CWMA Conference March 30, 2007

Will Burrows

Did you say “Wood”?Did you say “Wood”?

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What to do with the wood?What to do with the wood?

Previous disposal Previous disposal methods were not methods were not sustainablesustainable

CVRD and RDN CVRD and RDN enacted WSML enacted WSML bylawbylaw

First facility issued First facility issued a licencea licence

Who are Selkirk Recycling?Who are Selkirk Recycling?

We are the new We are the new entity resulting entity resulting from a merger of from a merger of Budget Steel and Budget Steel and Harper’s Recycling.Harper’s Recycling.

We are “The We are “The largest recyclers of largest recyclers of metals and wood metals and wood on Vancouver on Vancouver Island”Island”

What do we do?What do we do?

We convert low We convert low value wastes into value wastes into higher value higher value productsproducts

Loads are dumped Loads are dumped on a paved tipping on a paved tipping area and gradedarea and graded

Larger items are Larger items are removed by an removed by an excavatorexcavator

What do we do? What do we do? continuedcontinued

Trommel screen Trommel screen removes fines to aid removes fines to aid further sortingfurther sorting

Sort line team Sort line team manually pick manually pick undesirable non wood undesirable non wood product (rock, metal, product (rock, metal, roofing, plastic, roofing, plastic, garbage)garbage)

Wood product is Wood product is stockpiled for further stockpiled for further processingprocessing

What do we do? What do we do? continuedcontinued

Finished wood Finished wood product ground in product ground in tub grinder and tub grinder and used as boiler fuelused as boiler fuel

What do we do? What do we do? continuedcontinued

Picking Station

Tub grinding

Pre-sort and trommel screen

What happens to the products? What happens to the products?

Recovered non-wood materials sent Recovered non-wood materials sent to recyclersto recyclers

Rock Asphalt roofingMetals

What happens to the products?What happens to the products?

Fines to landfill as daily coverFines to landfill as daily cover

What happens to the products?What happens to the products?

Finished product used as boiler fuelFinished product used as boiler fuel

What the future holds?What the future holds?

Closure of coastal sawmills has Closure of coastal sawmills has resulted in a shortage of hog fuel resulted in a shortage of hog fuel

Cost of fossil fuels continues to Cost of fossil fuels continues to increaseincrease

Cost to landfill continues to increaseCost to landfill continues to increase More open burning bylaws being More open burning bylaws being

introducedintroduced Increased residential developmentIncreased residential development

Barriers to expansionBarriers to expansion

Municipalities that continue to accept Municipalities that continue to accept and landfill wood wasteand landfill wood waste

““Fly-by-night” operatorsFly-by-night” operators Public awareness and acceptance of Public awareness and acceptance of

alternative fuelsalternative fuels A lack of industrially zoned land on A lack of industrially zoned land on

which to operate recycling facilitieswhich to operate recycling facilities

Thank you