time-consuming process.
The company claimed that The Diversion and Recycling Tracking tool (DART) aims to simplify this and is currently available across the U.S. and Canada.
Bron: Waste Management World February 2012
Informatie: Karim Tejani Senior Economic Advisor CG Toronto ( karim.tejani@minbuza.nl).
