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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-12-15, Page 3II Landfill site board adopts '94 budget by David Scott The Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board adopted the proposed 1994 budget in principle at its Dec. 9 meeting, and sent it out to the par- ticipating municipalities. Before adjustments were made, the 1994 budget reflected a deficit of about $47,000. There were adjustments made in the proposed budget to total salaries, capital expenditures and transfer to reserves. Supervisor's Report Mid -Huron Landfill Site Supervi- sor, Frank Postill told the Site Board that the "More -Bark" com- pany could set up a demonstration of their chipper machine if the board was interested. It could be used to chip construction waste (wood). Bill Carnochan, of Tuckersmith Township said the board should be interested in a chipper since the chip can be used for cover at the landfill. Although it was agreed that a chipper wouldn't fit into the budget (under $30,000 cost), the board agreed on a possible demon- stration of the machine at a later date and investigating the idea further. Tender for Leachate Hauling After was some discussion at the Dec. 9 Mid-1-luron Landfill Site Board meeting, it was decided that Ken Hunter, Commissioner of Works for Goderich and Frank Postill, Site Supervisor should pre- pare a tender or quotation request for the hauling of leachate from the Mid -Huron Landfill Site. "All the years we've been doing this (hauling leachates from site), we've had the same carrier," said Bill Carnochan of -Tuckersmith Township. "Should we he putting it out for tender? Maybe we wouldn't have problems like in-line filters.". Leachate is the liquid that leaks out of the bottom of a large pile of refuse. Cardboard Recycling 'tenders Beginning January 1, individuals will be able to bring small amounts of cardboard. to the Mid -Huron Landfill Site for recycling but car- riers won't be able to bring in any loads of cardboard. A 'tender from Carter's Waste Disposal of Wingham was chosen from three tenders for cardboard recycling by the Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board at its Dec. 9 meeting. . The bins will beset up at the site for individuals or businesses to drop off small amounts of flattened and clean corrugated cardboard. •(A furniture store, for example, that had a large, weekly load of card- board could not bring it to the Mid - Huron site).. Carter has offered to install four - yard containers for a straight fee of $20 per week per container. He will dump the container up to three times a week for the same price. If the container is full three times a week, the cost per yard would be $1.67, according to a report on the cardboard tenders from Ken Hunter, Commissioner of Works, Goderich. On the topic of cardboard, the Site Board passed a motion that all carriers using the site be advised that "no packed loads of cardboard will be accepted at the site." These loads should be taken to another receiver. It was agreed that the motion had to be decided on at the December meeting since new rules prohibiting the landfilling of recyclables would take effect Jan- uary 1, 1994. The cardboard bins are in place for any person bringing separated garbage to the site. They are not to be used for truckloads of cardboard. "People will realize they can't get rid of it (cardboard) without paying for it," said Bill Carnochan, of Tuckersmith. Tuckersmith currently does not offer cardboard recycling at their township recycling depot. "Residential (cardboard) is handled in the blue box system," said Bill Teall, of the Town of Seaforth which offers recycling through Bluewater Recycling. Bluewater takes curbside card- board which is residential, and small commercial amounts (like one blue box full). But large Ecom- mercial cardboard pick-up is not served by Bluewater. "All of the . commercial '(busi- nesses in Tuckersmith) have to look after their own cardboard," reported, Bill Carnochan, of Tuckersmith Township. "We want to get 'rid of our bins," said Ross Lawson, of Bayfield because the village. is going with • Bluewater Recycling soon. "The trucking costs money," said .Lawson. Carriers will be notified of the motion on no packed loads of card- board being accepted. Pesticide Container Recycling The 1993 Ontario Pesticide Con- tainer Recycling Program was a success, the Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board was informed in a letter from the Ministry of Environment and Energy. "Approximately 150,000 con- tainers were returned during the two collection periods and all of the plastic , material has been chipped and recycled into fence posts. Quantities of fence posts have been 'supplied to several farmers who have agreed to evaluate the. posts for performance arid potential uses on their farms and to report back to the Committee," read the letter. The Ministry wants to extend the time period for collecting containers at each depot for the 1994 program. The Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board agreed with this suggestion as long as the Ministry supplied the staff to inspect the incoming containers. Applications for Carrier Credit As of the December 9 Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board meeting, only three carriers who use the site had applied for extended credit for the new tipping rules taking affect Jan. 1, 1994. There was much discussion over exactly how the billing should be handled for carriers in the new year. The Site Board had intended that whoever brings the load in to the site should be billed, not the company or person(s) the carrier is hauling for. Bud Chamney; a carrier who was present at the Site Board meeting, said that carriers had been told differently at a public carrier meeting held September 16 to dis- cuss the new Jan. 1 rules for the site. The Board first passed a motion at its December 9 meeting saying haulers carrying refuse into the site will be charged (except for munici- palities) and -no third party transac- tions will be allowed. That would mean that companies who had current accounts with the Landfill would no longer be able to pay the site directly. Instead they would pay whoever carried their refuse to the site. "Is it cost-effective to do it that way and not bill directly with companies like Esso, Shell, Sifto. What we're going to end up with is a bunch of administration work," said Bill Carnochan. "Is it working what we're doing now?," said Larry McCabe, Secre- tary, Town of Goderich. "Can we put in the motion 'under special circumstarices'?," asked . Carnocha'n. After much discussion, it was agreed the previous motion would stand with the following added to it: no third party transactions "except for special loads authorized by the source." The site would require a letter of guarantee of payment or authorization from the company or source of the refuse, before directly billing the source. Tenders from Scrap Steel Lakeport Steel of Goderich, was awarded the tender to haul scrap steel from the Mid -Huron Landfill Site. The company offered to haul the scrap steel, tin and white goods (stoves, refrigerators, etc.) for no charge. Thieves steal $2,200 outboard. motor Crime Stoppers of Grey Bruce are seeking the public's assistance in ' thei_nvestigation of a theft which occurred in Bruce Township, On- tario. 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