Brian King - Compost Council of...

Brian King, P.Eng. FEC

Director – Operations Eastern Ontario

BRITISH COLUMBIA WORKSHOP – MAR 7, 2017

AGENDA

• Compliance tracking

and Monitoring

• Integrating Regulatory

Compliance

• Health and Safety

• Operational

Efficiencies

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FACILITY MANAGEMENT

PROGRAMS

GFL- LAFLECHE - SERVICES

• Landfill Operations

• Waste Water Treatment

• Compost Operations – expansion

• Transfer Station - 4

• Collection – Municipal/Commercial

• International Waste

• SRM Disposal

• Soil Treatment Facility

• Cogeneration Plant – 4 Mw

• Electronic Waste Consolidation

Future Expansion

Co-Generation Plant

Compost Facility

Waste Water Treatment Plant

BioReactor Landfill

Mechanical Repair Facility

Office - Scale

Electronic Waste Sorting Facility

MOOSE CREEK SITE

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Lafleche – Moose Creek, Ontario Enviro-Smart, Delta, BC

COMPOST – ORGANICS PROCESSING FACILITIES

Total Processing of over 250,000 Mt of organics/year

COMPOST FACILITY

Approved to process 120,000 Mt of organics and 120,000 Mt – leaf and yard

• 120,000 mt/year – feedstock organics

• 120,000 mt/year – bulking agents – leaf and yard

• Double Fabric Structure - Enclosed – receiving, processing and screening

• Concrete Channels – 10’ x 10’ x 320’

• Aerated floor

• Agitated Bed – 3 Electric Turners operate on rails and transfer carriage

• Negative pressure exhaust

• Continuous temperature and blower zone control system

• Double sized biofilter to control all air and odours - 75 M X 25 M

• Exhaust Gas monitoring system – ammonia and hydrogen sulphide

• Active phase = 21 days internal

• Pre-screening Lafleche System – allows various feedstocks and packaging

LAFLECHE COMPOST SYSTEM

FACILITY MANAGEMENT

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People

Equipment

Infrastructure

Materials

Receiving

Mixing

Processing

Curing

Marketing

Processes System

▪ Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

▪ Ministry of Natural Resources

▪ Ministry of Transportation

▪ Water and Waste Water Agency

▪ Canadian Food Inspection Agency

▪ Canada Border Services

▪ Ministry of Labour

▪ Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

▪ Conservation Authority

REGULATORY AGENCIES

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REGULATORY COMPLIANCE• Focus on “ protecting the public health”

• Address the “WHAT” – inputs and outputs - Permit,

Approvals, Licenses

• Could deal with the “HOW” – steps and methods –

Guidelines, BMP, Policies, Directives

• Permitting and Compliance can be a substantial operating

cost.

• Getting more complicated and bureaucratic.

• Plan for future growth

Your RESPONSIBILITY to know your regulations.

PERMITS - APPROVALS

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TO..

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PROVINCIAL GUIDELINES - BMP

SYSTEM – PERMIT CONTROLS

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• Volumes of Material received• Maximum – daily & annual limits• Material types – feedstock – bulking• Location – originator & area• Analysis – Lab - frequency

• Volumes of Material Produced• Quality Control - Analysis• Location – Delivery• Use of material• Testing Requirements

INPUT

OUTPUT

“WHAT” - INPUTS • TRUX System

• material type

• license #

• weight

• originator

• MOE#

• $/mt

• All feedstocks unloaded inside the building

• Hours of Operation

• Analysis of feedstock – metals

• Reject Loads

• Storage Volumes

• Analysis

ANALYTICAL - FEEDSTOCKS

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• Sampling @5,000 Mt

• Mass Balance

• Record of volumes – use

• Labs: Ontario AA, CCME – AQuebec – BNQ – A

• Contractual Restrictions –use , residual %, Mt back.

• Public

COMPOST PERMIT/CONTRACT - OUTPUT

“HOW” - PROCESS CONTROL

• Process Flow Chart

• Design and Operations Manual

• Measurable – inputs/outputs

• Operating Protocols

• Operations – Plans

• Data Collection – computer

• Data Collection – manual

• Health and Safety

• Inspections – Regulatory18

Receiving

Mixing

Processing

Curing

Marketing

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ReceivingPre-

Screening

FinalScreeningCuring

Post-Screening

Active Phase Turning

Mixing

End Use/Marketing

“HOW” – MEASURABLES• Odour levels – odour units

• Water usage – litres/second

• Noise levels - Db/hour

• Traffic levels – vehicles/hr - size

• Stormwater – stormwater management plan

• Air exchanges & treatment – Exchanges/hr

• Leachate Treatment – effluent criteria

• Residual Volume - Volume - landfilled

• Temperature – pathogen kill – degree and time

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DOCUMENTATIONDesign and Operations Plan

The screened material is loaded and placed into aerated and agitated concrete channels for biological decomposition.

The channels are 320’ X 10’ X 10’ covered and equipped with temperature probes, aerated flooring, leachate collection system, and irrigation sprinklers.

Temperature Probes

Aerated FloorsIrrigation Sprinklers

COMPOST - PROCESSING CHANNELS

Zone Blowers

NEGATIVE AIR EXHAUST

All internal air from channels is exhausted. Computer controlled exhaust fans.

Continuous monitoring of ammonia and hydrogen sulphide

PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Monitors air, temperature, biofilter, gases - continuous

• Operator control blowers, exhaust.

Computer control process management system

CURING

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OPERATING - PROTOCOLS

1. Receiving and Truck Unloading

2. Mixing and Channel Loading

3. Channel Turning

4. Channel Unloading

5. Leachate Draining and Cleaning

6. Entering Channels

7. Curing Yard – Loading and Turning

CONSISTENCY

COMPOST - TURNER

A turner rides along rails on the channel walls. The turner agitates the compost on a daily basis. The turner moves the material 18 feet per pass. Turner agitates and levels each channel – 80 minutes and moves onto transfer carriage

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PROTOCOL

ENTERING CHANNELS

EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN

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OPERATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN

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ODOUR CONTROL CONTINGENCY PLAN

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Odour Management “…. Neighbours…..”

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EQUIPMENT - MANAGEMENT• Inventory of all rolling stock and fixed equipment

• Preventative Maintenance – documented - enforced

• Inventory of parts - downtime/impact

• Rolling Stock – MIR system

• Single driver/operator- ownership

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DAILY INSPECTION CHECKLIST

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Lafleche Environmental has developed and maintained a

safety and security culture among its employees. We pride

ourselves in the involvement of all employees who work

towards one goal – working safely.

TOMORROW ....YOUR REWARD FOR WORKING SAFE TODAY

• Goals to complete and achieve 100% compliance as a worker:

Go to:

– Documentation > Policies

– Training > Online Courses

– Training > Procedures

COMPLIANCE MONITORING

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• Health and Safety Committee – inspections

• Weekly conference calls – review incidents

• Toolbox meetings

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EMPLOYEE SAFETY PROGRAM ACTIVITY HISTORY

HEALTH AND SAFETY

COMMITTEE

INSPECTION CHECKLIST

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REGULATORY INSPECTIONS REPORTS

• NO Surprises

• Good record keeping

• Cooperate, polite, honest

• Discuss requirements

• Ask questions

• Communicate - ongoing

COMPOST FACILITY –MOECC

• In 2013 – Ministry of Environment and Climate Change announced a province wide blitz of all compost facilities in Ontario.

• June 2013 – MOECC Sector Compliance Branch conducted an unannounced comprehensive review of paperwork, computer records, and field review of the facilities.

• Director – MOECC – “Lafleche was the only Compost facility in Ontario to receive a passing grade with NO follow-up actions.”

SUMMARY• Minimize material handling - layout

• Maintain flexibility – contingencies

• Plan for “expansion” from the beginning

• Work with Regulators

• The permit and license is “not all you do”

• Equipment – downtime – inventory

• Temperature – best process parameter

• Manage the “complete” facility

• Keep good records – documentation

• Promote and spread the word …. and soil

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COMPOSTING SYSTEMS

Lafleche Environmental Inc.

GOLD

Thank you.

Questions

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