WASTE AUDIT RESULTS FOR THE PGH 05-06- ENG

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WASTE AUDIT RESULTS FOR THE PARTNERS FOR A GREEN HILL 2005-2006 AUDITOR: VIRIDIS ENVIRONMENTAL INC. CLIENT: PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES CANADA (PWGSC) MARCH 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Comparison Charts ………………………………. 5 Executive Summary In 1994, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Energy (MOEE) passed the 3Rs Regulations (102/94 and 103/94), which state all industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) facilities and complexes with areas greater than 10,000 square meters must prepare a Waste Summary and Waste Reduction Workplan and implement waste diversion initiatives based on annually updated waste audits. On February 14, 2001, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) tabled their Sustainable Development Strategy 2000 - Our Commitments document. Objective 1.12 of that document states that “By March 31, 2004, achieve and maintain a 60% diversion rate of office solid waste from landfill and incineration in all Crown-owned RPS facilities - i.e., 60% by weight of all office solid waste is to be recycled”. 1To reach this target, PWGSC has set out to audit their tenant occupied facilities, including the Senate of Canada and the House of 2Commons . The results of these audits were used to develop this waste reduction workplan. A waste reduction workplan includes the current waste and recycling profiles; initiatives for ...

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WASTE AUDIT RESULTS FOR THE PARTNERS FOR A GREEN HILL

2005-2006

AUDITOR: VIRIDIS ENVIRONMENTAL INC.

CLIENT: PUBLIC WORKS AND GOVERNMENT SERVICES CANADA (PWGSC)

MARCH 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary ………………………………………………………………………………. 3

Comparison Charts ………………………………………………………………………………. 5

Executive Summary

I

n 1994, the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Energy (MOEE) passed the 3Rs Regulations (102/94 and 103/94), which state

all industrial, commercial and institutional (IC&I) facilities and complexes with areas greater than 10,000 square meters must prepare

a Waste Summary and Waste Reduction Workplan and implement waste diversion initiatives based on annually updated waste audits.

On February 14, 2001, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) tabled their

Sustainable Development Strategy

2000 - Our Commitments

document. Objective 1.12 of that document states that “By March 31, 2004, achieve and maintain a 60%

diversion rate of office solid waste from landfill and incineration in all Crown-owned RPS facilities - i.e., 60% by weight of all office

solid waste is to be recycled”.

To reach this target, PWGSC has set out to audit their tenant occupied facilities, including the Senate of Canada

1

and the House of

Commons

2

. The results of these audits were used to develop this waste reduction workplan. A waste reduction workplan includes the

current waste and recycling profiles; initiatives for potential increases in waste diversion; associated costs for implementation of those

initiatives; and the savings resulting from the reduction of waste being sent to the landfill. In addition, the environmental benefits of

the implementation of the suggested initiatives are reviewed.

The 2005/2006 waste audits for the three Senate of Canada occupied buildings determined that the current overall diversion rate is

78%. This rate is primarily the result of a successful paper recycling program. However, an increase of 10% from the current rate

could be achieved if the waste diversion initiatives contained within this report are implemented. The potential rate of 88% includes an

additional 16,401 kilograms of waste being diverted from the landfill.

1

Senate of Canada Buildings included in this report are: Centre Block, East Block, and the Victoria Building.

2

Parliamentary Precinct Buildings included in this report are: Centre Block, East Block, West Block, Confederation Building, La Promenade Building,

Wellington Building, Justice Building, Library of Parliament, and the Belfast Facility.

On a normalized “per employee” basis, the 861 Senate employees in 2005/2006 generated 203 kg of waste per year, of which 44 kg

was landfilled and 159 kg was recycled. In 2004/2005, the Senate employees generated 114 kg of waste per year, of which 27 kg was

landfilled and 87 kg was recycled.

The 2005/2006 waste audits for the nine House of Commons occupied buildings determined that the current overall diversion rate is

82%. This rate is primarily the result of a successful paper recycling program. However, an increase of 6% from the current rate could

be achieved if the waste diversion initiatives contained within this report are implemented. The potential rate of 88% includes an

additional 55,648 kilograms of waste being diverted from the landfill.

On a normalized “per employee” basis, the 3,269 House of Commons employees in 2005/2006 generated 266 kg of waste per year, of

which 48 kg was landfilled and 218 kg was recycled.

3

In 2004/2005, the House of Commons generated 300 kg of waste per year, of

which 54 kg was landfilled and 246 kg was recycled.

3

The Belfast Facility is not included in the calculation of amount of waste per full time equivalent since the amount of paper recycled is extremely high for a

facility that occupies 54 tenants, the normalized “kilograms per employee” is over 4,000 kg and will not be used in this report.

Comparison Charts

Comparatives – Partners for a Green Hill

Partner

Number of Trees

Saved

Energy Saved

(kW)

Water Saved (L)

Landfill Space

Spared (cubic

meter)

Senate

1,743

420,262

27,675,810

236

House of Commons

10,099

2,435,544

160,389,450

1,366

PWGSC – PPD

2,432

586,628

38,631,600

329

Total

14,274

3,442,434

226,696,860

1,931

Garbage Truck Loads Diverted and Sent to Landfill – Partners for a Green Hill

Partner

Landfilled

Garbage Truck

Loads

Diverted Garbage

Truck Loads

Senate

5

17

House of Commons

20

89

PWGSC – PPD

6

20

Total

31

126