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CFB Petawawa Waste Management Program

Bulk Waste Site

Base Construction Engineers has introduced a new, improved and modern addition to waste diversion for CFB Petawawa. On 03 Oct 2011, BCE closed the Dry Dump (landfill) located on Paquette Road and opened a newly constructed Bulk Waste Transfer Site. The new site is located on Flanders Row just past 1 Canadian Field Hospital. The Government of Canada is dedicated to minimizing landfill through recycling and diversion activities. This new site provides clients a disposal system to meet those objectives. Clients that do not comply with all site procedures will not be allowed to use the site and asked to leave with their waste. The chart below illustrates the differences between the old and new systems.

The use of clear bags will be strictly enforced. This allows the site operators to ensure there are no illegal items such as hazardous materials in the bags and to ensure items are properly sorted. As BCE enforces the CFB Petawawa clear bag policy for all the dumpsters on Base and now the new Waste Transfer Site, all units should be exclusively procuring clear bags for waste disposal vice the traditional green and black. For questions regarding CFB Petawawa’s clear bag policy or where to properly dispose items not accepted at the waste transfer site, please contact the Base Environment Office.

Topic	Old	New
Facility Location	East side of Paquette Road South of Back Gate	South side of Flanders Row just past 1 Canadian Field Hospital (BB104)
Hours of Operation	Tuesday and Thursday morning	Monday to Friday 0800-1200
Client Identification	Informal check in process	Clients will be required to show acceptable Government issued identification and vehicle licence numbers to site operators; state where waste is generated from; and declare what they are bringing
Authorized Users	Authorized CF, DND, PSP, Canex, NPF employees	Authorized CF, DND, PSP, Canex, NPF employees with acceptable identification disposing DND/CF generated waste / recyclables
Unauthorized Users	Contractors, Residential Housing Unit occupants, local community	Contractors, Residential Housing Unit occupants, local community
Bagged and boxed waste	No enforcement of waste container types	All items disposed must be in clear bags and no waste can be disposed in cardboard boxes
Recycling	Informal recycling program – most items landfilled	Clients will be required to dispose of items in the correct bin or hopper as directed by the site operator to divert the maximum possible from landfill.
Unloading	Clients dumped items on the ground and they would be landfilled	Clients must dispose of items in large bins and the products will be transferred off site to an approved material recovery facility. No dumping on ground permitted.
Enforcement	Informal enforcement	Client loads will be checked prior to unloading and monitored for correct disposal in appropriate bins.
Acceptable Items	Unsorted landfilled waste and sorted tires and steel	Sorted - Wood, Steel, Tires, Leaf/Yard waste, construction waste, fibre (paper/cardboard), plastic and regular waste
Unacceptable Items	Residential waste, contractor waste	Residential, electronic, liquid, hazmat, spent ammunition or its packing packaging, nuclear, medical, biological, human or contractor waste, asphalt, inert fill

Items Not Accepted at Bulk Waste Site:

Liquid Wastes:

POL, glycol

E-Waste:

CPU, TV, Phones, blackberries, monitors, mice, projection cameras

Medical Waste:

needles, pills, liquid medication, sharps or attached plastic needle, blood contaminated gauzes / bandages

Steel :

(except what can be lifted into the bin at bulk waste site) vehicle parts, steel shelving, tee posts, fence posts

Hazardous or Special Waste:

Fluorescent lights bulbs, ballasts, compact fluorescent, Batteries (alkaline, Nicad, L-ion, lead cell), radioactive (compasses weapons sights)

Items containing CFC

chemicals, aerosol constainers that are not empty