OPTIONS & CONSIDERATIONS WOOD WASTE DISPOSAL

OPTIONS Find a market Process in block In-Block Burning – Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation Burning at Dry Land Sort – Burning Permit available in certain cases Existing Waste Discharge Permits – Waste Discharge Regulation Registration of Site under Code of Practice for Industrial Non-Hazardous Waste Landfills Incidental to the Wood Processing Industry Exemptions to Waste Discharge Regulation: Alternate product (mulch, animal bedding, sports arenas) Ground cover or Soil Conditioner (good agronomic practices, increase site productivity)

CONSIDERATIONS Would MoE permits be required (registration, burning-waste discharge)? Is a Forest Act or Land Act tenure required? What are the comparative costs of alternate options? Are there C&E implications? Is an FSP amendment required? What are the environmental risks (leachate, fire hazard, invasive species, etc)? What would Site Plan look like? What is the best site for a soil conditioning treatment (block, road, quarry, etc.)? What are the implications to productivity of stand and ultimately to the THLB? Would treatment result in exceeding Soil Disturbance limits – FPPR? Would treatment affect Regeneration delay? What does the Research say? As professionals, are there other considerations? Should we strike a Working Group to address this topic?