Westside Landfill Closure
As of July 16th, 2010 the Westside Sanitary Landfill
is closed and no longer
burying garbage dropped off
at the site on Asquith Road.
However, while active
landfilling has ended, ALL
RESIDENTIAL MATERIALS
PRESENTLY ACCEPTED FOR
DISPOSAL are still
accepted at the Asquith Road
location of the new
Westside Residential Waste
Disposal and Recycling
Centre.
As of Friday, July
16th this facility is
open for residential drop
off of excess solid waste
materials presently
accepted, FRIDAY, SATURDAY,
SUNDAY and MONDAY
only (closed Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday)
between 7:30 am and 4:00 pm.
The Recycling Depot and drop
off of unwanted items for
re-use will continue to be
available during those hours
- seven days a week.
Landfill Closure
Information and
Background
The Provincial Ministry of Environment required all existing landfills to submit
a closure plan by December 31, 1995. The Regional District of Central Okanagan
has had a plan in place since mid-1993 for closing the Westside Sanitary Landfill.
Link to
Westside Sanitary Landfill Operations and Closure Plan (2MB, 108 pages).
As we near the end of the active use of the Westside landfill site,
a Final Closure Plan is
being developed for
consideration of the
Regional Board and
approval of the Ministry
of Environment. A
monthly newsletter
is available to provide
regular updates on
the closure planning and
landfill activity.
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Westside Landfill
Closure & Waste
Disposal & Recycling
Centre Information Open
Houses
Five
Information Open
Houses were
held during April
2010 to provide
residents information
regarding the planned
closure of the Westside
Landfill and development
of a Westside Waste
Disposal and Recycling
Centre at the site along
Asquith Road. The
following information
was available at our
Open Houses held in
Peachland, West Kelowna,
North Westside and
Wilson Landing.
-
Display Panels
-
Question and
Answer Information
- Exit
Questionnaire - after viewing our
display panels and
question and answer
information, please take
a few minutes to provide
your feedback and
complete this
Exit Questionnaire.
Comments will be
accepted until Friday,
April 30th and will be
used to help guide
future plans for the
landfill site and
Residential Waste
Disposal and Recycling
Centre. Please
complete and return in
any of the following
ways:
- by email:
recycle@cord.bc.ca
- by fax:
250-762-7011
- by mail:
Regional District of
Central Okanagan
1450 KLO Road, Kelowna,
BC V1W 3Z4
Attn: Regional
Waste Reduction Office
UPDATE - At the
January 14th, 2010
Regional Board meeting,
Directors supported an
amended resolution
(based on a staff
Report to Board) to
locate a temporary
residential solid
waste and recycling
centre
at the Westside Landfill
for the convenience of
residents of the
District of West
Kelowna, District of
Peachland, Central
Okanagan West Electoral
Area and Westbank First
Nation. The 1993
Landfill Closure Plan
identified the site for
a convenience drop off
location. Approximately
$470,000 in reserve
funds will be used for
modifications to the
existing drop off for
residential garbage,
recycling and yard
waste. It’s anticipated
that by mid-2010, no
further materials will
be buried in the
Westside Landfill. At
that time it’s expected
that all solid waste
materials dropped off at
the Westside facility will be
transported to the
Glenmore Landfill for
disposal. During
discussion and
deliberations on the
2010 Financial Plan, the
Board will consider a
report outlining
equitable cost sharing
options for stakeholders
served and users of the
convenience waste
disposal and recycling facility. As
well, Regional District
staff will work with
those of the District of
West Kelowna and other
stakeholders to identify
any other possible
locations for a
permanent
facility.
The proposed temporary facility at the
Landfill would accept
residential materials delivered in smaller vehicles, to
be loaded onto larger containers or vehicles and hauled away for further processing
and final disposal.
Background:
In order to develop a viable
drop off disposal operation for the landfill location,
a public consultation process
was held in the spring
of 2008. (May
2008 News Release) The thoughts of landfill users and customers, neighbours
living around the existing landfill and other stakeholders are important to help
determine the services desired for a
waste disposal facility and the associated costs of
collecting those materials and transporting them for processing and disposal.
During June 2008, a number of methods were used to consult with the public::
- A questionnaire was provided to customers using the Westside Sanitary Landfill;
- An exit questionnaire was done for selected customers of the landfill;
- A questionnaire was available
online and at the following locations:
- RDCO
office
-
District
of West
Kelowna
office
-
District
of
Peachland
office
-
Westbank
First
Nation
office
-
Westbank
and
District
Chamber
of
Commerce
- A statistically-valid telephone survey was conducted of the representative population
living within the
District of
West Kelowna, Westbank First Nation Reserves
#9 and #10 and the District of Peachland
-
News Release June 2008
Information from these sources was compiled during the summer of 2008 (News
Release September 2008) and options for a transfer station facility were
expected to be presented for comment during an Open House.
In October 2008, the consulting team presented an
Update Report on the Westside Landfill Closure and Concept Plans to the
Governance and Services Committee.
(News Release October 2008)
May 2009 News Release
updating Landfill
Closure Planning Process
Concept Closure Plan
- a presentation was
given to the Regional
Governance and Services
Committee on July 9th,
2009
updating the Concept
Closure Plan and the
move towards final
closure of the landfill.
Links of Interest:
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