The City of Toronto is warning its ability to handle garbage at its landfill will hit capacity in 10 years, and finding a new landfill won't be easy.
It says the Green Lane Landfill, which the city has owned since 2007, will not be able to keep up with the amount ofit needs an updated long-term waste strategy, and they’re turning to the public through a series of consultations for help on it.
“Last year alone, the city managed close to 830,000 tonnes of waste. It is critical to start planning now, as planning, regulatory approvals and construction of new waste disposal infrastructure can take more than 10 years.”The city last updated its long-term waste management strategy in 2016, and was warned then its landfill, which is located near St. Thomas, Ont., was reaching the end of its lifespan.
“Existing landfill capacity in Ontario is also limited and recent regulatory changes by the Government of Ontario have added additional complexity for establishing new landfills.”Given the city doesn’t have enough land within its borders to build a large landfill – which staff say would take years to do – competition to find a site will be fierce.done in 2021 that found by 2034, there will be no remaining landfill capacity in Ontario.
Unforeseen border closures, or increases in waste disposal fees in the United States, could result in more waste requiring disposal within the province. Also, if Ontario waste were to no longer be exported to the United States, the province’s landfill capacity could be depleted even sooner.
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