In celebration of EARTH DAY April 22, 2012 The coalition of community groups opposed to a new landfill in our community is pleased to announce a video/poster contest for students in West Carleton, Stittsville, Kanata and Goulbourn. A prize of $2,500 will go to the winner of the video contest and $500 will go to the winner of the poster contest. See CONTEST RULES for details.

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At the city Environment Committee December 12, 2011 a question raised by committee to Plasco illustrated a point I have long made about modern waste disposal verses landfills. Plasco (Rod Brydon) was asked if environmental exceedances for air emissions were recorded during operations over the years. The answer was yes limits were exceeded and the exact number of times were recorded and for how long and by how much. This was possible because of continuous monitoring of many contaminates. The key point was that the exact number of minutes that the plant ran before it was shut down was known and recorded.

100 Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) nesting holes were observed on a steep exposed earthen bank that lies between the northern edge of the existing Carp landfill and the southern edge of the preferred landfill footprint. Bank Swallow is a colonial nesting species that is sensitive because

In 2006, when Waste Management of Canada Corporation first proposed to build a new dump at their Carp Road site; over 12,000 local residents signed a petition against the proposal. That petition was presented to the provincial legislature by local MPP Norm Sterling. Now Waste Management is proposing an identical landfill (just a little smaller). Those 12,000 plus people must be wondering what part of NO!! does Waste Management not understand.

 In recent new articles Waste Management top executives say that the garbage they collect every year is almost three times more valuable if converted to energy and chemicals than if it is dumped in the ground. David Stenier president and CEO says ;

Waste Management (WM) is now taking garbage at the landfill site again. This time it goes to a transfer station at the back of the property. From there it is compacted and put on large transport trucks for shipping to final disposal.

Waste Management wants to expand its dump on Carp Rd.

Is your home included in Waste Management’s (WM) proposed Property Value Protection plan if an expansion of the Carp dump is approved?  It might be – but only if you live within 500 metres of the proposed new landfill footprint. That is the range that WM has floated as a possibility. The 500 meters is based on a minimum distance mandated by Provincial Government guidelines. But, 500 meters is woefully inadequate when living beside a mega dump like the Carp Rd. landfill.

Waste Management of Canada Corporation (WMCC) is proposing to nearly double the size of their landfill operation in the west end of Ottawa the National Capital of Canada. Disposal of solid waste by burying it in the ground has long been the preferred option because it is perceived to be the cheapest. This superficial notion ignores the costs of long term environmental impacts and the loss of valuable resources.

Modern Energy From Waste (EFW) technologies can effectively recover the energy locked up in the waste,

March 5, 2012 (Ottawa) –  Waste Management of Canada Ltd. (WM) has been paying a rate of $.65/cubic meter that the city charges industry for separate source wastewater disposal, to dispose of hundreds of millions of litres of contaminated wastewater (leachate) from its Carp Road landfill via the city sewer system. In 2012, residential ratepayers will pay $1.64/cubic meter, more than double the WM rate,

March 2, 2012 - A Draft EA report is available for stakeholder review prior to the submission of a Final EA.  The Draft EA review period will last for 7 weeks beginning the week of March 5, 2012 and ending on April 27, 2012.  Stakeholders are asked to provide their comments on the Draft EA to us by April 27, 2012 for consideration in the development of the Final EA.  Comments can be provided to us for consideration in preparing the Final EA by: email at csmithe@wm.com or tmurphy3@wm.com; fax at (613) 831-2849; or mail at 254 Westbrook Road, Ottawa, K0A 1L0 Attn: Cathy Smithe.

Let them know what you think.