1. Das Soligo County of Wellington
Mobile HHW Depot
Das Soligo
County of Wellington
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About Wellington County
32,960 households
95,805 population
7 member municipalities
65/35 urban/rural split
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About Solid Waste Services
6 waste facilities
Includes 1 active
landfill site
County staff
operate all sites
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HHW Programme Pre-2016
5 permanent depots
Accept select HHW materials
7 event days
Accept all HHW materials
1 event day per municipality
May – October
Battery collection at 14 library branches
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Why Change?
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What Options Did We Have?
Add more event days
Expand materials accepted at the 5 permanent depots
Add a permanent depot to the unserviced facility
HHW Taxi
Mobile HHW Depot
– Thanks Southgate Township!
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Why Mobile HHW Depot?
How many event days are enough?
No room to expand current depots
Unserviced waste facility too small to add an HHW depot
HHW Taxi could be costly depending on service levels offered
Mobile Depot low capital cost, have our own rolloff trucks, service available year-round, 150+ days
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Process
Developed a plan for the service
How it would work?
Where it would go?
How long will it stay?
Applied for and received ECA
Committee and Council approval for
Overall programme
Budget
New permanent part-time position
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Estimated Incremental Impact
Net incremental costs
Bin purchase and advertising costs in annual budget
actuals 2014
estimate 2016
change
Funding Revenue
$ ,204
$ ,781
$ ,577
HHW Technician (p/t) $
$ ,378
Contracted Costs
$ 191,816
$ 179,987
$ (11,829)
Net Incremental Costs
$ 127,611
$ 119,584
$ (8,028)
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The Mobile HHW Depot
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The Mobile HHW Depot
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Getting the Pieces Together
Staff training
HHW Technician – SWANA certification (thanks Peel Region!)
Site Attendants and Assistants
Establish schedule for rotation
Coordinate funding with SO and PCA as a change from current service
Coordination with contractor for drum removals and two event days
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How it Works
Cross between a depot and an event day
Send notification letters to MOECC, and local fire departments with annual schedule
Open during regular waste facility operating hours (3 days/wk)
Staff receive, pack, and track
All materials removed prior to moving the bin
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Open for Business!
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Schedule 2016
Plus 2 event days – May and August
Waste Facility
Address
Hours of Operation
Operation Dates
Aberfoyle
6922 Concession 4, Puslinch Twp.
Wed, Fri, and Sat
Jul 2 – Jul 27
8:00am – 4:00pm
Harriston
5668 Highway 23,
Tues, Thurs, and Sat
Jul 30 – Aug 25
Town of Minto
Belwood
8585 Wellington Rd 19, Centre Wellington Twp.
Aug 26 – Sep 28
Rothsay
8495 Wellington Rd 7,
Sep 30 – Oct 26
Mapleton Twp.
Elora
6549 Gerrie Rd,
Oct 29 – Nov 24
Centre Wellington Twp.
Riverstown
7254 Sideroad 5 West,
Nov 26 – Dec 29
Wellington North Twp.
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Schedule 2017
No event days
Location
Address
Hours of Operation
Month(s)
Aberfoyle Waste Facility
6922 Concession 4
Wed, Fri, and Sat
January August
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Belwood Waste Facility
8585 Wellington Rd 19
March November
Centre Wellington Twp.
Brucedale Roads Garage
8436 Wellington Road 124
Tues, Thurs, and Sat
September
Elora Waste Facility
6549 Gerrie Rd
June
Erin Roads Garage
9506 Wellington Road 124
May
Town of Erin
Harriston Waste Facility
5668 Highway 23
February October
Town of Minto
Riverstown Waste Facility
7254 Sideroad 5 West
July
Wellington North Twp.
Rothsay Waste Facility
8495 Wellington Rd 7
April December
Mapleton Twp.
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Results
Month
Location
Customers
Pickups KG
July
Aberfoyle
203 3
4,762
August
Harriston
178 4
10,290
September
Belwood
447 5
16,810
October
Rothsay
221
6,735
November
Elora
657
16,618
December
Riverstown
147
8,607
January 72 1
3,304
February 97 2
3,380
March
219
9,313
April
150
7,300
Totals
2,391 32
87,119
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Comparison
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Lessons Learned
Need to use space inside and outside of bin for bulking materials
Need more time to empty and move the bin
Leveling the bin a challenge on gravel, place bin on a pad
Bin width affects number of drums
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Lessons Learned
Promote more generic dates to give flexibility on moving the bin
Keep laptop charged, no power in bin
Walls are magnetic, use them to hang drum labels, procedures, etc.
Budget a victim of our success
Don’t launch two programmes at the same time!
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Contact Info
Das Soligo
Manager of Solid Waste Services
County of Wellington
x2400
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