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CONTENTS December 2011/January 2012 Volume 16, Number 6

Canada’s magazine on collection, hauling, processing & disposal

COVER STORY A new study shows how waste diversion affects employment in the waste sector and upstream producers, with deposit-refund systems for used beverage containers leading to many more jobs than curbside collection. by Clarissa Morawski

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EMPLOYMENT FROM DIVERSION

FEATURES

CLEANTECH

DIVERSION: SCHOOL PROGRAMS RCO’s Waste-Free Lunch Challenge. by Catherine Leighton

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EDUCATION: VEHICLE Simcoe County’s waste diversion education vehicle. by Willma Bureau

DEPARTMENTS Editorial Up Front Waste Business Organic Matters Show report

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OWMA Report Regulation Roundup Ad Index Blog

Annual BUYERS GUIDE

Waste and Recycling Products & Services Pages 21-36

Education vehicle, page 15.

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CLEANTECH: OPINION Cleantech and non-tariff trade barriers. by Aaron Atcheson

CLEANTECH: NETHERLANDS REPORT Report from the recent trade mission. by Guy Crittenden

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Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo, page 48.

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EDITORIAL

by Guy Crittenden “The sentence is the latest chapter in a long twisted tale of deception not only in the career of Bobby Waxman, but his family.”

Bobby Waxman Sentenced to Jail

n March 11, 2011, a jury convicted wellBobby Waxman saw his opportunity to defraud known scrap dealer Robert “Bobby” WaxPhilip and enrigh himself in these complicated man, 56, on four counts of fraud over $5,000 transactions. and two counts of theft over $5,000. On October 20, In 1996 Waxman began turning the two-way 2011, in a Hamilton, Ontario courtroom, Superior deals with Pechiney and Kataman into three-way Court Justice J. Lofchik sentenced Waxman to eight deals with a new company, Parametal. Often mulyears in a federal penitentiary and ordered him to tiple transactions would take place on a single day. pay a fine of $15,514,643, the amount he stole; failParametal supplied cash immediately to Philip on ure to pay will result in Waxman serving another six 30 or 60 day terms, much as the bank had, so Philyears in jail. ip didn’t have to factor invoices. What no one The sentence is the latest chapter in a long knew at the time was that Parametal, which was twisted tale of deception not only in the career of operated by a front man, was secretly 75 per cent Bobby Waxman, but his family: a few years ago owned by Waxman and that he personally profited his Uncle Morris successfully sued his late father from each deal, directing money through an offChester for stealing his share of the family’s Hamshore company to bank accounts in Switzerland. Robert “Bobby” Waxman ilton-based scrap recycling company and profits in an These funds were then used to buy horses, jewellery, elaborate scheme with which Bobby was intimately involved. expensive wine, art and clothing. This was not just so Waxman could The in the 2011 sentencing arose from dealings in copper cathode, live the high life; these items could then be resold, concealing the a pure form of copper used in various industrial applications, while original source of the funds and effectively “laundering” the proceeds Waxman was president of the Metals Recovery Group of Philip Serviof the copper transactions. ces Corp. (where Waxman was also a director). Waxman diverted in Between April 1996 and April 1997, Waxman carried out 69 threeexcess of US $17 million of Philip’s money to separate corporate entiway deals involving Philip, Pechiney and Parametal, and one two-way ties he controlled. deal directly between Philip and Parametal. The transactions were reThe judge’s decision reveals the details of a fraud that, when disferred to as “ring outs” or triangles due to their three-sided nature. covered in the late 1990s, triggered the unraveling of Philip Services Waxman personally received over $4.9 million from these ring outs. and losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In order to facilitate the transactions, Waxman set up two companAs president of the metals group, Waxman was in charge of buying ies in the State of Delaware — Monopol and Oracle — owned solely and selling copper cathode on behalf of Philip. Most of the copper by him. The Deleware companies were in turn owned by a third comwas bought from two US companies: Pechiney (in Connecticut) and pany he set up in Ireland called Oracle International Holdings. TransKataman (in Missouri). Sometimes the copper was legitimately sold actions were directed by Waxman in which Parametal (and ultimately to customers like General Motors. At other times, however, copper Oracle) and Pechiney made profits, and Philip lost money. Instead of was traded in order to generate cash flow for the rapidly-growing actually generating cash for Philip, the ring outs made profit for WaxPhilip. With Waxman’s assistance, Philip also booked as inventory man at the expense of Philip. copper it didn’t really own. Waxman made more than $8 million on other crooked deals, some Throughout 1994 to 1997 Philip was busy buying other companies involving copper sales to a company called MIT in which Waxman across North America, and the expansion led to cash shortages. To had an indirect interest; other times Waxman brazenly directed Philip raise cash, Philip would buy copper from Pechiney, for instance, and to ship copper cathode to Parametal, but issue no invoice (i.e., straightsell it right back. Because Pechiney offered Philip 30 day payment out theft). terms, Philip could use its sales invoice to Pechiney as a receivable to Unfortunately for Waxman, in 1997 an accountant noticed subget a short-term bank loan. This process, called factoring, created artistantial losses on these transactions and in the summer of 1997 he was ficial cash flow and inflated the value of Philip. relieved of his authority to conduct copper transactions. By early When Philip spent the bank money, it would have to factor another January 1998, Waxman was gone from the company. invoice to pay Pechiney for the original invoice in a process known as Bobby Waxman has enjoyed a wealthy life for a long time, but his a “rollover.” While this shell game worked in the short term, rollovers methods hurt investors and undermined confidence in publicly-traded were ultimately problematic for Philip due to money lost on high incompanies. When his appeal is over he’ll be where he belongs: behind terest payments on short-term loans. bars made of iron, not copper.

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AIM signs Netherlands deal

n October 2011, Canada’s Ambassador to the Netherlands hosted a gala reception for delegates on a recent environmental trade mission from Canada. (See article, page 38.) The reception was held at the Canadian embassy and home — a large art deco house one a big acreage that was gifted to Canada as thanks for Canada’s involvement in liberating the James Lambert, Canada’s Ambassador to the Netherlands from Nazi occupaNetherlands (left) introduces Jim Skeoch (centre) of tion in World War II. (The house AIM Environmental Group and Jos Bode (right) of DDM was used for a time as a Nazi Demontage BV. headquarters.) The highlight of the reception was the signing of a deal between AIM Environmental Group and Dutch company DDM Demontage BV have formed a joint venture for hazardous material abatement and demolition. AIM also has joint venture with BioSoil International BV for site remediation projects (and is currently working on projects with BioSoil in Ontario and Quebec). Visit www.aimgroup.ca

EPR for BC packaging and paper

ulti Material British Columbia (MMBC) has awarded the Phase 1 consulting contract to undertake the discovery and options development phase for a printed papers and packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) program for British Columbia. The contract has been awarded to a consortium of consultants that includes Glenda Gies (Glenda Gies and Associates), Maria Kelleher (Kelleher Environmental), Maura Walker (Maura Walker and Associates), Clarissa Morawski (CM Consulting) and Usman Valiante (Corporate Policy Group LLP). MMBC is a not-for-profit agency that was established under the British Columbia Society Act formed in anticipation of the government adding printed paper and packaging as a new product category under BC’s Recycling Regulation. MMBC represents the producers (i.e., brand owners and first sellers) of these materials in the province and is governed by a board comprised of the Retail Council of Canada (RCC), Food and Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC), Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG), Canadian Restaurant and Food Services Association (CRFA) and the Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA). Contact MMBC Chair Allen Langdon at 604-633-3145 or alangdon@retailcouncil.org

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Allen Lynch new SWANA rep

llen Lynch, Manager of the North Shore Recycling Program for North Vancouver, BC, is now the Canadian representative to the International Board of Directors and the International Executive Committee of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA). He takes over this position from his colleague and well-known waste and recycling expert John Lackie of SWANA Ontario. In this position Al will represent the interests of all Canadian SWANA members to the association, coordinate and support Canadian inter-chapter activities, and represent the association’s interests in Canada. Al has held his current position with the North Shore Recycling Program since 1990 dur-

ing which time it has been awarded two gold, two silver and one bronze SWANA Excellence Awards in Public Education. Al has previous SWANA experience. He was International President of SWANA in 2004 and served on the International Board from 1995 to 2005. In addition he was the Region 2 representative to the Executive Committee from 1997 to 2000. He has been a member of SWANA since 1990. He has also served in a number of roles on the Executive of the BC Chapter and is currently Vice-President of the chapter. He received his Certification as Manager of Recycling Operations in 1994. Contact Allen Lynch at 604-984-9730 or allen@nsrp.bc.ca

LETTERS Dear Editor

RE: “Blog” article on biosolids by Maureen Reilly (October/ November 2011 edition) Ms. Reilly presents inaccurate statements and conclusions about biosolids management. The CCME Biosolids Task Force effort to harmonize biosolids management policy and regulation across Canada is commendable. Biosolids recycling to soils should be a national goal for those biosolids that meet regulatory standards. The CCME effort rightly promotes biosolids recycling and assumes that existing and future provincial regulations will continue to require strict testing, treatment, and quality standards. Appropriate regulations are in place and should — and will — remain in place. Recycling biosolids to soils is a critical part of sustainable communities. Sewage sludge exists; there is no avoiding managing it. Treating and testing it and applying it to soils as biosolids is usually the best environmental choice. In addition, as part of the process, renewable energy can be extracted through anaerobic digestion (as is done at Ste. Hyacinthe and Vancouver, for example). Farmers and other landowners benefit from nutrients and organic matter recycled from a local source, rather than mined, manufactured, and transported from afar. Heat-dried biosolids, biosolids compost, and other biosolids products are routine parts of soil amendment markets across North America — and have been for many years. Biosolids are recycled coast to coast, from Charlottetown, Halifax, Moncton, Saguenay, Sherbrooke, Ste Hyacinthe, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Ottawa, Toronto, Guelph, Winnepeg (switching to new system), Saskatoon, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver. The CCME is correct to recognize biosolids as a resource. But Ms. Reilly seems to prefer disposal of biosolids through incineration, which, as currently practiced, produces significant greenhouse gas emissions, as well as other air emissions, and is more capital-intensive. Incineration and the only other option, landfilling, waste the organic matter and nutrients in biosolids. Thousands of peer-reviewed research papers have been published on the topic of biosolids recycling to soils. For example, research at Ryerson University has applied bioassay tests to biosolids using soil and aquatic organisms, with no findings of negative impacts. The vast majority of research scientists and environmental agencies in Canada

and the U. S. accept the use of biosolids, as long as it is done in accordance with federal, provincial, and state regulations. Most Canadian provinces have strict regulations — some in the east (e.g., Quebec, Nova Scotia) are as strict as any on the continent. Ms. Reilly has, for more than a decade, voiced concerns about biosolids use on soils. As in her recent article, she has predicted dire consequences from biosolids use. In the meantime, the widespread use of biosolids has continued, and her predictions have not come true. Rather, there is an increasing demand for biosolids from farmers, horticulture, and landscapers. The issues she raises regarding trace contaminants and pathogens are theoretical, have been researched, and are considered to not present significant risk (a detailed review of the science of biosolids and trace chemical contaminants is on the NEBRA homepage, left side). While we can thank Ms. Reilly for raising interest in biosolids management, the policy ideas she promotes harm progress toward sustainability. Those who manage wastewater and biosolids perform a public service, in the interest of protecting the environment and public health. Proper biosolids management is a part of keeping Canada’s waters clean. We encourage citizens to learn more about what happens with their local wastewater and biosolids — and support recycling.

Ned Beecher, Executive Director North East Biosolids and Residuals Association (NEBRA) info@nebiosolids.org, www.nebiosolids.org

Editor’s Note: Thanks for the letter, Ned. I agree with much that you’ve written but from time to time I agree to publish articles written by Maureen Reilly or prompted by her investigations, not because land-application of treated biosolids doesn’t make sense, but because she points out that the manner in which it’s actually done (“the facts on the ground,” pun intended) is often not as safe as science papers and organizations such as yours may claim. I’d like to see greater treatment of the biosolids (such as composting) before land application, and much greater oversight of the practice. Oversight is often left to municipalities who are under-staffed and ill-equipped to monitor biosolids applications. December 2011/January 2012 www.solidwastemag.com 7

Recycling and Jobs A new study shows that capturing used beverage containers for recycling via deposit-return systems creates far more jobs than less efficient curbside collection systems

by Clarissa Morawski “Container deposit return provides 11 to 38 times more direct jobs than curbside recycling systems for beverage containers.”

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ast month the jobs market suffered its biggest loss in two and a half years, bumping the Canadian unemployment rate up to 7.3 per cent. Overall, 54,000 jobs were lost, mainly from the manufacturing and construction sectors (Canadian Press, November 2011). Politicians in Canada and south of the boarder are heeding the call to boost jobs and to start “making things again.” What better time to introduce policies to promote the idea that businesses should recover and transform their wastes into raw materials, especially since this creates jobs? The economic benefits of recycling as it relates to job creation are

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“The analysis provides a compelling case for increasing recovery rates and maintaining high quality glass, PET and aluminum recovered materials.”

well known. This year alone, Pricewaterhouse Coopers (Germany), Eunomia (UK), and most recently, the Tellus Institute and Sound Resource Management, prepared More Jobs, Less Pollution: Growing the Recycling Economy in the U.S. which shows how a stronger recycling economy would create 1.5 million new jobs in manufacturing, collection, and other careers in the US. That waste recovery generates jobs (as compared to disposal) is intuitive. Effectively, the business of resource extraction (mining and oil drilling) and material conversion is transferred “above ground” to where recyclables are collected, transported, processed, and converted (sec-

ondary process). Equipment and energy costs for resource extraction are replaced by labor costs associated with resource recovery. But identifying specifically where and how jobs are impacted (both gains and losses) from recycling provides excellent insight around setting priorities in our recycling policies. These are the questions that guided new research just released by the US-based Container Recycling Institute (CRI). Returning to Work: Understanding the Jobs Impacts From Different Methods of Recycling Beverage Containers reports the net gains in fulltime-equivalent (FTE) domestic jobs when aluminum cans, PET and glass bottles are recovered through various waste management schemes. Jeffrey Morris, Ph.D. of Sound Resource Management Group created a user-friendly jobs model, with research and analysis from the author. Together the team set out to quantify, in terms of net impact on domestic jobs, the number of jobs associated with every 1,000 tons of material recovered and recycled. Three different materials management schemes were analyzed: container deposit-return (CDR), residential curbside recycling, and disposal. For each of these three options, the research team figuratively “traveled” along the same path that all three materials will travel (collection, processing, and converting) and identified how many jobs are directly associated with the tonnage throughput along the way. The research also attempted to quantify job losses that may occur upstream during virgin material extraction (when recovered material substitutes for virgin). Depending on the collection method (with its known capture rates), it will determine how much is collected, where the material ends-up, and what job gains and losses can be expected. December 2011/January 2012 www.solidwastemag.com 9

COVER STORY The analysis provides a compelling case for increasing recovery rates and maintaining high quality glass, PET and aluminum recovered materials. Maximizing recovery rates ensures that the greatest volume of containers moves through each recovery stage and gains the associated domestic jobs. In addition, maintaining high-quality material results in the least amount of yield loss (contamination) to disposal, where there are fewer jobs ton for ton.

Specific findings The following provides a summary of findings based on a set of default inputs which are reflective of status quo rates in the US today. While the model is designed for a state-by-state analysis, the results below are for the entire country. Container Deposit Return (CDR) provides 11 to 38 times more direct jobs than curbside recycling systems for used beverage containers. Using primary system parameters as the base scenario (5-, 10-, or 15-cent refund value in a CDR system, and 50-, 75- or 100-per cent curbside eligibility for a non-CDR system), deposit-return systems create significantly more jobs. (See figure 1). Material throughput is the primary driver of recycling jobs. The primary driver of direct jobs from recovery operations is the amount of material (“throughput”) entering and leaving the system. Deposit-return systems recover approximately three times more beverage container material than the closest competitor, curbside recycling in the US, and about twice as much in Canada. In addition to poorer collection rates, the US EPA just released

its Facts and Figures 2010, which shows a re-adjustment in the recycling rate for PET bottles to 21 percent down from 28 percent in 2009. This figure now accounts for yield losses from contamination in PET bales. The secondary driver of container-recycling jobs is the number of workers required to collect, sort and transport the recovered containers.

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56 percent of all bottles recovered annually (primarily those from curbside programs) are shipped overseas. This represents another 400,000 tons of material that could potentially generate 800 new direct jobs in PET reclamation alone, and many more indirect and induced jobs. These market dynamics illustrate the economic opportunity and increased domestic jobs available when greater quantities of high-quality material are recovered. Cheap labor in China and India (the primary foreign markets for Canadian recyclables) make it difficult to sort materials economically when collection results in mixed, dirty material. The benefits of upfront source separation mean that the material is more likely re-processed (converted) and used as raw material by manufacturers here in Canada. The findings suggest that recycling policies that target very high collection rates, material-by-material, and ensure recyclables can be economically converted domestically, will not only increase jobs involved in collection, transport and processing, but support Canadian manufacturers as well. Clarissa Morawski is principal of CM Consulting in Peterborough, Ontario. Contact Clarissa at clarissa@cmconsultinginc.com

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by Catherine Leighton “The average elementary-school student generates 30 kilograms of lunch waste per school year.”

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he Recycling Council of Ontario (RCO) with support from grocery chain Metro Ontario and Tetra Pak Canada introduced the WasteFree Lunch Challenge (WFLC) — an environmental education program that ran concurrently with Waste Reduction Week (October 17-21, 2011). The program challenges elementary schools across the province to reduce the garbage they generate during the lunch hour and educates students, staff and parents about effective waste minimization strategies. Lunch waste represents a major source of waste in Ontario; the average elementary-school student generates 30 kilograms of lunch waste per school year. Participating classes or schools conduct a pre-challenge audit to determine how much waste their class or school is producing at mealtime. During the week-long challenge, the students attempt to bring lunches

that contain no waste by using food containers that are reusable or recyclable and consider proper portion sizes to prevent food waste. Students measure their success by conducting daily audits of the lunch materials produced in three categories: compostable, recyclable and waste. The program helps to integrate the process and results directly into the school curriculum. This year’s program has been expanded to allow all Ontario elementary students to participate in the challenge. This will be the third Waste-Free Lunch Challenge; the program was run in 2007 and 2010. In previous years, over 50,000 Ontario students participated in the WFLC. In 2010, nearly 700 schools from 57 school boards across the province participated in the challenge. The RCO is pleased with the results of the 2010 Challenge. Ontario students successfully prevented roughly 50

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tonnes of waste, equivalent to seven full municipal garbage trucks, from going to landfill. (The average municipal garbage truck holds seven tonnes of waste; 50 tonnes is the approximate weight of 10 large African elephants!) In 2010 twenty classrooms were recognized as the most successful at reducing the amount of waste generated and received $1,000 prizes donated by Metro Ontario for use in school-based environmental projects. All registered students received a reusable aluminum water bottle in recognition for their efforts. Student participation in the auditing process and daily audits throughout the week provide a visual learning tool that promotes self-reflection. Students can see how their own behaviour and decisions have an impact on the environment. This challenge promotes youth empowerment by demonstrating how students can support conservation. Students enjoyed the challenge, and were inspired to continue to promote waste reduction. Many students wanted to continue to conduct waste-free lunch challenges throughout the school year. For some, this was the first time that they’d expressed an interest in helping their parents prepare their own lunches. Teachers found that daily audits reinforced this process by allowing the classroom or school to accurately measure improvements. The Waste-Free Lunch Challenge is an excellent educational tool.

This student-made graph tracks lunch waste throughout Waste Reduction Week at St. James the Apostle School in the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board.

The program is primarily focused on environmental and waste issues, but the challenge can be applied to many school subject areas. For example, a teacher can incorporate the WFLC into a math lesson that discusses measurement conversions or percentages. The WFLC can be used for an art class, where student create posters that remind other school students how to properly dispose of their waste. There are a number of possible lessons that can be incorporated into class curriculum depending on the particular age group. Resource are always available on the Waste-Free Lunch Challenge site to support further waste minimization education. The formal challenge is run with Waste Reduction Week, but RCO encourages teachers to promote waste-free lunches all year long. For more information about the 2011 challenge, please visit www.wastefreelunch.com

Catherine Leighton is Program Manager for the RCO’s Waste-Free Lunch Challenge. Contact Catherine at catherine@rco.on.ca

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E D U C AT I O N by Willma Bureau "The interior of the MEU is designed to resemble a streetscape with four different interactive stations."

Simcoe County’s Promotion & Education Mobile

he County of Simcoe, Ontario has revved up waste management promotion and education with a Mobile Education Unit (MEU). Both children and adults enjoy this “rolling classroom” packed with interactive games that promote waste reduction as well as the county’s collection and diversion programs. The MEU is a 30-foot trailer wrapped with wall-to-wall graphics on both its interior and the exterior, and is hauled by a bio-diesel fuelled pick-up truck. The interior of the MEU is designed to resemble a streetscape with four different interactive stations incorporated into the design. These stations follow the lifecycle of products from point of purchase, to use in the home, to collection at curbside and finally to processing. The activities are designed to appeal to today’s technologicallyinclined youth and feature six 24-inch touch screens as well as eight

digital photo screens. Upon entering the MEU, the first activity is the Green Grocery where players travel down the aisles of a virtual grocery store to select the most environmentally friendly option for each item on their shopping list. Items are dragged and dropped into the player’s virtual grocery cart while messaging encourages better choices. The activity teaches the importance of the three Rs at point of purchase. The next activity is called the Smart Home where visitors are taken on a virtual tour of the home by a member of the “Smart” family. Players are required to select various items in each area of the home and divert them properly in order to complete the game. The activity illustrates the types of wastes that can be diverted in various areas of the home in order to increase capture and diversion rates.

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Next, visitors can tour Lifecycle Lane where eight digital photo screens sequence through the lifecycles of common recyclable materials and provide information on the importance of diverting organics and education about disposal. The Waste Plant is the final activity station where various waste items travel across a virtual conveyor belt to be sorted by participants by dragging and dropping them into the county’s four-stream system: containers, fibres, organics and garbage. The player attempts to achieve a high score by sorting the items properly while the speed of the game increases to enhance the challenge. The activity encourages proper waste sorting to increase capture rates and reduce contamination in the county’s recycling and organics programs. The MEU, which was completed in the spring of this year, is being utilized extensively at schools as well as at various community events within Simcoe County.

Listening to Junk Mark Sepic has a vision that musical playgrounds could help save the world. To that end, the Toronto musician has started using junk items in the construction of large musical play stations in public places. Says Sepic, “My ultimate vision is to create public parks that inspire everyone to ‘unplug’ and play. If every playground in the world could be a variation on this music park, with recycled, weatherproof marimbas, strings, pitched pipes and slide whistles, etc., these irresistible, acoustic toys would let everyone learn while they play, like we do as children, with no interface or monthly fee.” Sepic calls his orchestral inventions “Junkestra” percussion parks, believing that playful adventure will yield discovery and connection, inspiring the natural artist, musician and athlete in all of us. He hopes that this would offset some of the time and money spent on passive consumer entertainment like video games. Using recycled materials underscores his

“Junkestra” percussion parks use recycled materials to yield musical discovery and environmental connection.

message that we need to build a global village in which pollution, waste and conflict are a distant memory. Junkestra also provides many school curriculum connections, i.e., music composition, improvisation, dance, drama, environmental studies and industrial arts.

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To learn about having a Junkestra percussion park created for school or public space, contact Mark Sepic at mark.sepic@sympatico.ca or visit www.marksepic.com

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The interior of the Mobile Education Unit (MEU) is a colourfully graphicwrapped 30-foot trailer that travels to various schools, groups and events. It contains a number of interactive activities. INSET: Students from Our Lady of Grace have fun learning about the 3Rs.

The Continuous Improvement Fund (CIF) provided the county with partial funding in support of this unique educational tool. For further information about the MEU, visit the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at www.simcoe.ca or contact the Solid Waste Management Department at 705-735-6901. Willma Bureau, Contract & Collections Supervisor for the County of Simcoeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Solid Waste Management Department in Midhurst, Ontario. Contact Willma at willma.bureau@simcoe.ca

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WA S T E B U S I N E S S by John Nicholson, M.Sc., P.Eng. “The plant will employee 23 people onsite with another 36 off-site jobs responsible for support and logistics.”

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n the October 2011 Ontario election, the incumbent liberal government put much emphasis on its green jobs initiatives. Much of the emphasis on the initiative related to the Green Energy Act but other initiatives have shown the government is capable of attracting foreign investment in the province. The main advantage of green jobs is that they’re less likely to be transported offshore; they utilize something that previously had little or no value, and tend to be centred in urban industrial land (helping revitalize it). Although much hype (and scorn) has been made about the $7 billion green energy deal between the Province of Ontario and Samsung, other foreign-based companies have set up shop in Ontario due to green incen-

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In 2009, the Ontario government instituted an environmental fee of $5.84 per new tire purchased to pay for recycling. Unlike the previous environment fee charged for tires that went to general government coffers, this fee is managed by Ontario Tire Stewardship (OTS) that pays companies that store, transport, recycle and process used tires. The fee also funds research and development and can be used to educate consumers. Overnight, the 12 million tires generated in the province each year became a valuable commodity.

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California-based Crumb Rubber Manufacturing (CRM) recently opened its fourth North American tire recycling facility in Brantford, Ontario (about 30 minutes west of Hamilton). The Brantford facility is similar to CRM’s other three facilities in California, Arizona and New York. When in full operation, the Brantford facility will process 72,000 tonnes of used tires per year and have 50 full-time employees. The building that houses CRM’s Brantford operation used to be an auto parts manufacturing facility — a signal of the growth in the green industry. CRM’s tire processing method produces a high-quality crumb rubber is sold to the asphalt rubber, synthetic turf, and rubber molded products industries. CRM’s utilization of cryogenic freezing of tires during processing is a key step in producing a high quality product that separates it from its competitors. The President and CEO of CRM is Dr. Barry Takallou, who obtained his doctorate in civil engineering studying rubberized asphalt and later developed a method of producing high quality crumb rubber to meet the needs for his customers. Talking about the move into Canada, Dr. Takallou responded, “We are very happy with the decision to build our fourth facility in Ontario. The government used tire program is not the only reason we came here, but it shows a commitment to green jobs.”

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In 2004, California-based Liberty Energy responded to the Ontario government call for renewable energy supply. The company proposed the construction of a bioenergy facility in the City of Hamilton that would produce 10 MW of renewable electricity. The bioenergy facility would utilize 400,000 tonnes of biosolids (sewage sludge) and 150,000 tonnes of wood per year. Obtaining environmental approval for the proposed facility took more time and money than anticipated : four years. A major hurdle with respect to approval was the opposition to the project by the City of Hamilton and a local environmental group. Secondly, the Ontario government changed the rules regarding the environmental approval process for bioenergy facilities half-way through the initial approval process. Despite the setbacks related to obtaining environmental approval, Liberty Energy is set to begin construction of the $120 million facility in 2012. The company will use a bubbling fluidized bed to gasify and combust the waste. The heat of combustion will drive a condensing steam turbine coupled with a generator to produce electrical power. Full operation of the Liberty Energy bioenergy facility is expected in 2015. The plant will employee 23 people onsite with another 36 off-site jobs responsible for support and logistics. When asked about the renewable energy climate in Canada, Wilson Owen, CEO of Liberty Energy responded, “We came to Ontario because of the stable and progressive renewable energy policy of the Ontario and federal government. Unlike the United States, Canada’s renewable energy does not turn on and off, thus allowing a large, complex project like ours to be built.” NOTE: For another perspective, see the article “Non-tariff trade barriers” on page 37. John Nicholson, M.Sc., P.Eng., is a consultant based in Toronto, Ontario. Contact John at john.nicholson@ebccanada.com

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2012

solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide BALERS Al-jon Manufacturing LLC Baleforce Recycling Equipment Balemaster Chenington Durabac, Durapac, Duralift, Duraplast Ecotainer & Anex Fastco Equipment Harmony Enterprises Harris Logemann Brothers Lubo USA Machinex Marathon Equip./ NEXGEN Baling Systems Metro Compactor Service Recycling Equipment Co. of Canada SP Industries Samuel Strapping Systems Setwest-HJA Sierra International Machinery LLC Summit Equip Van Dyk Baler Varsek Trading Waste Stream Mgmt Wastequip

BATTERY COLLECTION & RECYCLING Battery Council Call 2 Recycle Telfon® Newalta Corporation Recycle City Waste Disposal

BUILDING SYSTEMS A-Z Technical Norseman Structures WMS Services,

CLEAN TECHNOLOGY Miller Thomson LLP Willms & Shier

COLLECTION/HAULING/ DISPOSAL SERVICES BFI Canada Curotto Can, The Emterra Environmental Hotz Environmental Services Kal Tire Molok North America One Plus Recycle City Waste Disposal RIN Ent Rothsay – Maple Leaf Foods Thunderbird Plastics Walker Environmental Group Wessuc Inc

COMPACTORS/CRUSHERS A & M Process Equip Al-jon Manufacturing LLC American Compactor Beacon Engineering Co. BOMAG (CANADA) INC. CP Manufacturing Crane Equipment Durabac, Durapac, Duralift, Duraplast Fastco Equipment Franklin Miller Glass Aggregate Systems Harmony Enterprises Laurin Inc. Laurin Inc. Logemann Brothers Machinex Marathon Equip./ NEXGEN Baling Systems Marcel Equipment Metro Compactor Service Northern Cast Parts Company Precision Machinery Recycling Equip Mfg SP Industries SSI Shredding Systems Samuel Strapping Systems Sebright Products Setwest-HJA Summit Equip TMS Solutions Universal Engineering

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Varsek Trading Voghel Enviroquip Waste Stream Mgmt Wastequip WMS Services,

COMPOSTING SITE All Treat Farms Limited ComposTex Compost Covers R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited Sittler Environmental Inc. Walker Environmental Group

COMPOSTING SYSTEMS/ COMPONENTS All Treat Farms Limited Allu Group Inc. Atkinson & Assoc BioBag Canada Brown Bear Casemaker Inc. Coastal BioAgresearch ComposTex Compost Covers Fecon Hein Lehmann Canada IPL Machinex Resource Recovery Systems Internat’l Signature Marketing, LLC Supreme International Transform Compost WCI Environmental Solutions

CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION RECYCLING Allu Group Inc. Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) Continental Biomass Industries DuraTech Industries HogZilla – CW Mill Equipment Co Machinex Metso Minerals Norsteel Buildings Recycle City Waste Disposal Sittler Environmental Inc. Walker Magnetics

CONSULTING/ENGINEERING 2cg Active Scale AET Consultants Air Earth & Water Environmental All Treat Farms Limited Beyond Rewards Coastal BioAgresearch Conestoga-Rovers & Associates EcoLog ERIS / Environmental Risk Info. Falcon Ridge Group Geoware Golder Assoc Leak Location Marketing Strategies Marshall Macklin Municipal Waste Association Norditrade O’Connor Assoc. Environmental Paradigm Software RWDI AIR Inc. R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited Senes Consultants VisionQuest Environmental Strategies WCI Environmental Solutions

CONTAINERS (BINS, BAGS, CARTS) BioBag Canada Bomac Carts Bulk-Pack Busch Systems Intl Casemaker Inc. Chevy Lane Fabrications CleanRiver Recycling Solutions Clorox Company Curotto Can, The Durabac, Durapac, Duralift, Duraplast Dyna Pak Ecotainer & Anex Envyrozone

solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide Fanotech Enviro/Fanotech Waste Equip. Fibrex Group Haul-All Equipment Hydraline Saniquip IPL Jake, Connor & Crew Laurin Inc. Laurin Inc. Loraday Molok North America Multi Bag ORBIS Corp. RIN Ent Soudure JM Chantal Inc. Thunderbird Plastics Universal Handling Equipment VisionsQuest/McGuire Wastequip

CONVEYORS/BELTS Andela Products Apache Hose Baleforce Recycling Equipment Valon Kone Brunette CP Manufacturing C.S. Bell Con-Belt Inc. Glass Aggregate Systems Industrial Magnetics MWE Belting Machinex Marathon Equip./ NEXGEN Baling Systems Metso Minerals Recycling Equip Mfg Summit Equip Titan Industries Van Dyk Baler

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING & DESTRUCTION Global Electric Electronic Processing Lubo USA Recycle City Waste Disposal Recycling Equipment Co. of Canada

Shred-Tech

IC&I COMMERCIAL WASTE

EVENTS (TRADESHOWS/ CONFERENCES/SEMINARS)

BioBag Canada Emterra Environmental Newalta Corporation Recycle City Waste Disposal Safety-Kleen Inc. Sandhill Disposal & Recycling Walker Environmental Group

Battery Council CCSPA Cdn Waste/Recy Messe Frankfurt Eco/Log Week Falcon Ridge Group Marketing Strategies Recycling Council Urbantec/Cologne Intl. Trade Fairs WastExpo

INCINERATION/ GASIFICATION Action Equipment Eco Waste Northern Cast Parts Company

GLASS RECYCLING

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Andela Products Emterra Environmental Glass Aggregate Systems MSS Recycle City Waste Disposal

Battery Council CARI CCSPA Ontario Waste Mgmt Assoc Urbantec/Cologne Intl. Trade Fairs

GPS TRACKING SYSTEMS Abbott Enterprises, Inc. Cansel Zone Defense, LLC

HEAVY EQUIPMENT/ ATTACHMENTS/PARTS Allu Group Inc. Atkinson & Assoc Columbia Corp Fecon Hydraline Saniquip Kal Tire Liebherr-Canada Ltée Marcel Equipment Norsteel Buildings PALFINGER American Rolloff S.E.S. Southwestern Sales Co. Vulcan On-Board Scales

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE (HHW) Hotz Environmental Services

INDUSTRY INFORMATION/ TECHNICAL RESOURCES/ PUBLISHING, ETC. The Bloom Centre for Sustainability Database Publishing EcoLog Info Ecolog Legislative Eco/Log Week Falcon Ridge Group Geosynthetica.net Marketing Strategies The Penwortham Group SK Waste Reduction Scarfo Productions LLC

INSTRUMENTATION/ CONTROL/SAMPLING/ MONITORING EQUIPMENT Abbott Enterprises, Inc. Aggressor Auto Applied Radio Technologies Avery Weigh-Tronix Canada Cansel

Global Sensor J. McGale Industries Inc. Lenox Instrument Co. One Plus QEL Quatrosense Spectrum Technologies

INSURANCE EcoLog ERIS / Environmental Risk Info.

LABORATORY TESTING SERVICES Active Scale Dyna Pak

LANDFILL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CAPS, DAILY COVER, LINERS, GAS/ LEACHATE COLLECTION & TREATMENT AmCon Environmental Conestoga-Rovers & Associates Geosynthetica.net Golder Assoc Leak Location QEL Quatrosense R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited Southwestern Sales Co. Stanmech Tech Tex-Net

LANDFILL OPERATORS BFI Canada Walker Environmental Group

LAWYERS/LEGAL SERVICES EcoLog ERIS / Environmental Risk Info. EcoLog Info Ecolog Legislative Miller Thomson LLP Willms & Shier

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solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT Apache Hose Bayne Premium Lift Systems BTE Body Company, Inc. Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) Callahan Hoists Carrier Vibrating Casemaker Inc. Columbia Corp Crane Equipment Hallco Mfg Harris Industrial Magnetics Kubota Canada Loraday MWE Belting Machinex Metro Compactor Service Stearns Magnetics PALFINGER American Rolloff Roll-Rite, LLC S.E.S. Samuel Strapping Systems Titan Industries

MOVING FLOOR SYSTEMS East Manufacturing Hale Trailer Brake Hallco Mfg J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Keith Manufacturing Machinex Walking Floor

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS Call 2 Recycle Telfon® CCSPA Municipal Waste Association Recycling Council

ODOUR CONTROL SYSTEMS A.C. Carbone Canada Inc. Air Phaser Environmental CBI Howe-Baker Engineers ComposTex Compost Covers

Fogmaster Corporation RGF Environmental Group, Inc. RWDI AIR Inc.

PAPER / FIBRE RECYCLING/COLLECTION Allied Paper Savers Balemaster BFI Canada Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) Busch Systems Intl Emterra Environmental Enterprise CodeWorks Fibrex Group Jake, Connor & Crew MSS Multi Bag R.A.R.E. Recyclage Alexandria Recycle City Waste Disposal RIN Ent SP Industries Setwest-HJA Sherbrooke O.E.M Shred-Tech Walinga Inc.

PLASTICS RECYCLING/ COLLECTION Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) Busch Systems Intl Chenington Emterra Environmental Fibrex Group Granutech-Saturn Haul-All Equipment Hosokawa Polymer Systems Industrial Magnetics Jake, Connor & Crew Multi Bag ORBIS Corp. R.A.R.E. Recyclage Alexandria Recycle City Waste Disposal RIN Ent Sandhill Disposal & Recycling Sherbrooke O.E.M Thunderbird Plastics Varsek Trading Walinga Inc.

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PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP/ EPR PROGRAMS AET Consultants Emterra Environmental VisionQuest Environmental Strategies

PUMPS/VALVES/METERS Hydraline Saniquip

RECYCLING SORTING & SEPARATION EQUIPMENT A & A Magnetics, Action Equipment Andela Products BM&M Screening Solutions Beacon Engineering Co. Valon Kone Brunette Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) CP Manufacturing C.S. Bell Carrier Vibrating Continental Biomass Industries Dings Company Eriez of Canada Granutech-Saturn Harmony Enterprises Hein Lehmann Canada Hosokawa Polymer Systems Joe Johnson Keith Manufacturing Logemann Brothers Lubo USA MSS MWE Belting Machinex Magnetics Div Global Metso Minerals Mid City Group Norditrade Ohio Magnetics, Inc.- Div. Stearns Stearns Magnetics Recycling Equip Mfg Sebright Products Sherbrooke O.E.M Sierra International Machinery LLC Signature Marketing, LLC Supreme International

Universal Engineering Van Dyk Baler Voghel Enviroquip Walinga Inc. Walker Magnetics Walking Floor Wilkens Industries

SCALES/WEIGHING SYSTEMS Active Scale Aggressor Auto Air-Weigh Scales Avery Weigh-Tronix Canada BTE Body Company, Inc. Enterprise CodeWorks Fairbanks Scales Fastco Equipment Geoware Paradigm Software Soft-Pak TMS Solutions Vulcan On-Board Scales

SCRAP METAL RECYCLING A-Z Technical Al-jon Manufacturing LLC Baleforce Recycling Equipment Dings Company Eriez of Canada Global Electric Electronic Processing Harris Kal Tire Ohio Magnetics, Inc.- Div. Stearns Stearns Magnetics Recycle City Waste Disposal RIN Ent Sierra International Machinery LLC Walker Magnetics

SHREDDERS/TIRE RECYCLING A & M Process Equip A-Z Technical Balemaster

solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide C.S. Bell Chenington Columbus McKinnon Ecotainer & Anex Emterra Environmental Franklin Miller Granutech-Saturn HogZilla – CW Mill Equipment Co Hosokawa Polymer Systems Magnetics Div Global Northern Cast Parts Company Recycling Equipment Co. of Canada SSI Shredding Systems Shred-Tech Vecoplan

SLUDGE FILTRATION/ DEWATERING/DREDGING A.C. Carbone Canada Inc. Brown Bear Bulk-Pack HQN Industrial Fabrics M E C Company Newalta Corporation Sebright Products Wessuc Inc

SOFTWARE/CD-ROM/ INTERNET MULTIMEDIA Aggressor Auto Applied Radio Technologies Discerning Systems EcoLog Info Eco/Log Week Enterprise CodeWorks Geosynthetica.net Geoware Soft-Pak TMS Solutions TRUX Route

SPECIAL WASTE Emterra Environmental HQN Industrial Fabrics Recycle City Waste Disposal

TRAILERS MANUFACTURING & SERVICES (TRANSFER, ETC.) Clement Industries, LLC East Manufacturing Fanotech Enviro/Fanotech Waste Equip. Great Lakes Hale Trailer Brake Hallco Mfg J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Keith Manufacturing KNL Holdings Mid City Group Roll-Rite, LLC Soudure JM Chantal Inc. Travis Body & Trailer Universal Handling Equipment Walking Floor Wilkens Industries

TRAINING & CONTINUING EDUCATION Beyond Rewards The Bloom Centre for Sustainability Coastal BioAgresearch Ecolog Legislative Municipal Waste Association Recycle City Waste Disposal Robotronics SK Waste Reduction Senes Consultants Stanmech Tech TRUX Route

TRANSPORTATION/FLEET MAINTENANCE Global Sensor Hale Trailer Brake Intec Video Joe Johnson Loraday Walker Environmental Group Zone Defense, LLC

TRUCKS/HAULING & EQUIPMENT (FRONTLOADERS, ROLLOFFS, LUGGERS, HOOK LIFT, ETC.) Air-Weigh Scales Bayne Premium Lift Systems BTE Body Company, Inc. Callahan Hoists Clement Industries, LLC DEL Hydraulics, Durabac, Durapac, Duralift, Duraplast Fanotech Enviro/Fanotech Waste Equip. Global Sensor Haul-All Equipment J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers Joe Johnson Laurin Inc. Laurin Inc. Marcel Equipment Marrel Mid City Group Ontario Autocar PALFINGER American Rolloff Roll-Rite, LLC Sandhill Disposal & Recycling Soudure JM Chantal Inc. Southwestern Sales Co. Travis Body & Trailer Universal Handling Equipment Vulcan On-Board Scales Wessuc Inc Wilkens Industries

TUB GRINDERS -- SALES & SERVICE ArmorHog® Grinder Parts HogZilla – CW Mill Equipment Co

WASTE AUDITING/ ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2cg AET Consultants Cansel Conestoga-Rovers &

Associates Deister Emterra Environmental Envyrozone Golder Assoc Marshall Macklin One Plus RWDI AIR Inc. Recycle City Waste Disposal SK Waste Reduction Senes Consultants Spectrum Technologies VisionQuest Environmental Strategies Willms & Shier WMS Services,

WASTE TO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) Miller Thomson LLP Rotochopper SSI Shredding Systems Vecoplan

WASTE-TO-FUEL DuraTech Industries

WOOD RECYCLING EQUIPMENT/PARTS (DELIMBERS, DEBARKERS, TROMMEL SCREENS, CHIPPERS, ETC.) A & M Process Equip Action Equipment ArmorHog® Grinder Parts Valon Kone Brunette Continental Biomass Industries DuraTech Industries Fecon Franklin Miller Hein Lehmann Canada Machinex Magnetics Div Global Rotochopper Vecoplan Voghel Enviroquip West Salem Machinery

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solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide Pine Pluff AR 71601 870 535-4973 Fax: 870 535-4970. Toll-Free: 800 643-5973 Dir-Mktg John T Ware II

2cg Inc. 451 Ferndale Ave London ON N6C 3X7 519 645-7733 Fax: 519 645-0337. Pres Paul van der Werf Helps company improve environmental performance through waste auditing and sustainability planning. Waste auditing for residential sector. Waste auditing for IC&I sector. Waste management planning. Waste diversion strategy development. Composting expertise. Recycling expertise. Waste brokering.

Action Equipment Company, Inc. PO Box 3100 Newberg OR 97132-5100 Location: 2800 Hayes St 503 537-1111 Fax: 503 537-1117. Parts/Serv Brian Bonham

Active Scale Manufacturing Inc. PO Box 2145 Stn Main Brantford ON N3T 5Y6 Location: 6 York Rd 519 752-3701 Fax: 519 756-0267. Toll-Free: 866 284-2223 Pres Mark Nielsen

A & A Magnetics, Inc. PO Box 1427 Woodstock IL 60098-1427 Location: 520 Magnet Way 815 338-6054 Fax: 815 338-8590. Toll-Free: 888 605-6054 Sls Chris Klute

AET Consultants 531 Wellington St N Kitchener ON N2H 5L6

A & M Process Equipment Ltd. 487 Westney Rd S Unit 1 Ajax ON L1S 6W7

519 576-9723 Fax: 519 570-9589. Toll-Free: 877 876-9235

905 619-8001 Fax: 905 619-8816. Pres John Lang

A.C. Carbone Canada Inc. 300 rue Brosseau St-Jean-Richelieu QC J3B 2E9 450 348-1807 Fax: 450 348-3311. Pres/Gen Mgr Karl Mertn Jr

A-Z Technical Bldg. Systems Inc. 299 Mill Rd Unit 1510 Toronto ON M9C 4V9 416 626-1794 Fax: 416 626-5512. Toll-Free: 877 743-5888 Pres Wally M Loucks

Abbott Enterprises, Inc. PO Box 9026 Pine Bluff AR 71611 Location: 901 West 4th Ave

AET Consultants is a multidisciplinary environmental consulting and auditing company offering services in Waste, Ecology, Building Sciences, Energy and Environmental Management. With over 700 waste projects completed in Ontario and across Canada, AET’s Waste Management Team offers extensive experience, capabilities and a proven track record that, among other benefits, assures that our clients receive valueadded services, credible results and effective solutions. Such work typically includes: waste audits, waste diversion program planning, compliance monitoring and reporting, facility optimization and performance testing, pilot program design and monitoring, system planning and program assessments, training and public consultation.

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Aggressor Automation 9061 Airport Rd Mount Hope ON L0R 1W0

American Compactor, Inc. PO Box 1303 Mansfield OH 44901

905 679-6397 Fax: 905 679-3131. VP Paula Harley

419 522-9550 Fax: 419 522-1807. CEO David Shook

Air Earth & Water Environmental Consultants Ltd. 423 Ireland Rd Simcoe ON N3Y 5J1 519 426-7019 Fax: 519 426-5035. Pres Robert Lovegrove

Air Phaser Environmental Ltd. 308-19292 60th Ave Surrey BC V3S 3M2 604 308-7435 Pres Douglas Lanz

Air-Weigh On-Board Scales 1730 Willow Creek Cir Eugene OR 97402

Andela Products 493 State Rte 28 Richfield Springs NY 13439 315 858-0055 Fax: 315 858-2669. Pres Cynthia Andela

Apache Hose & Belting Co. Inc. 4805 Bowling St SW Cedar Rapids IA 52404 319 365-0471 Toll-Free: 866 757-7816 Toll-Free Fax: 800 896-6374 Pres/CEO Tom Pientok

541 343-7884 Fax: 541 431-3121. Toll-Free: 888 459-3444 Mktg Mgr Shela Gunnink

Applied Radio Technologies Corporation 388 Speers Rd Floor 2 Oakville ON L6K 2G2

Al-jon Manufacturing LLC 15075 Aljon Ave Ottumwa IA 52501

905 825-8240 Toll-Free: 888 278-7343 Toll-Free Fax: 866 894-4329 VP-Sls/Mktg Bob Carroll

641 455-5635 Fax: 641 682-6294. Toll-Free: 888 255-6681 Pres Kendig K Kneen

All Treat Farms Limited 7963 Wellington Rd 109 Arthur ON N 0G 1A0 519 848-3145 Fax: 519 848-2598. Compost Site Mgr Bruce Voisin

Allied Paper Savers Inc. 16820 129 Ave NW Edmonton AB T5V 1L1 780 447-1648 Fax: 780 447-1737. Toll-Free: 888 680-1648 Bus Mgr Brent McIntosh

Allu Group Inc. 700 Huyler St Teterboro NJ 07608 Fax: 201 288-4479. Toll-Free: 800 939-2558 Pres Mardi Ohanessian

AmCon Environmental Co, Inc. PO Box 1516 Somerset KY 42502 606 679-7929 Fax: 606 678-6580. Pres/CEO Bill N Cody

ArmorHog® Grinder Parts – CW Mill Equipment Co., Inc. PO Box 246 Sabetha KS 66534 Location: 14 Commerce Dr 785 284-3454 Fax: 785 284-2010. Toll-Free: 800 743-3491

Atkinson & Assoc. PO Box 22 Stn Main Amherst NS B4H 3Y6 902 667-9985 Fax: 902 667-0485. Owner John R Atkinson

Avery Weigh-Tronix Canada 217 boul Brunswick Pointe Claire QC H9R 4R7 514 695-0380 Fax: 514 695-0385. Toll-Free: 800 561-9461 Dir-Sls Paul Daigle

BM&M Screening Solutions 5465 Production Blvd Surrey BC V3S 8P6 604 539-1029 Fax: 604 539-1022. Toll-Free: 800 663-0323 Pres Collin Jackson

solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide Baleforce Recycling Equipment 130 King St E Suite 187 Oshawa ON L1H 8J4

The Bloom Centre for Sustainability (BLOOM) 2070 Hadwen Rd Suite 101A Mississauga ON L5K 2C9

905 725-1900 Fax: 905 725-2948. Toll-Free: 888 874-1692 Sls Mgr Jim Guest

905 822-4133 Ext. 232 Fax: 905 822-3558. Pres/CEO Kevin Jones

Balemaster 980 Crown Crt Crown Point IN 46307

Bomac Carts, LLC 201 Badger Pky Darien WI 53114

219 663-4525 Fax: 219 663-4591. Reg Mgr Western Canada Matthew Bradley

262 882-5000 Fax: 262 882-3389. Toll-Free: 800 909-1147 VP-Sls/Mktg Cindy Lapidakis

Battery Council International 401 North Michigan Ave Chicago IL 60611-4267

BOMAG (CANADA) INC. 3455 Semenyk Crt Mississauga ON L5C 4P9

312 644-6610 Fax: 312 527-6640. VP Mark Thorsby

905 361-9961 Fax: 905 361-9962. Toll-Free: 800 263-0814 Cdn Sls Mgr Dan Church

Bayne Premium Lift Systems 910 Fork Shoals Rd Greenville SC 29605 864 288-3877 Fax: 864 458-7519. Toll-Free: 800 535-2671 Sls/Mktg Mgr Carmen Smothers

Beacon Engineering Co. Inc. PO Box 129 Jasper GA 30143 706 692-6411 Fax: 706 692-3227. Sec-Treas Susie Shields

Beyond Rewards Inc. 17a-218 Silvercreek Pky Suite 327 Guelph ON N1H 8E8 519 821-7440 Fax: 519 821-7680. Principal/Sr Consultant Lynne Bard

BFI Canada Inc. 4090 Bellgreen Dr Unit 6 Ottawa ON K1G 3N2 613 260-0451 Fax: 613 260-2784. Exec VP Eastern Canada Robert Ross

BioBag Canada Inc. 103-1687 W Broadway Vancouver BC V6J 1X2 604 876-5100 Fax: 604 876-5107. Toll-Free: 866 976-5100 Pres Greg Beresford

Brown Bear Corporation PO Box 29 Corning IA 50841-0029 Location: 2248 Avenue of Industries 641 322-4220 Fax: 641 322-3527. Pres Stan Brown

Brunette Industries Ltd. 330 Edworthy Way New Westminster BC V3L 5G5 604 522-3977 Fax: 604 522-6806.

BTE Body Company, Inc. PO Box 569040 Dallas TX 75356-9040 Location: 3611 Irving Blvd Dallas TX 75247 Fax: 214 6300852. Toll-Free: 800 299-6225 Ext. 236 Gen Mgr Arlyn D Campbell

Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) 3592 West 5th Ave Eugene OR 97402 541 485-0999 Fax: 541 485-6341. Toll-Free: 866 688-2066 Dir-Sls/Mktg Rich Reardon Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) is an innovative, worldwide leader in the design, manufacturing and installation of material sorting

and handling systems for the solid waste and recycling industries. Companies around the world choose BHS because of our experience and dedication, cutting-edge technology, quality construction and unmatched customer service. Our customized systems reduce labor costs and increase material throughput and recovery rates, creating both efficient and economical operations.

Bulk-Pack Inc. 1025 9th St N Monroe LA 71201 318 387-3260 Fax: 318 387-6362. Toll-Free: 800 498-4215 Pres Peter J Anderson

Busch Systems International Inc. 343 Saunders Rd Barrie ON L4N 9A3 705 722-0806 Fax: 705 722-8972. Toll-Free: 800 565-9931 Mktg Mgr Chris McBrien

CP Manufacturing Inc. 1300 Wilson Ave National City CA 91950 619 477-3175 Fax: 619 477-2215. Toll-Free: 800 462-5311 VP-Sls/Mktg Hans Ouellet

The C.S. Bell Co. PO Box 291 Tiffin OH 44883-0291 419 448-0791 Fax: 419 448-1203. Toll-Free: 888 958-6381 Pres/Adv Mgr Daniel F White

Call 2 Recycle Telfon® 1000 Parkwood Cir Suite 450 Atlanta GA 30339 678 419-9990 Fax: 678 419-9986. Toll-Free Fax: 888 224-9764 Pres/CEO Carl Smith

Callahan 5th Wheel Hoists PO Box 205 Royal City WA 99357 509 346-2208 Fax: 509 346-9203. Pres Nancy Callahan

Canadian Association of Recycling Industries 3 Clay St

Almonte ON K0A 1A0 613 256-8533 Fax: 613 256-8534.

Canadian Consumer Specialty Products Association 130 Albert St Suite 800 Ottawa ON K1P 5G4 613 232-6616 Ext. 12 Fax: 613 233-6350.

Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo 1600 Parkwood Cir Suite 615 Atlanta GA 30339 403 589-4832 Consultant Arnie Gess

Cansel 236 40th Ave NE Calgary AB T2E 2M7 403 243-1836 Fax: 403 243-3145. Toll-Free: 888 222-6735 Cansel helps organiza tions measure, analyze, design and build a better Canada. We are the only company of its kind, providing unique and tailored solutions for over 40 years. Some of the markets we serve include engineering, surveying, construction, mining, architecture, utilities, forestry, and government. Partnering with the world’s leading technology manufacturers, (such as Canon, Trimble and Autodesk) Cansel’s national team of professionals combines software, hardware and services to improve your workflow: from field to finish.

Carrier Vibrating Equipment Canada PO Box 759 Aurora ON L4G 4J9 905 727-3185 Fax: 905 727-3187. Gen Mgr Mike Doucette

Casemaker Inc. 33 Glen Cameron Rd Unit 8 Thornhill ON L3T 1N9 905 889-5245 Fax: 905 889-4818. Pres Jack Pepall

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solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide CBI Howe-Baker Engineers 3102 E 5th St Tyler TX 75710 903 510-5338 Fax: 903 581-6178. Toll-Free: 800 323-2115 Mgr Curtis Nipp

Chenington Equipment Manufacturing & Sales Inc. 1610 Lakeside Rd S Lethbridge AB T1K 3G8 403 329-1713 Fax: 403 329-1512. Pres Grant R Harrington

902 826-2931 Pres P R Warman

Columbia Industries, LLC 5775 NW Wagon Way Hillsboro OR 97124-8531 503 531-0600 Ext. 117 Fax: 503 531-0601. Sr Mktg Spec Bethel Georges

Columbus McKinnon Corporation 1920 Whitfield Ave Sarasota FL 34243 941 755-2621 Fax: 941 753-2308. Toll-Free: 800 848-1071 Sls Mgr Richard P Colyar

Chevy Lane Fabrications 11100 Sodom Rd Niagara Falls ON L2E 6S6 Location: 4735 Kent Ave Niagara Falls ON L2H 1J3 905 295-7224 Fax: 905 295-8410. Owner Donna Chamberlain Customized recycling & waste containers & solutions for any public area.

CleanRiver Recycling Solutions – A Division of Midpoint International Inc. 189 Earl Stewart Dr Unit 1 Aurora ON L4G 6V5 905 726-9658 Toll-Free: 888 646-4246 Toll-Free Fax: 888 547-5411 Owner Bruce Buchan

ComposTex Compost Covers 245 Ten Stones Cr Charlotte VT 05445 Toll-Free: 877 406-2398 Owner Steven Wisbaum

Con-Belt Inc. 5656 Innovation Dr Valley City OH 44280 330 273-2003 Fax: 330 225-9672. Toll-Free: 800 700-2358 Sls Mgr Joe Takacs

Conestoga-Rovers & Associates 651 Colby Dr Waterloo ON N2V 1C2

905 837-5666 Fax: 905 837-0777. Gen Mgr Rikk Boldy

CRA provides comprehensive engineering, environmental, construction, and information technology (IT) services. CRA employs 3,000 people in over 90 offices across North America, South America, and the United Kingdom. Since 1976 CRA has provided clients with comprehensive services in the area of solid waste management. From initial facility siting/ permitting, through to design, construction, operations, and closure, we have the expertise to assist. CRA is also active in greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction and carbon credits.

Continental Biomass Industries, Inc. 22 Whittier St Newton NH 03858 603 382-0556 Fax: 603 382-0557. Gen Sls Mgr Ed Donovan

Crane Equipment Mfg. Corp. 33740 Seavey Loop Eugene OR 97405 541 746-9681 Fax: 541 746-8928. Mktg Mgr Carol Roberts

318 377-2776 Fax: 318 371-4369. VP-Sls/Mktg Bill Garrison

205-3445 114th Ave SE Calgary AB T2K 0K6

The Clorox Company of Canada Ltd. 150 Biscayne Cres Brampton ON L6W 4V3

403 271-2000 Fax: 403 271-3013

604 214-0510 Fax: 604 214-0525

179 Colonade Rd Suite 400 Ottawa ON K2E 7J4 613 727-0510 Fax: 613 727-0704

4610 boul. de la Côte-Vertu Saint-Laurent QC H4S 1C7 514 336-0510 Fax: 514 336-9434

45 Akerley Blvd

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DEL Hydraulics, Inc. 571 Howard St Buffalo NY 14206 716 853-7996 Fax: 716 853-8003. Gen Mgr Mark Zawadzki

Dings Company 4740 W Electric Ave Milwaukee WI 53219 414 672-7830 Fax: 414 672-5354. Sls Mgr Harold Bolstad

Discerning Systems Inc. 7887 Morley St Burnaby BC V5E 3Y9 604 544-3748 Fax: 604 544-3648. Toll-Free: 877 374-7744 Pres Dave Patterson

Durabac, Durapac, Duralift, Duraplast 22 ch Milton Granby QC J2J 0P2 450 378-1723 Fax: 450 378-1720. Toll-Free: 800 565-1723 Pres/Owner Patrick Charbonneau

DuraTech Industries PO Box 1940 Jamestown ND 58402-1940 Location: 3780 Hwy 281 SE Jamestown ND 1940 701 252-4601 Fax: 701 252-0502. Toll-Free: 800 243-4601 VP-Sls Bob Strahm

Branches:

110-3851 Shell Rd Richmond BC V6X 2W2

Coastal BioAgresearch Ltd. 268 Boutiliers Point Rd Boutiliers Point NS B3Z 1V1

Pickering ON L1V 6W9

902 468-1248 Fax: 902 468-2207

519 884-0510 Fax: 519 884-0525. Toll-Free: 800 265-6102 Bus Dev Mgr Bruce McConnell

Clement Industries, LLC PO Box 914 Minden LA 71055

416 570-4379 Fax: 905 454-6670. Env Eng Dave Douglas

Dartmouth NS B3B 1J7

Curotto Can, The 22690 Broadway Suite S4 Sonoma CA 97476 707 939-8202 Fax: 413 521-6644. Dir-Sls Frank Kennedy

Database Publishing PO Box 378 Campbellford ON K0L 1L0 705 653-1112 Fax: 705 653-1113. Editor Mark Sabourin

Deister Electronics Inc. 1550 Kingston Rd Unit 4 – Suite 1411

Dyna Pak 112 Helton Dr Lawrenceburg TN 38464 931 762-4016 Fax: 931 766-1514. VP-Sls Dale Miklich

East Manufacturing Corporation 1871 State Rte 44 Randolph OH 44625 330 325-9921 Fax: 330 325-7851. Toll-Free: 888 405-3278 Dir-Sls Mark J Sabol

Eco Waste Solutions 5195 Harvester Rd Unit 14 Burlington ON L7L 6E9 905 634-7022 Fax: 905 634-0831.

solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide Toll-Free: 866 326-2876 CEO Steve Meldrum

EcoLog ERIS / Environmental Risk Information Services 12 Concorde Pl Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-5205 Fax: 416 510-5133. Toll-Free: 877 512-5204 Reg Mgr Isabel Pereira Welcome to EcoLog ERIS – Canada’s primary environmental risk information service. As the leading provider of current and historical environmental risk information for real estate, ERIS delivers accurate, affordable, on-demand research services for property related data and reference materials. The ERIS service saves property buyers and environmental professionals time and money by alerting them to possible risks associated with a site and the neighbouring area. Whether you are doing a Phase 1, Phase 2, a remediation assessment, financial perspective or legal due diligence, the ERIS service is an invaluable resource to assist you in assessing environmental risk. Browse our site, learn about the different reports we offer, and discover how ERIS can serve you! The ERIS System electronically accesses over 422 federal, provincial, private sector databases containing over 3.4 million current and historical environment records to identify potential environmental threats on Canadian properties.

EcoLog Information Resources Group 12 Concorde Pl Suite 800 Toronto ON M3C 4J2 416 510-5197 Fax: 416 510-5133. Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Gen Mgr Carol Bell LeNoury

The EcoLog group of information resources includes HazMat Management and Solid Waste & Recycling magazines as well as environmental and safety legislation services, newsletters and websites packed with information for the busy EHS professional. We are Canada’s largest publisher of business information for environment and occupational health & safety. EcoLog’s ERIS division provides risk information and property data for addresses across Canada. For more information visit EcoLog and it’s group of websites: www.ecolog.com, www.hazm a t m a g . c o m , w w w. s o l i d wastemag.com, www.ecologeris.com.

EcoLog Legislative Services 12 Concorde Pl Suite 800 North York ON M3C 4J2 416 442-5600 Ext. 3570 Fax: 416 510-5133. Toll-Free: 888 702-1111 Ext. 8 Editor/Pub Lidia Lubka

EcoLog News 12 Concorde Pl Suite 800 North York ON M3C 4J2

Branches:

Kansas City MO 64106

6362 148th St Surrey BC V3S 3C1

816 471-0231 Fax: 816 471-5951. Pres/COO Rick Norden

Emterra Tire Recycling

Falcon Ridge Group Inc. PO Box 398 Sundre AB T0M 1X0

8 Bramwin Crt Brampton ON L6T 5G2 Canadian Liquids Processors

15 Biggar Ave Hamilton ON L8L 3Z3 15 Buchanan Crt London ON N5Z 4P9 The Emterra Group is a leader in providing innovative integrated recycling and processing solutions to help our customers increase diversion and reduce the waste going to landfill. Our mission is to work with municipalities and the industrial – commercial – institutional sector to help achieve their zero waste goals with operations in British Columbia, Manitoba and Ontario. Our business focuses on the collection and processing of recyclables, scrap tires and outdated and off-spec consumer food and beverage products.

Enterprise CodeWorks Inc. 671H Market Hill Vancouver BC V5Z 4B5 604 876-6642 Fax: 604 876-6623. Toll-Free: 877 644-8677 Gen Mgr Norris Phillippe

416 442-5600 Ext. 3570 Fax: 416 510-5133. Pub/Editor Lidia Lubka

Envyrozone Inc. 25 Claireville Dr Etobicoke ON M9W 5Z7

Ecotainer Recycling Equipment 2253 Harbourgreene Dr Surrey BC V4A 5J3

416 674-8800 Fax: 416 674-4600. Toll-Free: 866 362-5400

604 535-7293 Fax: 604 535-7967. Toll-Free: 800 561-6525 Sls Mgr Tom Button

Emterra Environmental 1122 Pioneer Rd Burlington ON L7M 1K4 905 336-9084 Fax: 905 336-8865. Toll-Free: 888 403-3333

Eriez Magnetics 2200 Asbury Rd Erie PA 16506 814 835-6000 Fax: 814 833-3348. Toll-Free: 888 800-3743 Market Mgr-Metal Recycling Darrell Milton

Essex- Windsor Solid Waste Authority Essex ON N8M 3G4 519 776-6441 Ext. 229 Gen Mgr IM Eli Maodus

Fairbanks Scales 821 Locust St

403 589-4832 Pres Arnie Gess

Fanotech Enviro Inc. & Fanotech Waste Equipment Box 690 Bracebridge ON P1L 1T9 Location: 50 Keith Rd Bracebridge ON P1L 1X2 705 645-5434 Fax: 705 645-2687. Toll-Free: 800 640-9526 Pres Gabe Tomassoni

Fastco Equipment Corporation PO Box 161 Stn U Etobicoke ON M8Z 5P1 905 562-1547 Fax: 905 562-1589. Toll-Free: 800 366-1325 Pres Duane Fast

Fecon, Inc. 3460 Grant Dr Lebanon OH 45036 513 696-4430 Fax: 513 696-4431. Toll-Free: 800 528-3113 Pres John G Heekin

The Fibrex Group, Inc. Bldg 2 4165 Pruden Blvd Suffolk VA 23434 757 925-1375 Fax: 757 925-1372. Toll-Free: 800 346-4458 Toll-Free Fax: 800 444-8380 Pres Ruben Leenders

Fogmaster Corporation 1051 SW 30th Ave Deerfield Beach FL 33442 954 481-9975 Fax: 954 480-8563. Pres Thomas Latta

Franklin Miller Inc. 60 Okner Pky Livingston NJ 07039 973 535-9200 Fax: 973 535-6269. VP-Sls Dave Schuppe

Geosynthetica.net 1934 Commerce Dr Suite 4

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solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide Jupiter FL 33458 561 768-9487 Content Mgr Lara D Peggs

Geoware Inc. 101 Randall Dr Unit B Waterloo ON N2V 1C5 519 888-9304 Fax: 519 888-9085. Toll-Free: 800 900-4252 Pres Mark Wills For 30 years, Geoware has delivered, trusted, proven software solutions and professional consulting services to waste management organizations responsible for the collection, processing, recycling and disposal of solid waste. Geoware provides superior monitoring and control of your operations with rapid, accurate waste processing and administrative reporting and financial tools. Our friendly, knowledgeable service team is consistently recognized for providing timely, personal service, 18 hours a day, 363 days a year, for total peace of mind.

Glass Aggregate Systems PO Box 464 Faribault MN 55021 Location: 1100 Cannon Cir 507 334-6437 Fax: 507 334-6438. Pres Tom Kubes

Global Electric Electronic Processing (GEEP) Inc. 220 John St Barrie ON L4N 2L2

Granutech-Saturn Systems Corporation 201 E Shady Grove Rd Grand Prairie TX 75050 972 790-7800 Fax: 972 790-8733. Toll-Free: 877 582-7800

Great Lakes Mfg. Inc. 8450 County Rd Suring WI 54174 920 842-2012 Fax: 920 842-2497. Toll-Free: 877 248-5677 Pres Craig French

856 768-1330 Fax: 856 768-7671. Toll-Free: 800 232-6535 Toll-Free Fax: 856 768-7671 Pres Barry Hale

HALLCO Industries, Inc. PO Box 505 Tillamook OR 97141 Location: 6605 Ammunitions Rd 503 842-8746 Fax: 503 842-8762. Toll-Free: 800 542-5526 Reg Sls Mgr David Lowery

Harmony Enterprises, Inc. 704 Main Ave N Harmony MN 55939 507 886-6666 Fax: 507 886-6706. VP-Sls Brent Christiansen

403 328-7788 Fax: 403 328-9956. Toll-Free: 888 428-5255 Pres Dennis Neufeldt; Mktg/Sls Twyla Gurr

Global Sensor Systems Inc. 400 Brunel Rd Mississauga ON L4Z 2C2

770 631-7290 Fax: 770 631-7299. Toll-Free: 800 373-9131 VP-Sls Bob Pfeffer

905 507-0007 Fax: 905 507-4177. Gen Mgr Ray H Glenn

Harris is a leading manufacturer of balers, shears, shredders, and other material handling equipment. Our vertical, horizontal and 2-ram baler’s process recovered papers, paperboard plastics, solid waste and light ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Harris provides a wide range of

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Hotz Environmental Services Inc. 239 Lottridge St Hamilton ON L8L 6W1 905 545-2665 Fax: 905 545-7822. Toll-Free: 888 333-4680

HQN Industrial Fabrics 487 Polymoore Dr Corunna ON N0N 1G0 519 344-9050 Fax: 519 344-5511. Toll-Free: 800 361-7068 VP Steve Reese

Hydraline Saniquip 1 Daybar Ave Unit 2 Toronto ON M9W 3N8 HazMat Management Magazine 80 Valleybrook Dr North York ON M3B 2S8 416 510-6798 Pub Brad O’Brien HazMat Management magazine provides strategic information. Information and perspective to North American industry and government on pollution prevention, emergency response & remediation technologies. HazMat Management magazine is published quarterly.

Hein Lehmann Canada Inc. 130-4395 Fraser St Vancouver BC V5V 4G4 604 879-3804 Toll-Free Fax: 888 809-3022

705 725-1919 Fax: 705 728-3788. Toll-Free: 866 288-8016 VP Wallace MacKay

905 723-2727 Fax: 905 723-2182. Toll-Free: 800 414-8314

Haul-All Equipment Ltd. 4115 18 Ave N Lethbridge AB T1H 5G1

Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel PO Box 1400 Voorhees NJ 08043

Harris 215 Market Rd Suite 1A Tyrone GA 30290

Golder Associates Ltd. 100 Scotia Crt Whitby ON L1N 8Y6

equipment to accommodate all the processing needs in the waste management and material recovery industries.

HogZilla – CW Mill Equipment Co., Inc. PO Box 246 Sabetha KS 66534 Location: 14 Commerce Dr 785 284-3454 Fax: 785 284-3601. Toll-Free: 800 743-3491 Pres/Sls Mgr Tim Wenger

Hosokawa Polymer Systems 63 Fuller Way Berlin CT 06037 860 828-0541 Fax: 860 829-1313. Toll-Free: 800 233-6112 VP-Sls/Mktg Jack Bowne

416 248-6141 Fax: 416 248-5158. Pres Doug Calder

IPL Inc. 140 Commerciale St St-Damien-de-Buckl QC G0R 2Y0 418 789-3651 Ext. 559 Fax: 418 833-3305. Toll-Free: 800 463-0270 Ext. 559 Env Dir Paul M Palazzo

Industrial Magnetics Inc. 1385 M-75 S Boyne City MI 49712 231 582-3100 Fax: 231 582-0622. Toll-Free: 800 662-4638 Product Spec Rob Hutchison

Intec Video Systems, Inc. 23301 Vista Grande Laguna Hills CA 92653 949 859-3800 Fax: 949 859-3178. Toll-Free: 800 468-3222 Mktg Coord Dino Nama II

Italian Trade Commission 180 Dundas St W Suite 2002 Toronto ON M5G 1Z8 416 598-1566 Fax: 416 598-1610. The Italian Institute for Foreign Trade (I.C.E., Istituto nazionale per il Commercio Estero) is the Italian government agency entrusted with the promotion of

solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide trade, business opportunities and industrial co-operation between Italian and foreign companies. It supports the internationalization of Italian firms and their consolidation in foreign markets.

service and delivery excellence.

J&J Truck Bodies & Trailers 10558 Somerset Pike Somerset PA 15501

705 733-7700 Fax: 705 733-8800. Toll-Free: 800 263-1262 Pres Joe Johnson Jr

800 777-2671 Fax: 814 443-2621. VP Jerry Johnson

Kal Tire 717 Drake St Oshawa ON L1H 7R3

J. McGale Industries Inc. – Clarion Surround Sight & Sentinel Rearvision 4242 Hartfield Grove Suite 101 Mississauga ON L4W 4G9 905 625-8375 Fax: 905 625-3356. Pres James McGale

Jake, Connor & Crew 1644 Highland Rd Unit 2 Kitchener ON N2N 3K7

We are, “Your Best Friend in Waste and Recycling”.

Joe Johnson Equipment Inc. 2521 Bowman St Innisfil ON L9S 3V6

905 723-3323 Fax: 905 721-9540. Toll-Free: 800 263-7823 COO Allen O’Reilly

Keith Manufacturing Co. PO Box 1 Madras OR 97741 Location: 401 NW Adler 541 475-3802 Fax: 541 475-2169. Toll-Free: 800 547-6161 Sls Mgr Mike Robinson

KNL Holdings, LLC PO Box 760 Paragould AR 72451 Location: 603 N 3rd Ave 870 236-7753 Fax: 870 239-2130. Pres Fred Workman

519 576-9865 Fax: 519 576-1080. Toll-Free: 877 565-5253 Sls Mgr Shannon Park Branches:

BM Box 3274 London, England United Kingdom WC1B 3XX

Kubota Canada Ltd. 5900 14th Ave Markham ON L3S 4K4

00 800 3525 5253

905 294-7477 Fax: 905 472-6143. Mktg Spec Ray St Antoine

E-mail: sales@jakeconnorandcrew.co.uk. Celebrating our 16th anniversary, Jake, Connor & Crew has supplied the international document destruction industry since 1995. In 2010 our plastics division expanded into the waste and recycling industries with our proven, high-quality containers. Utilized in Europe for 9 years, our extensive product lines for waste, recycling, organics and medical waste, combine our competitive pricing, product quality and our unparalleled commitment to

The leader in compact construction equipment in Canada, Kubota offers 3 compact articulated wheel loaders under 60 hp., and 2 compact track loaders. The wheel loaders offer hydraulic shuttle and load sensing transmission. The 75 and 90 hp. SVL Series set the new standard for comfort, performance and value.

Laurin Inc. 240 MacDonald Blvd Alexandria ON K0C 1A0 613 525-1627 Fax: 613 525-4385. Sls Rep Jonathan Arkison

Laurin Inc. 487 rue Principale Laval QC H7X 1C4 450 689-1962 Fax: 450 689-2527. Pres Michel Laurin

Leak Location Services, Inc. 16124 University Oak San Antonio TX 78249-4015 210 408-1241 Fax: 210 408-1242. Pres Daren Laine

Lenox Instrument Co. Inc. 265 Andrews Rd Trevose PA 19053 215 322-9990 Fax: 215 322-6126. VP William Lang

Liebherr-Canada Ltée 4250 autoroute Chomedey Laval QC H7R 6E9

Orangeville ON L9W 2L6 519 940-4601 Fax: 519 940-9853.

M-E-C Company PO Box 330 Neodesha KS 66757 Location: 1400 W Main St 620 325-2673 Fax: 620 325-2678. Pres John A Quick

MSS Inc. 3738 Keystone Ave Nashville TN 37211 615 781-2669 Fax: 615 781-2923. Dir-Sls Felix Hottenstein

MWE Belting Company Ltd. 3300 Mainway Dr Burlington ON L7M 1A7 905 336-7848 Fax: 905 336-7832. Toll-Free: 800 263-4261 Pres Chris Elgar

450 963-7174 Fax: 450 963-4833. Toll-Free: 800 363-7950 Branches: Liebherr-Canada Ltd.

1015 Sutton Dr Burlington ON L7L 5Z8 905 319-9222 Fax: 905 319-6622 Liebherr manufacture a wide range of equipment for the waste & recycling industry. Log loader and wheeloader can help maximize time to process dry material handling. We offer support across Canada.

Logemann Brothers Company 3150 W Burleigh St Milwaukee WI 53210 414 445-3005 Fax: 414 445-1460. Sls Mgr Robert T Plichta

Loraday Environmental Products 142 Commerce Park Dr Unit I Barrie ON L4N 8W8 705 733-3342 Fax: 705 733-3352. Toll-Free: 888 853-6600 Pres Peter Lorimer

Lubo USA 31 Wellington St

Machinex Industries Inc. 2121 Olivier St Plessisville QC G6L 3G9 819 362-3281 Fax: 819 362-2280. Toll-Free: 877 362-3281 Machinex offers complete engineering design, manufacturing and installation of Material Recycling Facilities and Municipal Solid Waste equipment. Machinex provides turnkey project for the recycling industry: single stream, Construction & Demolition, frontend processing and waste handling. We specialize with conveyors. OCC Screens, Separators, Optical Sorters, Trommels and quality peripheral equipment, for a complete system integration.

Magnetics Division, Global Equipment PO Box 810483 Boca Raton FL 33481-0483 561 750-8662 Fax: 561 750-9507. Toll-Free: 866 750-8662 Pres Marshall Gralnick

Marathon Equipment / NEXGEN Baling Systems PO Box 1798

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solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide Vernon AL 35592 800 269-7237 Fax: 205 695-8813. Dir-Sls Bob Quinn

Marcel Equipment Limited 1000 Progress Dr London ON N6N 1B8 519 686-1123 Fax: 519 686-9350. Toll-Free: 800 265-5747 Sls Mgr Richard Lehouillier

Marketing Strategies & Solutions 433 William St London ON N6B 3E1 519 432-8327 Fax: 519 642-3372. Pres Robert B Adeland

Marrel Corp. 4750 14 Mile Rd Rockford MI 49341 616 863-9155 Fax: 616 863-9177. Mgr Andy Jansma

Metro Compactor Service 40 Bethridge Rd Rexdale ON M9W 1N1 416 743-8484 Fax: 416 740-8687. Toll-Free: 888 968-7491

Metso Minerals Canada Inc. 644 Imperial Rd N Guelph ON N1H 7M3 519 821-7070 Fax: 519 821-4376. Prod Sales Mgr Steve Craig

Mid City Group Inc. 23 Minaki Bay Winnipeg MB R2J 2V1 204 977-1703 Fax: 204 977-1704. Pres Neil Oosterveen

integrated, and practical legal solutions. Offices in Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C.

MMM Group Limited 100 Commerce Valley Dr W Thornhill ON L3T 0A1 905 882-1100 Fax: 905 882-0055. Mktg Mgr Emma Joslin

Molok North America Ltd. PO Box 693 Mount Forest ON N0G 2L0 Location: 179 Norpark Ave Unit 19-21 519 323-9909 Fax: 519 323-9910. Toll-Free: 877 558-5576 Pres Marja Hillis Molok® containers offer a more hygienic, efficient, and sustainable means of collecting waste, recyclables and even organics. The key to the superior performance of the Molok® deep collection system is the cylindrical, underground design, which allows for more storage capacity within less space; compaction from the natural force of gravity; and fewer odours from lower temperatures underground. The result is that Molok® containers need to be emptied less often, reducing truck traffic and lowering emissions.

Multi Bag 5653 rue Paré suite 200 Montréal QC H4P 1S1 Miller Thomson LLP 255 Queens Ave Suite 2010 London ON N6A 5R8

514 738-3961 Ext. 21 Fax: 514 738-3676. Toll-Free: 888 862-0500 Sls Mgr Renee Cohen

519 931-3500 Fax: 519 858-8511.

Municipal Media Inc. 276 Carlaw Ave Suite 208A Toronto ON M4M 3L1

Miller Thomson enjoys a reputation as one of Canada’s most respected business law firms, with eleven offices across the country. Our firm’s cleantech and environmental law groups include experienced practitioners from each jurisdiction, enabling us to provide our clients with insightful,

855 343-3363

Municipal Waste Association 127 Wyndham St N Suite 100

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Guelph ON N1H 4E9 519 823-1990 Fax: 519 823-0084. Project/Commun Mgr Ben Bennett

Newalta Corporation 211 11 Ave SW Calgary AB T2R 0C6

905 336-3965 Fax: 905 336-3955. Pres Peter Salmon

O’Connor Associates Environmental Inc. 3715 Laird Rd Suite 100 Mississauga ON L5L 0A3 905 820-1210 Fax: 905 820-1221.

403 806-7000 Fax: 403 806-7348. Toll-Free: 800 774-8466 Dir-Corp Commun/Community Rel Greg Jones

Ohio Magnetics, Inc.- Div. Stearns 5400 Dunham Rd Maple Heights OH 44137

Newalta provides cost-effective solutions to industrial customers to improve their environmental performance with a focus on recycling and recovery of products from industrial residues. We push beyond conventional thinking about waste, finding solutions that transform it into new products that will contribute to our customer’s bottom line and reduce the environmental footprint. Where by-product recovery isn’t possible, we find ways to reduce the production of waste at the source.

216 662-8484 Fax: 216 662-9526. Toll-Free: 800 486-6446 Sls Mgr Ken Richendollar

Norditrade Inc. 132 Banff Rd Toronto ON M4P 2P5

847 498-0955 Fax: 847 498-1570. VP Jay Simon

416 489-8438 Fax: 416 489-4168. Pres Lars Henriksson

Ohio / Stearns Magnetics, Inc. 5400 Dunham Rd Maple Hts OH 44137-3687 216 662-8484 Fax: 216 662-9526. Toll-Free: 800 486-6446 Gen Mgr John Wohlgemuth

One Plus Corp. 3182 MacArthur Blvd Northbrook IL 60062

Ontario Autocar Inc. 4320 Harvester Rd Burlington ON L7L 5S4

Norseman Structures 3815 Wanuskewin Rd Saskatoon SK S7P 1A4

905 333-0779 Fax: 905 632-4557. Toll-Free: 888 820-7335 New Truck Sls Mgr John Murphy

306 385-2888 Fax: 306 249-1889. Toll-Free: 855 385-2782 VP-Sls Gerri Masciangelo

Ontario Waste Management Association 2005 Clark Blvd Unit 3 Brampton ON L6T 5P8

Norsteel Buildings Limited 1405 Denison St Markham ON L3R 5V2 905 477-0057 Fax: 905 477-0029. Toll-Free: 866 822-4022 Toll-Free Fax: 888 474-4445 Pres Sean Keenan

Northern Cast Parts Company Inc. 2230 Walkers Line Unit 6 Burlington ON L7M 3Y8

905 791-9500 Fax: 905 791-9514. Toll-Free: 866 266-9166 Mgr Fin/Admin Michele Goulding

ORBIS Corporation (Norseman Environmental Products) 1055 Corporate Center Dr Oconomowoc WI 53066 262 560-5000 Fax: 920 751-2478. Toll-Free: 888 675-2878 Mktg Mgr John Sebranek

solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide PALFINGER American Rolloff PO Box 5757 Trenton NJ 08638 Location: 572 Whitehead Rd Suite 301 Trenton NJ 08619 609 588-5400 Fax: 609 588-4104. Toll-Free: 800 851-8938 Sls Mgr Canada Jeff Black

Paradigm Software, L.L.C. 10944 Beaver Dam Rd Suite C Hunt Valley MD 21030-2255 410 329-1300 Fax: 410 329-1885. VP Jackie W Barlow II The CompuWeigh™ System is the standard in weighing and routing software and has been implemented completely in Microsoft Windows®. From scale processing, unattended, signature capture, video, and accounts receivable and aging to name a few, the CompuWeigh™ System is second to none. Match superior software with superior service and you have an unmatched combination. The system will run any weigh-based business including Landfills, Transfer Stations, MRF/RRF, Aggregate, Quarry and Hauling and Routing businesses.

The Penwortham Group 1173 Queen Victoria Ave Mississauga ON L5H 3H2 705 891-2514 Fax: 705 891-3239. Man Dir Keith Davey

Precision Machinery Systems, Inc. 635 Hay St York PA 17403 717 846-6800 Fax: 717 843-0529. Pres Barry Bosies

QEL (Quatrosense Environmental Ltd.) PO Box 749 Richmond ON K0A 2Z0 Location: 5935 Ottawa St 613 838-4005 Fax: 613 838-4018. Cust Serv Mgr Simon Warland

R.A.R.E. Recyclage Alexandria Recycling 265 Industrial Blvd Alexandria ON K0C 1A0 613 525-5112 Fax: 613 525-5114. Mgr Linda Andrushkoff

Toll-Free: 866 496-4955 CEO Pete Mulvany

Recycling Equipment Manufacturing, Inc. 373 Shannon Lane Priest River ID 83856

RGF Environmental Group, Inc. 3875 Fiscal Crt West Palm Beach FL 33404

208 448-4736 Fax: 208 448-1786 Ext. 6. Toll-Free: 800 745-4736 VP-Sls/Eng Mike Farley

561 848-1826 Fax: 561 848-9454. Indus Sls Mgr Bill Svec

Resource Recovery Systems International, Inc. – KW Composters 511 Pawnee Dr Sterling CO 80751

RWDI AIR Inc. 650 Woodlawn Rd W Guelph ON N1K 1B8 519 823-1311 Fax: 519 823-1316. Pres Michael J Soligo

970 522-0663 Fax: 970 522-3387. Pres Les Kuhlman

RIN Enterprises Ltd 32 Jaffa Dr Brampton ON L6S 4C5

Recycle City Waste Disposal 899 Nebo Rd Hannon ON L0R 1P0 289 639-2702 Fax: 905 679-4038. Dir Mitchell Gibbs Branches:

Location: Windsor ON Location: Mississauga ON

905 790-3266 Fax: 905 790-3268. Pres Asgar Ali Khatau

R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited 15 Townline Orangeville ON L9W 3R4 519 941-5331 Fax: 519 941-8120. Toll-Free: 800 265-9662 Exec Asst Patricia Halliday

RC is a state of the art facility that is fully licensed by the MOE. We are members of the OWMA and Recycling Council of Ontario; we endeavor to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills. RC sorts all waste and processes into reusable commodities such as mulch, asphalt and other items that can be recycled. The site is also licensed for Hazardous waste.

Robotronics Inc. 1610 W 1600 S Springville UT 84663

Recycling Council of Alberta PO Box 23 Bluffton AB T0C 0M0

989 345-3434 Fax: 989 345-7805. Toll-Free: 800 297-9905 Sls Mgr Solid Waste/Recycling Erl Henry

403 843-6563 Fax: 403 843-4156. Exec Dir Christina Seidel

Recycling Equipment Company of Canada Inc. 55 Northfield Dr Suite 157 Waterloo ON N2K 3T6 519 746-0990 Fax: 519 746-8122.

801 489-4466 Ext. 104 Fax: 801 489-8241.

Rotochopper, Inc. PO Box 295 St. Martin MN 56376 Location: 217 West St 320 548-3586 Fax: 320 548-3372. Mktg Mgr Monte D Hight Rotochopper manufacturers a complete line of horizontal wood waste grinders, asphalt shingle grinders, wood chip processors, and mobile bagging systems. Offering 10 models that can simultaneously grind and color wood waste, Rotochopper is known for its commitment to “Perfect In One Pass” finished product quality, allowing operators to produce high value biomass fuels, colored mulch, RDF, and other end products in a single process. Rotochopper specializes in innovative equipment solutions, like the RG-1, the world’s only purpose-built asphalt shingle grinder, and the Go-Bagger 250, the only fully mobile, self-contained bagging plant on the market.

S.E.S. Inc. 1400 Powis Rd West Chicago IL 60185 630 231-4840 Fax: 630 231-4945. Pres Stephen Martines

SP Industries Inc. 2982 Jefferson Rd Hopkins MI 49328

Toll-Free: 800 762-6876 Ext. 104 Sls/Mktg Mgr Floyd Tippetts

269 793-3232 Fax: 269 793-7451. Toll-Free: 800 592-5959 Sls/Mktg Mgr Gene Koelsch

Roll-Rite, LLC 2574 School Rd Alger MI 48610

SSI Shredding Systems 9760 SW Freeman Dr Wilsonville OR 97070 503 682-3633 Fax: 503 682-1704. Dir-Sls/Mktg Joby Easton

Rothsay – Maple Leaf Foods Inc. PO Box 8270 Dundas ON L9H 5G1 905 628-2258 Fax: 905 628-8577. Toll-Free: 800 263-0302 Raw Material Mgr Kevin DeBruyn

Safety-Kleen Inc. 25 Regan Rd

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solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide Brampton ON L7A 1B2 905 840-0118 Fax: 905 840-7957. Safety-Kleen’s focus is conserving natural resources and protecting the environment while providing dependable parts washer and industrial waste management services to meet the needs of our customers and communities we serve.

Sandhill Disposal & Recycling Inc. 5728 Old School Rd Caledon ON L7C 0W6

Toll-Free: 800 607-8727 Toll-Free Fax: 800 607-8727 Wire Sls Spec Paul Carr

Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council 208 20th St W Saskatoon SK S7M 0W9

Scarfo Productions LLC 1114 Osborne Rd Downingtown PA 19335 610 269-5406 Fax: 610 269-5406. Pres Carol Scarfo

Branches:

1365 Derwent Way Annacis Island Delta BC V3M 5V9 800 667-1264 Fax: 604 521-8181

7032 68th Ave Edmonton AB T6B 3C5 780 469-4040 Fax: 780 469-4012

21 Corrine Crt Vaughan ON L4K 4W2 905 739-1370 Fax: 905 739-1393

3289 boul J Baptiste Deschamps Lachine QC H8T 3E4 800 361-0900 Fax: 514 631-3335 Samuel Strapping Systems offers a full range of high quality wire products for bailing and packaging applications. With our expertise in unitizing, we are well positioned to provide the best bailing solutions for customers from all industries. Our wire products are used extensively in heavy duty industrial applications as well as in commercial recycling operations. Our sales specialists have been trained to provide you with value added consultations on your wire use to ensure that you are receiving the best quality product for your dollar. We also provide full testing services and data reports to ensure your wire adheres to the expected standards of your industry.

819 563-7374 Fax: 819 563-7556. Toll-Free: 866 851-2579 Pres Alain Brasseur

905 843-2552 Fax: 905 843-3495. Toll-Free: 888 941-3345 Pres John Devins

306 931-3242 Fax: 306 955-5852. Exec Dir Joanne Fedyk

Samuel Strapping Systems 2370 Dixie Rd Mississauga ON L4Y 1Z4 Fax: 905 279-8016.

Sherbrooke QC J1L 2V8

Sebright Products Inc. PO Box 296 Hopkins MI 49328 Location: 127 N Water St 616 793-7183 Fax: 616 793-4022. Dir-Mktg Jeannie Bolt Sebright Products, Inc. manufactures industrial trash/refuse equipment with a proven track record for Superior Waste Payloads, as well as, long term reliability. For over 26 years we have taken pride in our products and would consider it a privilege to manufacture your Waste Material Handling or Waste ompaction system.

SENES Consultants Limited 121 Granton Dr Suite 12 Richmond Hill ON L4B 3N4 905 764-9380 Fax: 905 764-9386. Pres D M Don Gorber

Setwest-HJA 88 Beacon St Buffalo NY 14220 716 332-7061 Fax: 716 332-6059. Toll-Free: 800 836-2253 Pres Peter Hurd

Sherbrooke O.E.M Ltd. 262 rue Pépin

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Toll-Free: 888 763-8725

Soudure JM Chantal Inc. 1000 rue Industrielle Saint-Agapit QC G0S 1Z0 418 888-3444 Fax: 418 888-3950. Toll-Free: 866 881-3444 Ops Mgr Guy Chantal

Shred-Tech 295 Pinebush Rd Cambridge ON N1T 1B2 519 621-3560 Fax: 519 621-4288. Toll-Free: 800 465-3214 CEO Rob Glass Shred-Tech, World Leader in Reduction Engineering and Manufacturing, designs and manufactures shredders and turnkey recycling systems to solve the difficult problems of reduction and recycling. Fields of specialization include scrap tire processing, municipal solid waste shredding, product recovery & destruction, plastics reprocessing, scrap metals reduction, electronic scrap recycling, medical hazardous waste disposal, and mobile shredding trucks.

Sierra International Machinery LLC, Recycling & Solid Waste Division 200 Rufe Snow Suite 124 Keller TX 76248 817 337-7111 Fax: 817 337-5838.

Signature Marketing, LLC 134 West St Simsbury CT 06070 860 658-7172 Fax: 860 651-8376. Toll-Free: 877 658-7172 CEO Evelyn M Golden

Sittler Environmental Inc. 36 Centennial Rd Kitchener ON N2B 3G1 519 581-1351 Fax: 519 581-5658. Toll-Free: 800 275-3339 Pres/CEO Steven Sittler

Soft-Pak 208-3550 Camino Del Rio North San Diego CA 92108 619 283-2338 Ext. 513 Fax: 619 283-6641.

Southwestern Sales Company PO Box 1257 Rogers AR 72757 Location: 3221 N 2nd St Rogers AR 72756 479 636-6943 Fax: 479 636-4718. Toll-Free: 800 427-9368

Spectrum Technologies Inc. 12360 South Industrial Dr E Plainfield IL 60585 815 436-4440 Fax: 815 436-4460. Toll-Free: 800 248-8873 Pres Mike Thurow

STANMECH Technologies Inc. 944 Zelco Dr Burlington ON L7L 4Y3 905 631-6161 Fax: 905 631-1852. Toll-Free: 888 438-6324 Toll-Free Fax: 888 329-6324 Mktg Coord/Commun Coord Sarah W Fenwick

Summit Equipment, Inc. PO Box 1847 Post Falls ID 83877-1847 208 773-3885 Fax: 208 773-3799. Pres/Gen Mgr Skip Hissong

Supreme International Limited 6010 47 St Wetaskiwin AB T9A 2R3 780 352-6061 Fax: 780 352-6056. Toll-Free: 800 563-2038 Dir-Prod Support Joel Huberdeau

Tex-Net Inc. PO Box 127 Roebling NJ 08554 609 499-4545 Fax: 609 499-8227. Toll-Free: 800 541-1123 Pres John Scarperia

Thunderbird Plastics Ltd. 6969 Shirley Ave Burnaby BC V5J 4R4 604 433-5624 Fax: 604 433-6231.

solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide Toll-Free: 888 778-2473 Pres Giuseppe Nucera

Titan Industries Inc. 735 Industrial Loop Rd New London WI 54961 920 982-6600 Fax: 920 982-7750. Pres Dan Baumbach

TMS Solutions Ltd. 1635 Brooks Ave Suite 4 Rochester NY 14624 585 621-5825 Fax: 585 581-1098. Toll-Free: 888 301-4700 Pres William J Brown

Chicago IL 60631

Beloeil QC J3G 4S5

773 326-9925 Fax: 773 714-0063. Sls Mgr Darrin Stern

514 990-6636 Fax: 450 446-6401. Gen Mgr Jean Sebastien Voghel

Van Dyk Baler Corp. 31 Wellington St Orangeville ON L9W 2L6

Vulcan On-Board Scales 11-1642 Langan Ave Port Coquitlam BC V3C 1K5

519 940-3000 Fax: 519 940-9853. Cdn Sls Mgr Don Holliday

604 944-1481 Fax: 604 944-1482. Toll-Free: 800 663-0854 Reg Mgr Bruce Taggart

Varsek Trading Group Inc. 6260 Mara Cr Richmond BC V7C 2P9 604 277-6255 Fax: 604 277-6239. Gen Mgr Peter V Varsek

Transform Compost Systems Ltd. 3911 Mt Lehman Rd Abbotsford BC V4X 2N1 604 856-2722 Fax: 604 856-8444. Pres John Paul

Travis Body & Trailer, Inc. 13955 FM 529 Houston TX 77041 713 466-5888 Fax: 713 466-3238. Toll-Free: 800 535-4372 Pres C K Bud Hughes

TRUX Route Management Systems Inc. PO Box 21175 Cambridge ON N3C 4B1 Location: 485 Pinebush Rd Unit 302 519 658-4322 Fax: 519 658-9762. Toll-Free: 866 879-8789 Controller Tom Missere

Universal Engineering Corp. 800 First Ave NW Cedar Rapids IA 52405 319 365-0441 Fax: 319 369-5440. Toll-Free: 800 366-2051 Sls Coord Trudi Troendle

Universal Handling Equipment Ltd. 100 Burland Cres Hamilton ON L8H 7L5 Fax: 905 662-0603. Toll-Free: 877 843-1122 Pres David Gerrard

Urbantec/Cologne Intl. Trade Fairs 8700 West Bryn Mawr Ave Suite 640 North

Walinga Inc. – Waste Equipment Division RR 5 Guelph ON N1H 6J2 519 824-8520 Fax: 519 824-5651. Toll-Free: 888 925-4642 Reg Mgr Mark Williams

Vecoplan, LLC PO Box 7224 High Point NC 27264

VisionQuest Environmental Strategies Corp. 15 Marsh Harbour Aurora ON L4G 5Z2 416 570-4379 Pres Dave Douglas

VisionsQuest/McGuire promotional Products (VQenviro) 5456 Tomken Rd Unit 15 Mississauga ON L4W 2Z5 416 570-4379 Fax: 905 602-7589. Natl Sls Mgr Dave Douglas

Voghel Enviroquip Inc. 1681 rue de l’Industrie

Waste Stream Management Inc. 172 Hunt St Unit 2 Ajax ON L1S 1P5 905 426-1755 Fax: 905 426-7078. Pres Jens P Hansen

WasteExpo PO Box 4949 Stamford CT 06907 Location: 11 River Bend Dr S 813 994-4654 Fax: 913 514-7180. Man Dir Waste Industry Grp Rita Ugianskis

Wastequip 1901 Roxborough Rd Suite 300 Charlotte NC 28211

336 861-6070 Fax: 336 861-4329. Toll-Free: 877 738-3241 Mktg Coord Michelle Zimmerman VECOPLAN, the technological leader in the production of alternative fuel from waste, designs, engineers, manufacturers, sells, installs, provides start-up, parts and service for complete systems to prepare and feed waste for use as alternative fuel in the production of heat and power. In addition to MSW, Vecoplan is experienced with Tires, Wood and other Biomass Waste, Carpet Waste and other industrial waste feedstocks.

905 633-3999 Fax: 905 633-3932. Dir-Comm Wes Muir

704 366-7140 Toll-Free: 877 468-9278 VP-Sls Shawn King

Walker Environmental Group PO Box 100 Thorold ON L2V 3Y8 Location: 2800 Townline Rd Thorold ON L2E 6S4 905 680-3702 Fax: 905 680-1916. Toll-Free: 800 263-2526 VP Mike Watt

Walker Magnetics National Ltd. 901 Arvin Ave Stoney Creek ON L8E 5N9 905 643-3338 Fax: 905 643-6111. Toll-Free: 800 267-4678 VP/Gen Mgr Brian Thwaites

Walking Floor International Canada 65 Bury Crt Brantford ON N3S 0A9 519 756-9178 Fax: 519 756-0687. Toll-Free: 800 514-6085 Dir-Ops/Sls David Schertzberg

Waste Management Inc. 5045 S Service Rd Suite 300 Burlington ON L7L 5Y7

Wastequip is the leading North American manufacturer of waste handling and recycling equipment, specializing in products, systems and solutions to collect, store, transport and handle a side range of waste, recyclables and products. Our products are used in a wide range of applications, including collection of household, commercial and industrial waste, transport of nuclear waste and securely storing revenue-generating recyclables. With 25 facilities across North America, we have products available for fast delivery.

WCI Environmental Solutions Inc. 129 Acacia Ave Ottawa ON K1M 0R2 613 741-4242 Fax: 613 747-0510.

Wessuc Inc. 1693 Colborne St E Brantford ON N3T 5L4 Toll-Free: 866 493-7782 Sls/Mktg Mgr Brian Henry

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solid waste & recycling — 2012 buyers’ guide West Salem Machinery Co. PO Box 5288 Salem OR 97304

Canada’s ONLY trade event serving the waste, recycling and public works markets

Toll-Free: 888 301-4700 Sls Mgr JJB Jeremiah Brown

503 364-2213 Fax: 503 364-1398. Toll-Free: 800 722-3530 Gen Mgr Bob DeSouza

November 14 - 15, 2012 International Centre, Toronto, ON Canada “The quality of visitors and prospects were excellent.” Samantha Goetz, Orbis Corporation

“CWRE offers our company a means to reconnect with our current customer base and establish new customers all in one convenient location.” Jackie W. Barlow, II Vice President Paradigm Software

Reach Your Target Market! 85% of Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo attendees plan to

purchase products from exhibiting companies up to $250,000.* *2011 Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo Attendee Survey

Wilkens Industries Inc. 184 S County Rd 22 Morris MN 56267 320 589-1971 Fax: 320 589-1974. Toll-Free: 800 833-6045 Sales Doug Storck

Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP 4 King St W Suite 900 Toronto ON M5H 1B6 416 863-0711 Fax: 416 863-1938. Partner Donna S K Shier

WMS Services, Ltd 1635 Brooks Ave Suite 4 Rochester NY 14624 585 621-5972 Fax: 585 581-1098.

For more information, please contact Arnie Gess Call: +1.403.589.4832 Email: arnie.gess@cwre.ca Visit: www.cwre.ca

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XL Shelter 4664 Ontario St Beamsville ON L0R 1B4 905 563-9790 Fax: 905 563-6367. XL Shelter designs, manufactures and installs various fabric covered structures, BMEC certified fabric. Designed to accommodate large and small engineered structures for recycling facilities. Portable fencing systems also available.

Zone Defense, LLC 7-7895 49th Ave Red Deer AB T4P 2B4 403 775-6999 Toll-Free: 866 585-1465 Toll-Free Fax: 866 672-1212 Reg Sls Mgr Joshua Markus

CLEANTECH: OPINION

Non-tariff trade barriers

he CleanTech sector is being built on efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of modern society. As governments around the world support this sector, many are concentrating efforts on developing a CleanTech manufacturing base. While green job creation plans may excite voters, they risk creating conflicts that could lead to larger trade disputes. A good example is Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program for renewable energy (implemented in 2009), which has garnered world attention and investment in the province. However, the program’s domestic content requirements, which mandate a minimum amount of local component manufacture and assembly, has caused consternation in certain world capitals. Japan filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) in September, 2010, and the resulting process has been joined by the US and EU. (The accusation is that the Ontario policy discriminates against foreign products.) The Finnish Foreign Ministry has identified over 400 international green trade or investment barriers, including technical restrictions, tariffs and fees, customs

procedures, taxes and restriction on movement of persons. CleanTech companies encounter frequent problems with product certification, high duties, domestic content requirements and trademark infringement. The United States is a good example of a country with a diverse base of CleanTech companies selling products globally. The US government has objected to the alleged dumping of Chinese-manufactured wind turbines and solar panels onto its markets, as it moves forward with another “Buy American” program. However, according to a recent article by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a considerable amount of the installed equipment in most renewable energy projects is manufactured in the US, whether subcomponents for solar panels or mounting equipment for turbines. A trade war with China or other low-cost manufacturing jurisdictions is not in the interest of the US, or the world. Canada is a trading nation and its wealth has increased significantly with the reduction of global trade barriers — something our governments must keep in mind as we wade into the murky waters of incentivizing the growth of a developing industry.

Aaron Atcheson, Chair of National CleanTech Group, is a Partner with Miller Thomson LLP in London, Ontario. Contact Aaron at aatcheson@millerthomson.com Walinga VC2336 6/11/07 2:36 PM Page 1

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CLEANTECH: NETHERLAND REPORT

Environment and Waste Technology in the Netherlands Report from a recent trade mission

by Guy Crittenden

n the second week of October, 2011, I had the privilege of joining a dozen or so other Canadian environment and waste industry professionals on a trade mission hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On the trip — which lasted a week — our group crisscrossed the country for a close-up view of a range of facilities and processes to deal with everything from municipal solid waste to the recycling of old mattresses, from technologies to remediate contaminated soil to incinerators for hazardous materials. Our trade mission included meetings with government officials at The Hague, attendance and “matchmaking” at the large Milieubeurs environmental trade show in Den Bosch, a reception at the Canadian Embassy (where Aim Environmental signed an agree-

“ATM Moerdijk operates the world’s largest hazardous waste treatment plant.”

(Clockwise): Traditional Dutch windmill; recycled plastic pellets at the Van Werven plant; the trade mission group gathered at the top of the VAR Recycling landfill mound, which they dubbed the “Dutch Alps” (due to the rest of the country being completely ﬂat). Author is fifth from right.

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ment with another company) and numerous site visits. The trip reaffirmed my long-standing conviction that Northern countries have much to teach and share with their circumpolar peers; indeed, many Dutch technologies and equipment arrays are available to solve environmental problems in Canada, just as Canadian solutions could be commercialized and exported there.

LAND AND LIMITATIONS

There are interesting things about the Netherlands that make it uniquely qualified to develop environmental technologies and export them overseas, starting with its land mass, which is in large part recovered from the sea or shoreline bogs. If there’s a country that understands soil, it’s the Netherlands, and Dutch companies such as Boskalis International (a.k.a. Stuyvesant) are demonstrating soil cleanup technologies in Alberta’s oil sands. At points on the tour our guide would mention that the bus was crossing onto land reclaimed from the ocean a few decades ago; an hour later he’d point out that we were now exiting that land — the bus had driven 100 kms per hour all that time. With the country networked with dykes and much of it below sea level, it’s not surprising that landfilling is banned; thirty-five waste

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streams are banned and currently less than five per cent of waste is landfilled these days (mostly asbestos that was once used, among other things, by farmers to create pathways on their lands). Land pressures have forced the Dutch to invest in every alternative to landfilling, including aggressive recycling and other forms of waste diversion. As one would expect, wherever landfill is banned, incineration is used. Upwards of a dozen waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration plants dot the landscape of the Netherlands, most of them state-of -the-art affairs with emissions at non-detect levels. Indeed, incineration overcapacity was cited several times on our tour as a problem, with the plants competing for waste and, in fact, necessitating the import of waste from places such as the United Kingdom. A highlight of our tour was visiting the brand new OMRIN WTE plant scheduled to treat 210,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of waste from 36 municipalities (27 of them local Friesen jurisdictions) or about 173,000 households. Built at a cost of € 150 million, the plant will be paid for by the end of its 15-year contract. A common concern with such plants is that they may compete with recycling programs for high-BTU wastes such as plastic soda bottles; it was reassuring to discover that such wastes are diverted from the waste that’s fed into the incinerator (I visually saw none in the feedstock), largely because the government pays a generous 390/tonne for separated plastics — much higher than the tip fee for the incinerator. Indeed, the Packaging Directive states that 42 per cent of plastic packaging must be recycled by 2012, and municipalities are paid incentives to divert this material from disposal. The plant’s bottom ash is incorporated into road aggregate; the toxic fly ash, meanwhile, is shipped to underground salt mines in Germany. In support of waste diversion, several financial instruments are available. The fee for disposing combustible waste in the Netherlands is, at the moment, € 107/ tonne; landfilling the same waste costs about € 120/tonne. Some municipalities

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Top: Inside the Retour Matras mattress recycling plant in Lelystad. Bottom: CEO Wim Hulshof holding soil recycled at ATM Moerdijk, the world’s largest hazardous waste treatment plant.

use a volume-based variable fee to charge for waste services, typically € 250 per household. Most jurisdictions in the country encourage source-separation of organic waste, paper and cardboard, plastics and glass. Many use wheeled containers, and every municipality must offer residents public drop-off depots. All of this has led to impressive results: iIn 2010 around 80 per cent of the Netherland’s waste was recycled, 16 per cent incinerated and only a small fraction (three to four per cent) was landfilled.

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

The Netherlands has imposed some nation-wide legislation that waste managers in other jurisdictions can only dream of, as these have spurred technological innovation. For example, in the early 1990s separate collection of organics was mandated, which led to investment in composting and anaerobic digestion technology and techniques. Requirements to recycle plastics has led to investment in better equipment to recover those materials, and the need for recycled soil has led to an explosion of expertise in soil washing and other forms of site remediation.

CLEANTECH: NETHERLAND REPORT

(Left to right): Inside the new 210,000 tpy OMRIN waste-to-energy plant; the ATM Moerdijk rotary kiln; totes filled with recycled plastic at Van Werven.

As anyone who has visited the busy port of Amsterdam would know, Holland is one of the world’s leading export nations, so most investments in domestic technologies are made with one eye on foreign markets, and most of the companies with whom we met spoke at length about demonstrating their solutions at home, then selling them around the world. At the Milieubeurs environmental trade show we met with Luc Klunder of Gicom Composting Systems whose company took tunnel composting from the mushroom industry and adapted it for large-scale municipal purposes. Gicom has since built

more than 70 facilities worldwide. Similarly, Ward Janssens of Orgaworld described his company’s anaerobic process for organics wastes, which is in operation near London, Ontario, is constructing another in Ottawa and has plans for two more in Quebec. Frank Geerts and Henk Roeven of the Christiaens Group described their in-vessel system that’s finding favour in towns and cities across Canada, most recently with a plant that just opened in the City of Guelph that was built by a consortium of BioRem, Christeans Group and Maple Reinders, and will be operated by Aim Environmental. (See article, page 44.) We also met with Bockting Trisplast Env Cat bleedChristel ad-may2010-B.qxd 5/25/10of12:49 PM Page at 1 the company’s exhibit

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(Left to right): Typical commercial waste and recycling cart set up in Amsterdam; computerized control room of the OMRIN waste-to-energy plant; the author (left) with Herman Huisman from the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation at the Van Werven plastic recycling plant;

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waste, with rubble being valuable in Holland; compost and biomass are processed onsite in organic digesters that generate 80,000 tpy of compost for the potting industry and green fuels. Refuse-derived fuel pellets are sold to cement kilns The facility also recycles artificial turf, separating the sand, the green “grass” from the black rubber backing. VAR also has a soil washing facility as part of its extensive landfill excavation and reclamation project. Later in the week we were able to view the downstream fate of plastics diverted from disposal via places like VAR Recycling.

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Ton van der Giessen and Rob Labots showed us around the Van Werven plant, which specializes in plastics recycling, especially the difficult resins from which garden furniture (for instance) and large children’s toys may be made. The company processes 10,000 kilos of garden furniture per week, among 15 to 20 trucks that drop off mixed plastic each day. The plant employs 60 people who work around the clock six days per week producing plastic pellets that can be half the price for manufacturers than virgin resin. We later visited the manufacturing plant of Lankhorst Recycling in Sneek, a subsidiary of a large conglomerate that started out in marine rope and now makes everything from large nautical buoys to plastic decking to pipe protective sleeves used in offshore oil & gas drilling operations. Huge “Van Werven” totes full of recycled plastic pellets were present throughout the plant. In Lelystad we visited a mattress recycling plant operated by Retour Matras, which designed all its own specialized equipment and collects mattresses via a system of transport containers deployed at retailers and waste depots across the country, paying haulers a percentage of a recycling fee. Another highlight of the trade mission was our visit to ATM Moerdijk — operator of the world’s largest hazardous waste treatment plant. Our host, CEO Wim Hulshof explained the complicated history of the company which overcame economic and technical hurdles to become the profitable enterprise it is today, currently as a subsidiary of UK-based Shanks. ATM receives and processes all kinds of hazardous wastes, but is especially effective at treating contaminated soils in its large rotary kiln. With prices in the range of just 50 to 60 Euros per tonne, it’s arguable that in some instances it could make sense to send tanker ship loads all the way from North America to the Netherlands for treatment at ATK. (In fact, the company receives such shipments from all over the world.) Another company we visited was Biolake, whose Jan Pronk showed us a small-footprint system designed to turn about 8,000 tpy of agricultural waste into energy, and garner greenhouse gas credits for clients. No trip to Holland would be complete without visiting an equipment manufacturer in the recycling plant space; Dutch equipment suppliers like Bollegraaf are well known in Canada; we visited a company called Nihot, whose manager Cees Dujjn showed us around. About 95 per cent of the plant’s operation is geared to export. The company got its start making simple small single-burner stoves in the aftermath of WWII and gradually developed into a manufacturer of recycling equipment of different types (e.g., drum separators, balers, shredders, etc.). One of Nihot’s specialities is air-knife air separators, which accurately sort light from heavy fractions in recycling streams. Separate excursions on the trade mission included a discussion in Leeuwarden on sustainable water technology with Hein Molenkamp, director of the Water Alliance of the Netherlands, plus a visit to a demonstration site for desalination operated by Blue Energy; some remarked on the very interesting apparatus called a “Dutch Rainmaker,” which was a high-tech windmill adapted to condense moisture out of the air and turn it into drinkable water. On the last day a delegation of those with a special interest in soil visited the largest soil remediation project in the Netherlands — a former dumping ground in Volgermeerpolder that was transformed, in part from peat-forming, into a park.

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O R G A N I C M AT T E R S by Paul van der Werf “Discharge from the biofilter is directed to a 35 meter stack prior to discharge to the atmosphere.”

Guelph 2.0 A look at the City of Guelph’s new composting plant

he City of Guelph has had an “occupy” groove for as long as I can remember. During my evermore distant university days it was full of ardent lefties, some with good ideas about how to better take care our environment. The university’s imprint looms large in this city and in my mind was a reason why in 1996 it was one of the first in Canada to collect and compost food wastes. Guelph is a pioneer in Canadian composting. Over time residents enthusiasm for the program continued to be strong but the ability to successfully manage the organic waste waned to the point where the facility had to be shut down and difficult choices needed to be made about what to do with the organic waste. Mayor Karen Farbridge wrote in a recent blog posting that what went wrong had to do with facility design, asset management, technology and operational practices. In a nutshell what was state of the art 20 years ago is obsolete today. As well, the amount of facility upkeep was underfunded and facility operation was not always carried out to the highest level. This ultimately led to the poor management of odours and the demise of that facility.

Guelph got back into the compost processing game in late September when it opened its new composting plant. The Phoenix of Greek mythology is the standard cliché invoked whenever something is said to be rising from the ashes. However, it does little justice to what has really happened in Guelph. While I often think of All Treat Farms in Arthur as “ground zero” for large-scale composting in Canada, I think of places such as Guelph as being the industry’s philosophical (and without getting too flaky) its spiritual heart. When Guelph’s plant closed its doors it was more than just a facility closing.

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The new facility, which cost about $33 million to construct, is built over top of the same footprint as the previous one. Where composting channels once stood, the Netherland’s Christiaens Group B.V. composting tunnels are now filled with Guelph’s food wastes. The old curing hall has been retrofitted and retains its old use. This approach mimics the industry trend to move away from moving-part-intensive composting

Organic material being tipped onto the ﬂoor on the opening day of the new compost facility.

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technologies to what I describe to the uninitiated as large transport-trailer-sized concrete tunnels. The organic waste is processed for a total of six weeks and focuses, as Henk Roeven (a Technical Director at Christiaens) points out, “to result in better quality decomposition by maintaining optimal composting parameters.” This includes Phase 1 and 2 composting tunnels, with Phase 3 occurring in the aforementioned curing hall. “Our technology is designed to compost wastes at 55°C plus for three days and then reduce it to 45°C for the remaining time,” says Roeven. “This allows both thermophilic and mesophilic microorganisms to decompose the waste. The bonus is that the lower temperatures result in reduced ammonia production.” The new facility was designed first and foremost to manage the odours produced by the composting process — to provide neighbours with appropriate and tangible comfort that the facility would not result in odours reaching their door step and to meet the Ministry of the Environment’s strict and difficult (some say impossible) to attain 1 odour unit at the property line. The focus of the design is to manage the amount of odorous gases produced and then deal with these gases using technologically sophisticated equipment. The odorous off-gases are directed to a biofiltration system that uses artificial media and manufactured by Guelph’s own Biorem. A key design feature to ensure that the composting off-gases enter the biofilter at less than 40°C (i.e., the biofilter’s upper tolerance). This is challenging in the summer time and so the facility is designed with a composting off-gas bypass that’s directed to a heat exchanger and cooling tower. “A key operating advantage to using Biorem’s synthetic media,” says Roeven, “is that it has no background odours, unlike wood biofilter media.” It’s estimated that these types of biofilter media result in a discharge of less than 50 per cent of those using wooden biofilter media. Finally the discharge from the biofilter is directed to a 35 meter stack prior to discharge to the atmosphere. This facility can be characterized as a fourth generation facility (i.e.,

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The compost process can be controlled via computer and operators can access the system remotely.

1. open windrow, 2. channel systems, 3. tunnel systems, 4. tunnel systems with stack) and represents the state of the art. It’s being operated by Aim Environmental Group out of Stoney Creek that also manages the 90,000 tonne per year composting facility (using the same technology) in Hamilton, Ontario. So once again Guelph finds itself atop the composting pile with the bruises from lessons learned hopefully incorporating advancements that will make its plant Canada’s most technologically sophisticated composting facility. It can take great pride in its resilience in the face of a long period of adversity and challenges to once again manage organic wastes at its own facility. Editor’s note: This magazine will track the performance of the plant and report back to readers in future editions. Paul van der Werf is president of 2cg Inc. in London, Ontario. Contact Paul at www.2cg.ca

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Richard White, President of Burlington,

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Ontario-based Aspera Recycling with customer. www.asperarecycling.com

Dale Mickle, National Sales Manager

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Dave Raney (left), London District Manager for BFI Canada (a Progressive Waste Solutions

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Greg Bereford, President of BioBag Canada Inc. in Vancouver, BC with customer. www.biobag.ca

Anthony Georges (left), President of Amut North Frank Kennedy, Sales Director (middle wearing

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OWMA REPORT by Rob Cook “The Montreal symposium had over 280 registered delegates from across the country.”

2011 Canadian Waste Sector Symposium a Success

Photo from one of the three tours associated with the Symposium.

he annual Canadian Waste Sector Symposium (CWSS) in just two years has become the “place to be” for the waste management sector across Canada. The 2011 event follows a successful inaugural event in Toronto last year. The three day symposium recently held in conjunction with the Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo (CWRE) in Montreal had over 280 registered delegates from across the country. The delegates enjoyed three tours (11 facilities) in the Montreal area, six keynote speakers including the Honourable Pierre Arcand, Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs, and over 44 speakers in 10 topic tracks over two days. The symposium participants included senior representatives from the public and private sectors, brand owners, provincial governments, the federal government and from the U.S. and Europe. The symposium program also contained social and networking events that fostered lively discussion on waste sector issues such as Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), organic waste management, green energy and municipal recycling programs. OWMA is proud to provide the CWSS as a focal point for national discussions on waste management and planning is under way for the 3rd annual CWSS to be held in Toronto from November 12-15th, 2012. Don’t miss this event in 2012 and if you would like to be part of the success, look for sponsorship and speaker opportunities in the very near future. 50 www.solidwastemag.com December 2011/January 2012

Keith Carrigan, CEO of Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd. (which has merged with BFI Canada Inc.), speaking at the 2011 Canadian Waste Sector Symposium in Montreal, Quebec

New national association

Important discussions also took place with various stakeholders regarding the launching of a new national waste sector association: the Waste Sector Alliance of Canada (WSAC). National service providers, OWMA (Ontario), CESE (Quebec) and Coast Waste Management Association (BC) held specific discussions on the framework for the WSAC moving forward. The conceptual framework envisions a national organization that facilitates a cross-country coordination of waste sector information and policy. WSAC will act as a support organization for provincial organizations and members. The representation of the sector will continue to be centered at the provincial level. Planning timelines for an operational WSAC are focussed on 2012. Rob Cook is Executive Director of the Ontario Waste Management Association in Brampton, Ontario. Contact Rob at rcook@owma.org

R E G U L AT I O N R O U N D U P by Rosalind Cooper “A further inspection revealed that the company had still not prepared the waste reduction work plan and charges were laid.”

Waste Initiatives across Canada Nova Scotia waste reduction

Nova Scotia’s environment ministry has released Our Path Forward: Building on the Success of Nova Scotia’s Waste Resource Management Strategy, a paper that outlines the province’s strategy to reduce waste and increase recycling. The objective is to limit disposal to no more than 300 kg per person per year by 2015. The strategy paper notes that, since 1995, the provincial waste disposal rate has decreased from 743 kilograms per person/year to 401 kilograms, and materials being recycled have increased from 11,000 tonnes in 1992 to more than 50,000 tonnes in 2010. Similarly,

the composting of organics has increased from 3,000 tonnes in 1994 to more than 100,000 tonnes in 2010. The strategy paper identifies construction and demolition (C&D) waste as an area for significant improvement. C&D accounts for 25 to 30 per cent of Nova Scotia’s total waste. The strategy paper notes that, while most C&D waste is currently diverted from disposal, there’s significant potential to increase the recycling of these materials into value-added products. In order to address this issue, the government has committed to develop guidelines around best management practices for C&D waste and to develop an education and

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communication plan on such practices. The strategy paper also indicates that producers must become more responsible for waste management. In this regard, the strategy paper discusses how payment by the taxpayer for the recycling of packaging has become an accepted model, but that the public now expects that producers take responsibility for the products they create from resource extraction to disposal, recycling, or reuse. Product stewardship policies are discussed in the strategy paper and range from shared responsibility between the taxpayer and the producer for the product’s end-of-life recycling or disposal, to full manufacturer responsibility, often referred

For more information contact: John Lackie, Symposium Co-ordinator Niagaraj.lackie@sympatico.ca Falls, Ontario, Canada email: April 22-25, 2012 phone: 705 835-3560

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R E G U L AT I O N R O U N D U P to as extended producer responsibility (EPR). See article on what BC is doing, page 54)

Quebec voluntary packaging code

Éco Entreprises Québec has launched its “Voluntary Code for the Optimization of Containers, Packaging and Printed Matter.” Éco Entreprises Québec is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to represent companies in promoting efforts to increase quantities of recovered materials, and to address responsibility for financing municipal curbside recycling. Éco Entreprises Québec developed the Code in cooperation with several companies and eco-design experts; the Code uses a twophase approach to packaging optimization. The first phase addresses specific business sectors that have been identified by the Quebec government’s curbside recycling compensation plan as generating significant packaging materials. These business sectors include the food, beauty and health sectors, which produce 80 per cent of the packaged products marketed in the province. The second phase will involve all business sectors included in the curbside recycling compensation plan and will take effect by 2015. Some of the first signatories of the Code are Cascades Inc., Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd., Métro Richelieu inc., and Sobeys Québec. The Code focuses on reduction at source, eco-design and recyclability and involves seven strategies to assist companies in developing optimization initiatives. These are: life-cycle thinking; adopting responsible procurement criteria; improving packaging/product ratio; designing for transport; improving the usage scenario; improving recyclability; and communications. Ontario enforcement for waste infractions There have been several cases over recent months where Ontario’s Ministry of the Environment has prosecuted, convicted and fined companies for waste management violations. Halton Recycling Ltd. was recently fined $155,000 for odour emissions and for failing to have recyclables baled and stored as required by its certificate of approval. The investigation conducted by the environment ministry was triggered by odour complaints and concluded that the region was operating out of compliance with its approval. Scott Environmental Group Limited, which operates out of Kingston, was fined $125,000 for failing to comply with conditions of a provisional CofA. The company was found to have received biosolid waste that was not acceptable, and to have received quantities of waste on a daily basis beyond that authorized by the provisional CofA. Tonda Construction Limited in London

was fined $25,000 after pleading guilty to permitting or arranging for the transportation or disposal of waste that was not part of an approved waste management system for which a certificate of approval had been issued. Another company, Nethercott Excavating Limited, was fined $8,000 after pleading guilty to operating a waste management system without a CofA. Tonda had contracted with Nethercott to deal with the cleanup and disposal of contaminated soil, but Nethercott did not have a valid CofA to handle and transport the waste.

Finally, Century Group Inc. in Mississauga was fined $3,000 after pleading guilty to failing to prepare a waste reduction work plan. In 2010, the company started a project in Thunder Bay that involved the construction of a store and warehouse for a furniture business. The environment ministry inspected the project and found the company hadn’t prepared a waste reduction work plan. Century Group was advised to comply, but a further inspection revealed that the company had still not prepared the waste reduction work plan and charges were laid.

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by Glenda Gies & Usman Valiante “Producers can choose to either discharge their obligations individually or by joining a stewardship agency.”

BC’s Bold New Product Stewardship Program

n May 2011 the Government of British Columbia amended the BC Recycling Regulation, including the addition of Schedule 5 Printed Paper and Packaging (PPP). The changes make BC the first jurisdiction in North America to hold industry stewards fully responsible for materials typically managed via municipal blue box programs under a “shared cost” model for end-of-life management. Highlights of the amendments include: 1. Expands the definition of “producer” to “a person who manufactures the product and sells, offers for sale or distributes or uses in a commercial enterprise the product in British Columbia…”; (emphasis added) 2. Requires a stewardship plan for PPP generated by the residential sector from “residential premises” and from “municipal property that is not industrial, commercial or institutional”; 3. Requires a 75 per cent recovery rate for PPP; and 4. Provides a three-year timeline for stewards to implement a PPP program; 18 months following May 19 2011 producers of PPP must submit a stewardship plan to the Director (by November 19, 2012) and in 36 months must implement the plan (by May 19, 2014). Consistent with the treatment of other designated materials under the BC Recycling Regulation, PPP producers can choose to either discharge their obligations individually or by joining a stewardship agency. Where stewards choose an agency, the agency must file a stewardship plan with the BC Ministry of Environment. Interestingly, the relationship between PPP stewards and municipalities is not preordained in BC regulation; program design options could engage both private and public players to achieve the producers’ performance obligation in the most efficient and effective way possible. Stepping into the role of stewardship agency is Multi-Material British Columbia (MMBC), comprised of various commercial stakeholders. MMBC is currently developing its PPP stewardship plan through a two-phased approach: Phase 1 involves analysis of the current waste diversion system and the development of program options; Phase 2 involves development of the program using the selected option. Based on observations of other EPR programs, the program that MMBC could deliver on behalf of stewards could include such actions as: taking direct control of collection and processing services; contracting with municipalities and private companies to provide collection and processing services; stimulating collection and processing activities

through the use of financial incentives; or, various combinations of these marketplace activities. Different program design options could have significantly different economic and environmental outcomes, and in many cases involve trade-offs. In order to explore these trade-offs, a study team has been assembled that will apply an objective evaluation framework to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the various options.

Program design A number of factors need to be considered in the design of a program for BC’s unique regulatory, economic and geographic profile. The BC Environmental Management Act, Recycling Regulation and Local Government Act create a specific set of existing provincial recycling programs (most notably, a beverage-container deposit-refund system) and local government authorities for the management of waste (and licensing of waste management services). This BC regulatory framework has shaped the recycling infrastructure and commercial relationships that exist “on the ground” today. Some local governments have recycling programs for PPP while others do not. Where local governments aren’t active, some residential areas have access to privately-operated depots or receive PPP collection as a subscriber service from private providers; some areas have no access to recycling (other than beverage-container depots). Some bottle depots provide PPP collection services in addition to beverage container redemption, while most do not. Processing and marketing services are primarily provided by the private sector. Processors receive beverage containers from the provincial deposit-refund system as well as PPP from existing local government programs and private sector depots and subscriber collections from the residential and commercial sectors. Processors have developed significant volumes and economies of scale, and have an established network of domestic and out-of-province materials markets. The study team is working to map and understand the existing commercial relationships that drive the collection and flow of PPP in BC. This understanding will inform the evaluation of the program design options and, in particular, the identification of strengths and weaknesses of the various options. While discussions on possible program design options are underway, the requirements of BC’s Recycling Regulation Schedule 5 and the work of MMBC and its study team will lead to a unique approach to delivering an EPR program for PPP in North America.

Glenda Gies is Principal of Glenda Gies and Associates in Bowmanville, Ontario and is the MMBC Phase 1 project team leader. Contact Glenda at glendagies@ggies.ca Usman Valiante is a Senior Policy Analyst with Corporate Policy Group LLP in Orangeville, Ontario and a member of the project team. Contact Usman at valiante@corporatepolicygroup.com 54 www.solidwastemag.com December2011/January 2012

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