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Home My WebLink AboutCL 25-02 ~' 028 CW¡o~ REPORT TO COUNCIL FROM: Bruce Taylor, AMCT, CMM City Clerk DATE: June 18,2002 - REPORT NUMBER: CL 25-02 SUBJECT: Application for Amendment to Certificate of Approval Can-Sort Recycling Limited, 1048 Toy Avenue RECOMMENDATION: 1. That Clerk's Report CL 25-02 regarding the application by Can-Sort Recycling Limited, 1048 Toy Avenue, for an amendment to their Certificate of Approval No. A390421 be received. 2. That the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby opposes the said application. 3. That the Director be requested to hold a hearing under Section 32, Part V of the Environmental Protection Act regarding this application. 4. That a copy of Clerk's Report CL 25-02 be forwarded to the Director, Environmental Assessment and Approvals Branch, Ministry of the Environment and Energy. - ORIGIN: Letter iÌ'om Ministry of the Environment and Energy dated May 22, 2002 advising of application to amend Certificate of Approval by Can-Sort Recycling Limited AUTHORITY: Section 32 of the Environmental Protection Act FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: Not applicable ..... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Ministry of the Environment and Energy has advised the. City that Can-Sort Recycling Limited, 1048 Toy Avenue, has made application to amend'their Certificate of Approval to convert to a transfer station, increase the tonnages received and removed ftom the site, accept residential waste and allow for outdoor storage of recyc1ables. The Director, Planning & Development and the Division Head, Municipal Property & Engineering recommend that Council oppose this application. " Report to Council CL 25-02 Date: June 18, 2002 029 Subject: Can-Sort Recycling Limited, 1048 Toy Avenue Page 2 BACKGROUND: -... Please find attached to this Report a letter ftom the Ministry of the Environment and Energy dated May 22, 2002 advising that they have received an application ftom Can-Sort Recycling Limited, 1048 Toy Avenue, to amend their Certificate of Approval No. A390421 to convert to a transfer station, increase the tonnages received and removed ftom the site, accept residential waste and allow for outdoor storage of recyclables. Attached to the letter is a more detailed summary of what is being requested by Can-Sort Recycling Limited. Also attached to this Report is a memorandum ftom the Director, Planning & Development wherein it is noted that the current site currently experiences functional restrictions with respect to truck traffic and that the amendment provides for outside storage whereas the current site plan recognizes that all activity at this site would be contained within the existing building. Based on these concerns, the Director has recommended that Council oppose this application. Also attached to this Report is a memorandum iÌ'om the Division Head, Municipal Property & Engineering indicating that the proposed amendment would have a major impact on traffic on Toy Avenue and Quartz street and also a major impact on businesses using the intersection of Toy Avenue and Bayly Street. The addition of residential waste would create problems for the area businesses due to odours and animals. In 1998, Can-Sort Recycling Limited made application to amend the same Certificate of Approval to increase the maximum metric tonnage of solid non-hazardous waste received per day iÌ'om 150 to 750 metric tonnes, increase the site storage of waste iÌ'om 250 to 1,000 metric tonnes and to accept solid non-hazardous institutional waste. Council strenuously opposed this application in 1998 and I have attached four resolutions that were passed by Council in 1998 setting out its objections. - Based on the foregoing, I would again recommend that Council oppose this current application to amend the Certificate of Approval submitted by Can-Sort Recycling Limited and request that a Hearing be held under the Environmental Protection Act as noted in the letter dated May 22, 2002 ftom the Ministry of the Environment and Energy. A TT ACHMENTS: 1. 2. 3. 4. Site Maps Letter iÌ'om Ministry of the Environment and Energy dated May 22,2002 Memorandum ftom the Director, Planning & Development dated June 17, 2002 Memorandum ftom the Division Head, Municipal Property & Engineering dated June 17, 2002 Four resolutions passed in 1998 opposing Can-Sort's application to amend its Certificate of Approval 5. - Prepared By: ¿{/ .' ...." '. 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ZS^- 01- 033 MAY 22 2002 14:52 FR EAAB 4163147166 TO 99054200515 P.01/01 Ministry of Envhvnment and Energy EnvlronmentaJ Assessment and Approvals Branch Floor 121\ 2 St Clair Ave W 'foronto ON M4V 1L5 Fax; 416-31+8452 Telephone: (416) 314-8316 MlnlstitG de 'Snvlronnement et de l'énørgl8 Dh'ection des éva!uatiol15 6t des. autoriMtlcns envirr:mnsmentales Étuge 12A 2 av S~ Clair 0 Toronto ON M4V 1L5 Télécopieur. 416-314.8452 iél6phone : (416) 314.8316 ~ On~ario - May 22. 2002 Clerk City of Pickering 1 TI1e Esplanade Pickering, Ontario LIV 6K7 Dear Sir/Madam: Re: ApplÎ4:aüon for Approval of Waste Disposal Sites 1048 Toy Avenue City of Pickering"Regional Munieipality of Durham MOEE Reference Number 4236.58NPJ3 - The Ministry of Environment and Energy has received an application trom Can-Sort RecycIÍl1g Ltd to amend their Certificate of Approval No. A390421. The application seeks approval to convert to a'transfer station, increase the tonnages received and removed from the site, accept residential 'waste and allow for outdoor storage of recyclables. It is requested that the City make connnents with respect to the appJicaûon. In lieu of a Council Resolution, please ensure the report is signed and dated by the Commissioner of Works or equivalent. Please respond directly to the undersigned by June 28, 2002. . As you are aware, the Director has the discretiOll urider Section 32, Part V of the Environmental protection Act (EP A) to hold a public hearing regarding applícations for waste disposal facilities. Municipalities or affected members of the públic have the right to request that the Director consider calling a hearing with respect to any application submitted under Part V of the EP A. Any submissions in this regard must be accompanied by valid reasons and supporting technical justification. Please refer file number 4236-58NPj3 in aU related correspondence. If you have any questions regarding tne above, please contact me at 416-314-8316. Yours truly, køID- p"t,\~ Veronica Poclunursky Waste Evaluator c: District Manager, MOEE York-DW'ham Chuck Kunc, Can-Sort Recycling Limited - JUl.! 13 2[1[12 1[1: 53 FF.: EAAB O:i4 - ~ - 416 .314 '/lbb U ':f::!U::..éåJ::!bl:f:::. r-'. U¿""ll.~, /\TTACHMEN'r #,..,~-,_. REPORT# C L :2 5'-- 01- --- CAN-SORT RECYCLING LIMITED PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL FOR A WASTE DISPOSAL SITE NO. A390421 APPENDIX D: OPERATIONS REPORT Following is a breakdown of site maintenance and operations at Can-Sort Recycling: . Can-Sort Recycling accepts solid non-hazardous industrial, commercial & industrial waste and recyclables from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday to Friday and 7:00 am to 1:00 pm Saturday. Amendment would permit acceptance of residential waste. Each morning the Plant Manager conducts a visual inspection of the plant and the site. When a vehicJe arrives at the site it is weighed and infonnation on the hauler is entered on the Weighscale Ticket, such as Customer! Hauter, Truck No., License No., Vehicle Size and Vehic1e Type. The Spotter detennines what the hauler is dumping before directing the driver to dump the load on the tipping floor or in one ofthe bunkers. The Spotter visually inspects the load for hazardous waste. If such waste is found in the load, it would be immediately reloaded back on the vehicle. The Material Type is entered on the Weighscale Ticket, the vehicle is weighed and the driver signs the ticket authorizing that all information is correct. Source separated recyc1ables are dwnped in the designated bunkers. Recyc.lables spotted in the mixed waste piles on the tipping floor are hand picked and dumped in the bunkers. A 644H John Deere Loader is then used to push residual waste into the waste pile. Amendment would pennit residential waste and mixed waste identified on the tipping floor as lacking suitable recyclables, to be transferred into the waste pile for shipping to landfills. Recyclables in bunkers are loaded into 40 eu.yd. bins and tarped in the plant before being weighed and hauled to end-users. , Amendment would allow full bins of sorted clean recyc1ables to be covered and ...;.> ~(; €OC\. ¥,(I,~ (":- r placed outside, within the perimeter of the fenced site, to await shipment. The r ['I,t 1~"'; !)\l location of the bins is indicated on the pr~vious page. ;;"-':-" ç\ I'V 1,'\. Open top trailers back into a pit where a 270L Jobn Deere Excavator is used to load the waste. Trailers are untarped and tarped inside the facility. Trailers are weighed before and after being loaded to determine the weight of waste they. will be carrying. Infonnation regarding the shipper, hauler and destination of the waste is entered on a Manifest or Bill of Lading. . Scalebouse staff is responsible fo.r filling out Incoming and Outgoing Tally Sheets to confiml that we operate within tonnage limits. Toward the end of the day a general cleanup ofthe plant, site, scalehouse, washrooms and maintenance room is conducted, including sweeping the nOOfS. A more intensive cleanup takes place on the weekend when there is Httle vehicle traffic. . ¡ . '" . . . .. .. .. .. . .. .. . . . '" .. JUíj 13 2002 HJ: 53 FP ERI:::¡B 416314 7166 TO 99054209685 F'.I::..I..::;/U..::; f"i 2- :#- CL 2-5-- 0 '2.-- .,,-,"-- 03~) . Amendment, to remove Condition (29) (a), would permit a neat waste pile on the floor, so that waste would be available for the next trailer. Facility is equipped with one odour control system complete with twenty spray nozzles, operating at a liquid flow rate of 15.6 millilitres per second, exhausting into the atmosphere through two exhaust fans each with a volumetric flow rate of 8.5 actual cubic metres per second through a louve, having an exit diameter of 1.07 metres, located at 9.5 metres above grade and 1.5 metres below the roo( If a particularly odourous load arrives we load it immediately into a trailer if one is in the pit or we manually increase the spray duration and bury the load until the next trailer is available. Lloyd's Pest Control resets traps once a month to control vennin. . - . . APPENDIX D: DRAINAGE . If the sprinkler system is required to put out a fire, a holding tank is located in the facility to accept this liquid. Can-Sort Recycling would then hire a MOE licensed liquid industrial waste processor to pump out the tank.. . The floor of the facility contains 6 inches of poured concrete. Outside the site is entirely covered in asphalt with a poured concrete curb around the perimeter. . . ,... **: TOTAL PRClE. 03 :4-: f: - 0:36 1°'\ 'Í-" 3 'TO REPOD'T éL 2 Ç' - "- ,.¡ .".".._,.,-, f\ # 0 ' - PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM' June 18,2002 - To: Bruce Taylor City Clerk , From: Neil Carroll Director, Planning & Development Subject: Application for Amendment to The Ministry of Environment and Energy Certificate of Approval No. A390421 Can-Sort Recycling Ltd. Part of Lot 18, Concession I 1048 Toy Avenue City of Pickering - This Department has completed an initial review of the above-noted matter. It is our understanding that the applicant seeks Ministry approval to increase the amount and type of waste processed on-site, and to add outdoor storage of recyclables as a permitted activity. Based on this understanding and our concerns respecting functionality of the site, it is recommended that City Council oppose the applicant's request for revision to the Ministry of Environment and Energy's Certificate of Approval pertaining to the subject site, Increased processing limitations for the site wil11ikely increase truck traffic to a site that currently has several site function restrictions. The large size of the building in relation to the lot area, severe limitation of on-site maneuvering space, substantial truck traffic and periodic occurrences of unapproved outdoor storage all contribute to the opinion that the site currently functions at capacity. Based on the limited information available for review respecting the proposal, we cannot provide support for any expansion in use of the facility. - ,""3""~. June 18, 2002 Bruce Taylor Page 2 0 f~I.'" L ¡ c¿ 25'- 01- - I am not aware of any pre-consultation between the applicant and the City respecting this proposal, certainly not with the Planning & Development Department. It is possible that further discussions between the City and the applicant could provide a better understanding of the application and lead to a more positive Departmental response. Revisions to the approved site plan and / or proposed site operations could potentially bring some level of support for elements of the applicant's request. The proposal may also require a peer review from a consultant well versed in waste management matters, to assist Council in formulating its position. The following comments are provided for your consideration. Proposal Can-Sort Recycling Ltd. has applied for an amendment to the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MOEE) Certificate of Approval which is applicable to the waste processing, recycling and transfer facility that operates at 1048 Toy Avenue (there are two buildings on the property at 1048 Toy Ave. - this certificate pertains to the portion of the site and the building that fronts on the north side of Quartz Street). A map identifying the location of the site in question is attached. The current certificate of approval, which was originally issued in 1992 and revised in 1998, permits Can-sort to process commercial and industrial non-hazardous waste (primarily construction waste), to remove recyc1ables such as scrap metals, cardboard and wood. Residual waste, once the recyclables are removed, is then shipped to approved landfills. . "" The current request is generally to increase the amount and type of waste processed on- site, and to add outdoor storage of recyclables as a permitted activity. Planning & Development Staff are not aware of any restrictions on the source of the residential waste proposed to be processed on site. It is our understanding that the proposal may be to accept waste from any source within the Province. City Council has previously expressed concerns respecting a Pickering facility accepting waste from outside Pickering / the Region ofDurharn. It is our understanding, from information obtained from the Ministry of Environment and Energy WEB site and discussions with Ministry Staff that the proposed amendments to the current Certificate of Approval are as follows: - 038 .ÞO - Bruce Taylor June 18, 2002 s bi: éL 25-- 01.- ,i i\"^".'rAC'~¡'_itVj¡:::Ì\,!, ',',.," ,"\ -/., h.! 'i ' . Page 3 ¡(;:~:f~i~~~~ç,;W~~~~t ,.~,;..,,~, "'~'.":"'u:" \ {~',~:,,~nW~fl~9,qJ¡\;;1 ~ -,-~.~-~~:,'~~:::,: :,i':,':r:"'~: ','~'::~;~ maximum waste received and shipped per maximum waste received and shipped per d~ d~ -300 tonnes -400 tonnes maximum on site storage at anyone time maximum on site storage at, anyone time of solid unprocessed waste, processed of solid unprocessed waste, processed material and residual waste material and residual waste -400 tonnes -600 tonnes all residual waste and recovered recyclable to permit outdoor storage of clean / sorted material to be stored within enclosed recyclables, in covered bins (10 bins buildings proposed) * -waste disposal site (proc,essing) (processing terminology refers to a maximum of 199 tOlliJ,eS of waste leaving the site) .:.to convert to a transfer station (transfer station terminology refers to 299 tonnes of waste leaving the site) permitted to accept: soil non-hazardous commercial and industrial waste (excludes hazardous waste, liquid industrial waste, pathological waste, agricultural waste, processed organic waste, domestic waste, and hauled storage) -in addition to material currently permitted to be accepted to add residential waste ** Hours of operation Monday to Saturday 6:00 am. To 6:00 p.m. Hours of operation Monday to Saturday 6:00 am. to 6:00 p.m. * Discussions with the MOE Ministry considering limiting outdoor storage to 3 covered bins (not 10 as suggested by applicant) and materials that are allowed to be stored outdoors to be restricted to cardboard metal and wood. ** Discussions with the MOE Ministry considering capping amount of residential waste permitted to be received on site at 160 tonnes per day Requesting all residential waste to be removed by 6:00 p.m. daily (no overnight storage). Bruce Taylor 3 June 18,2002 O:~9 Page 4 Official Plan and Zoning - The property is located in the Brock Industrial Area within an area designated General Employment Area by the Pickering Official Plan. Warehousing, storage of goods and materials, waste transfer and recycling, waste processing, and freight transfer uses are permitted in the General Employment Area. The current use of the property, and the proposed changes to the use which would result from the requested amendments to the Certificate of Approval, conform to the policies of the Pickering Official Plan. The property is zoned "MC-6" - Associated Industrial by Zoning By-law 2511, as amended by By-law 2234/86. This zoning permits manufacturing or industriàl uses, as well as warehouses and distribution depots, light manufacturing plants for the processing of goods and materials, and outdoor storage in any yard, except the front yard; so long as the area used for outdoor storage does not exceed 30 percent of the area of the lot. The current use of the property, and the proposed changes to the use which would result iÌ'om the requested amendments to the Certificate of Approval, comply with the applicable zoning by-law. . Site Plan There is currently an approved site plan, S35/88 (R 95), which governs the subject property. - The approved site plan allows for trucks to access and exit the site in an orderly manner based on traffic flow information available at the time of site plan approval. The building on the site is quite large in comparison to the lot area. This design recognized the applicant's proposal to contain all activity within the building, with most all remaining site area utilized and required for truck manoeuvring. Consequently, despite the fact that limited outdoor storage is permitted by the zoning by-law, the site plan did not identify or permit any outdoor storage bins. The subject site currently exhibits functional restrictions. The site cannot contain all vehicle activity associated with the operation. Currently the operation requires that trucks back up on Quartz Street (a City public street), to enter the building and load material. An increase in the waste processing limits may require queuing of trucks on Quartz Street, resulting in traffic and environmental problems. Further, the large coverage of the building on the lot leaves very limited area for the provision of buffering from adjacent uses. The Certificate of Approval issued by the MOEE establishes limitations on site activities. Any expansion to the amount of material received, shipped, processed and 1 or stored on- site will increase site activity on a site that is already very confined. - 040 .-.. ",... - Bruce Taylor June 18, 2002 tl"C;;f,o} S- '- 0 '3> Page 5 Ministry staff advised that the City may request an extension of time to respond to the requested revision to the Certificate of Approval applicable to the site. However, the Ministry may not consider such a request if it results in a significant time delay. NC/jf Itajior/can-sort dtaft2.ðoc Attachments Copy: Division Head, Municipal Property & Engineering' '-I 041 OPERATIONS & EMERGENCY SERVICES MUNICIPAL PROPERTY & ENGINEERING DNISION MEMORANDUM - June 17,2002 To: Bruce Taylor City Clerk From: Richard Holbom Division Head, Municipal Property & Engineering Subject: Application for Amendment to Celiificate of Approval Can-Sort Recycling Limited, 1048 Toy Avenue. This is in response to your memo dated June 5, 2002 requesting comments on Can-Sort's application for the Ministry of the Environment to amend their certificatè of approval to: 1.) convert to a transfer station 2.) increase tonnages received and removed ftom the site 3.) accept residential waste 4.) allow for outdoor storage ofrecyclables -. The Municipal Property & Engineering Division provides the following comments on their application. The increase of tonnages and conversion to a transfer station indicate that truck traffic to and from the site, using Quartz Street and Toy A venue will increase. Delays at the intersection of Toy Avenue and Bayly Street, which is unsignalized, will cause traffic impacts for other businesses on the street and may interfere with access to the Tim HOlion's on the comer of Toy Avenue and Bayly Street. A trip generation and traffic impact assessment is required to be submitted for review to determine if the amendment can be supported, and if improvements are required in the form of traffic signals or otherwise. - #,..~~..,.~ - C) 1...- 04") - . t:.. Bruce Taylor Subject: Application for Amendment to Certificate of Approval Can-Sort Recycling Limited, 1048 Toy Avenue June 17,2002 Page 2 - It is our interpretation that the existing Certificate of Approval allows for 300 tonnes of waste to be accepted per day, 199 tonnes of waste to be removed per day and 400 tonnes of storage at anyone time. Outside bin storage is not allowed. The amendment is to add 100 tonnes of incoming waste daily and 200 tonnes of onsite storage. The application is not clear on whether an increase of waste removal is being applied for, and what form the outdoor storage will take and what amount will be stored outdoors. Additional information is required in order to comment on this aspect. It should be noted that the site is small (0.80 hectares) and traffic flow through the site is limited and difficult. A revised site plan to indicate the flow of traffic and site storage location (s) is required before any increases can be supported Due to the proximity and nature of surrounding businesses, the addition of residential waste is not recommended. Issues due to odours, animals etc. will be apparent and will affect neighbouring properties. Outdoor bin storage was removed ftom the 1998 application to the Ministry of the Environment for a Certificate Approval due to concerns fratlthe City of Pickering. Due to the size of the site, and its configuration with adjacent properties, the outdoor storage is still not appropriate. -- ~~ RÍchard Ho om . /bivision Head, (.. Municipal Property & Engineering RH/ gm Copy: Neil Carroll Director, Planning & Development Everett Buntsma Director, Operations & Emergency Services - ç- 043 Resolution #84/98 Passed on Åpri120. 1998 Moved by Councillor Holland Seconded by Councillor Dickerson - WHEREAS Can-Sort Recycling Ltd., has a history of non-compliance with Town by- laws, it's zoning and site plan restrictions and with Provincial legislation at it's fucility located at 1048 Toy Avenue occurring both under its direct management and under Ever Green Recycle Canada Inc. while Can-Sort Recycling Ltd. still owned the subject property and held the license for operations of the facility; and WHEREAS as a result of non-compliance the Ministry of Environment charged Can-Sort with failure to store, sort and process waste material in a proper manner and Can-Sort Recycling Ltd. pled guilty in March of 1995; and WHEREAS in a letter dated June 16, 1997 fÌom D.R. Crump, Director, Central Region for the Ministry of Environment indicated that the Certificate of Approval for A39042 I for 1048 Toy Avenue was suspended because of concern on his part that ~'the continued use of the building at this site, and in particular the possible collapse of the roof of the building, may endanger the health or safety of the people who would ordinarily be using the building in the course of operating the waste processing site and would make it difficult to deal with any waste at the site in accordance with the requirements of the Provisional Certificate of Approval"; and WHEREAS non-compliance is still continuing on the property of 1048 Toy Avenue and currently and historically has resulted in undue hardships on adjacent businesses and residents; and ..... WHEREAS Can-Sort Recycling has made application to the Ministry of Environment on April 1, 1998 to amend the Provisional Certificate of Approval for a Waste Disposal Site No. A390421 to increase the maximum Metric Tonnage of solid non-hazardous waste received per day ftom 150 to 750 under A5 of the MOE Certificate of Approval, the on site storage of waste ftom 250 to 1,000 Metric Tonnes under A4, and to accept solid non- hazardous institutional waste; and WHEREAS the Brock West Landfill site was recently closed and residents have expressed strenuous objection to importing waste ftom Metro Toronto or other communities; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering expresses its opposition in principle to Can-Sort Recycling Ltd. application to amend the Provisional Certificate of Approval for Waste Disposal Site No. A390421 for operations at 1048 Toy Avenue; and . .. ./2 - 04l1 !:J- --2-- - THAT the Chief Building Official in conjunction with the Town of Pickering's By-Law Enforcement Officers report back to Council with respect to the current status of compliance with the approved site plans, current zoning restrictions and with respect to property standards by May 19, 1998 and that the report be circulated to the individuals receiving a copy of this resolution; and THAT the Town Clerk request that the Ministry of Environment review the operation by Can-Sort Recycle Ltd. ofthe waste disposal site - processing at 1048 Toy Avenue, Pickering, pursuant to MOE Certificate of Approval A390421, to determine whether or not that Site is being operated in accordance with that certificate particularly with respect to sections A3, A4, A5, A6, B9, B12, B15, B16, E23 ofthe Certificate of Approval; and THAT this resolution be forwarded to: 1. Mr. GeoffCarpentier, Supervisor, Waste Section, Ontario Ministry of Environment . The Honourable Norm Sterling, Minister of Environment Roy Wilshire, President, Can-Sort Recycling Ltd. 2. 3. CARRIED - - ~ t{:CL 2-)~c)1- n4c:.~ .. 4.:) Resolution #96/98 Passed on May 19. 2002 Moved by Councillor Holland Seconded by Councillor Dickerson - That Report to Council PW 12-98 regarding Can-Sort Recycling Ltd., 1048 Toy Avenue be received for information and forwarded to: 1. Mr. GeoffCarpentier, Supervisor, Waste Section, Ontario Ministry of Environment. 2. The Honourable Norm Sterling, Minister of Environment. 3. Mr. Roy Wiltshire, President, Can-Sort Recycling Ltd; and That the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering hereby reiterates its opposition to the application made by Can-Sort Recycling Ltd. to amend the Provisional Certificate of Approval A390421 for a waste disposal site as set out in Resolution #84/98 passed on April 20, 1998. CARRIED ;a.... - 046 - - - i:! ¿: L 2)-- () 1.- Resolution #119/ 8 Passed on J ne 22 1998 Moved by Councillor Holland Seconded by Councillor Dickerson That the letter ftom the Ministry of Environment dated May 4~ 1998 advising that it has received an application ftom Can~Sort Recycling Ltd. for an amendment to the Provisional Certificate of Approval for a Waste Disposal Site (Processingffransfer) facility at 1048 Toy Avenue, Part of Lot 18, Concession 1 be received; and That the Council ofthe Town of Pickering opposes the application for business expansion through revision to the Certificate of Approval; and That the Council ofthe Town of Pickering requests a hearing under the Environmental Protections Act. CARRIED :fj: éL :?-S -0'-- n4'7 Resolution #169/98 Passed on Au~ust 4~ 1998 Moved by Councillor Holland Seconded by Councillor Dickerson - WHEREAS the Town of Pickering, area businesses and residents have suffered ftom continuous violations by Can-Sort Recycling Ltd. of their Site Plan agreement, zoning requirements and property standards reqtÚrements both during their direct management and while they owned and held the Certificate of Approval for the site located at 1048 Toy Avenue; and WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Pickering has opposed an expansion of the Certificate of Approval A390421 by Can-Sort Recycling Ltd. as the site currently is not able to operate within existing municipal requirement and an expansion would exacerbate that problem; and WHEREAS in a letter dated July 29, 1998, ftom Ellen Reed; Senior Approvals Officer for the Ministry of the Environment, the Town of Pickering was notified that Can-Soft's Recycling Ltd. application for increased tonnage was approved and that the request by Pickering Council for a Environmental Assessment was rejected; and WHEREAS the Ministry of the Environment has not consulted with the Town in any way about the application or its llnpact upon the municipality; and "... WHEREAS the only meeting that did take place between Ministry of the Environment officials and a Town official, namely Councillor Mark Holland, occurred not as a result of an invitation but rather because Councillor Holland was informed by a third party that Ministry officials would be in the area; and WHEREAS the Certificate of Approval for Can-Sort Recycling Ltd. was issued one business day before Council was given an opportunity to comment upon the decrease in requested tonnage by Can-sort when Ministry officials knew that the matter was coming before Council on August 4, 1998; and WHEREAS the Corporation of the Town of Pickering has endorsed a motion calling for increased autonomy over waste and waste related issues within its municipality and that the motion was endorsed or is being considered by municipalities across the GT A; and WHEREAS a process which does not involve or seem to in anyway consider the concerns and/or positions oflocal councils and area residents with respect to the issuance or revision of a Certificate of Approval is flawed and is in dire need of revision; .. . .12 - n48 - .-. - i",t CL l)~ 0""2- --2-- NOW THEREFORE the Council ofthe Corporation ófthe Town ofPickerillg hereby declares its continuing opposition to the current or any increase in tonnage at the Can-Sort facility and that the Ministry of the Environment be advised that the Provincial commitment with respect to the "willing-host" principal has been made a mockery of by Ministry staff; and THAT the Council declares its strenuous objection to the Certificate of Approval process as it does not consider local concerns or impacts and requests that the Ministry of the Environment amend the process to make it more democratic; and THAT Janet Ecker, M.P.P. meet with Council, at a mutually acceptable time, to discuss the Certificate of Approval process and advise of what action, if any, she can take to make the process responsive to local concerns; and THAT further to the motion passed by Pickering Council and subsequently adopted by the Towns of Richmond Hill, Markham, East Gwillimbury, the Municipality ofClarington, City ofBrarnpton and the Townships of King and Uxbridge, the Corporation of the Town of Pickering requests that the Association of Municipalities (AMO) formulate a position on waste and waste related issues and coordinates a province wide action plan to ensure that local concerns are heard and considered; and THAT this motion be distributed to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Norm Sterling, Minister ofthe Environment Association of Municipalities Janet Ecker, M.P.P. (Durham West) Mike Harris, Premier ofthe Province of Ontario AI Leach, Minister of Municipal Affairs Environment Critic for the Official Opposition Environment Critic for the NDP CARRIED Recorded Vote: Yes: Councillors Brenner, Dickerson, Holland, Johnson, Pickles, Ryan and Mayor Arthurs '