Implantation de la collecte à trois voies pour la Ville de La Pocatiere

Type of initiative FCM Green Municipal Fund - Capital Project
Sector Waste
Project value$212,562
Project Type Capital Project
Sub Sector Composting
Grant amount$166,280
Program type GMF
Municipality Ville de La Pocatière, QC
Status Fully Disbursed
Population 4,078
Project timeline 2008 - 2012
Project number 9373

Description

The City of La Pocatière will introduce a three-stream waste collection for residents, industries, businesses and institutions. The first phase is to purchase equipment for collection and to construct a composting platform. The second phase consists of monitoring operations, promoting the project, raising citizen awareness and agronomic monitoring of the composting process. Since early January 2006, a pilot project involving 300 homes and 4 businesses has collected and sent organic waste to an agricultural composting platform where municipal organic wastes are mixed with animal farming effluent to form mixed compost. If the pickup includes the entire city, an additional platform would be required to accommodate the increased amount of organic material. The Saint-Philippe-de-Néri landfill currently receives 13,000 tonnes/year of waste; 2,734 tonnes come from the City of La Pocatière, of which an estimated 40 percent is compostable. The three-stream collection would redirect 1,094 tonnes of waste from landfill and extend the life of the site. The current diversion rate is estimated at 21.4 percent, mainly through collection of recyclable material, domestic composting and leaf collection. It is expected that this rate could be increased to at least 50 percent. Key environmental impacts are reduced greenhouse gas production from anaerobic degradation of organic matter in landfills and less leachate requiring treatment in lagoons.

Project results

  • 404 tonnes of GHG emissions avoided
  • 584 tonnes of waste diverted per year

Environmental outcomes

  • Reduced energy use
  • Renewable energy generation
  • Reduced or avoided GHG emissions
  • Improved groundwater quality
  • Improved waste management
  • Minimal environmental impact

Social outcomes

  • Protection/improvement of public human health
  • Increased opportunities for recreational activities
  • Improved service delivery and/or level or service
  • Improved availability and accessibility of information
  • Greater civic pride and ownership
  • Increased opportunities for community engagement
  • Improved public education or awareness

Economic outcomes

  • Reduced maintenance costs
  • New or improved revenue streams
  • Increased job creation or retention
  • Lower taxes and fees
  • Use of feasibility tools
  • Partnership development

Lessons learned

  • Project planning and parameters
  • Stakeholder and community engagement
  • Council support/buy-in
  • Communication & coordination
  • Data and reporting

Applicant

Ville de La Pocatière, QC