To rgio s wste ispsalprobems...WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1985, PAGE 3 Incinlerator may be the ans wer, Enim maintains Durham Regional Council is expected to implement a reglon- wide recycling program later this fail, but ac- cording to Reg. Coun. Gerry Emm that will flot be enough to combat the region's ever in- creasing waste disposaI problems. Emm, wbu also ser- ves as chairman of regional counil's works committee, said that while a recycling programn will go a long way to heiping reduce the amount of waste needing to be disposed of, other means of disposai must be ex- * lored. 'There is also a serlous time factor involved in *this issue. Most Durham communities (including Whitby) currentiy dump their waste at the SMetropolitan Toronto owned and operated iandfill site in Pickering. However, the agreemnent between the region and Metro will expire in January, 1987 and Emm maintains that the region must have a plan in place before then. *Metro Toronto bas already indicated a desire to expand its Pickering facility, a proposai that is meeting a great deal of résistan- ce from councillors tbroughout the region. Howevei', if a Metro ex- pansion plan is squashed, the region will then bave to find its 'Ftwn landfill site. But some councillors maintain that it would be too costly for the region to develop its own landfill. 'II don't think we can afford it," Coun. John Aker (Oshawa) told council, "and I don't tbink we can corne up *with a site anyway." Aker also noted that the site selection process would take bet- wecn tree and five years and could cost as 'mucb as $2 million. Fur- thermore, the region would corne under in- tense political pressure from area residents Who wouldn't want such a facility near their homes. 'II can just sec ail the petitions coming in here," he said, "And then it becomes not wbat is environmentally and geographically correct but wbat is politically correct." Aker also believes that the estimated $5 million cost of establishing à lancifili site is too conservative. II n sec us coming in with no site or a site costing $8 or $9 million," he said. However, Coun. Norah Stoner of Pickering noted that there is one major ad- vantage of having a Durham owned and operated landfill site. Tbe region wouid have complete control of it. Under the current arrangement with Metro, Metro bas con- trol and Durham is for- ced to follow along witb wbatever that body decîdes. She also noted that Metro increases its tipping fees (now $1639 a tonne) at wiil, witb lit- tie recourse available to the region. <'We don't have finan- cial control and we have a lack of physical con- trol," she said adding that Metro basn't achieved a perfect record in operating tbeir Pickering facility. "They're not a good operator," she said. Stoner also reminded ber collegues that Metro also bas political advan- tages in this situation. 'Since we have no representative on Metro Council, they don't have to pay any attention to our concerns at al," she said. And despite an in- teruption from Regional Chairman Gary Herrema, Stoner poin- ted out that the same consultant who prepared the regions report is also the con- sultant on waste disposai for Metro and selected the Pickering site in the f irst place. "'They choose the site that is causing ail the problems for Pickering," she said. Coun. Jim Witty (Ajax) also urged regional counicil to develop its own landfill saying Durham needs tiautonomy" in dealing with issues "as impor- tant as waste disposa. " Emm also pointed out that the region bas another problemn with developing its own ian- dfill. Sucb a facility would require about 5M0 acres of land and be's not sure if there is that much suitable land available anywbere in the region. He also believes that the $5 million figure is too low. IIWitb ail of the en- vironmental protections that are needed and required its going to cost a lot more than $5 million," he told the Free Press. Emm pointed out that in addition to the site, roads may have to be reconstructed to handie the heavy trucks that haul waste and new connections may have I es .li OA &. N Fun ue Te. to be made into the regional sewer systemn to collect and dispose of leakage. Besides these con- siderations, Emrn believes that iandfill may not be the best alternative anyway. After a recent fact finding trip to the New Engiand states, the Whitby councillor says that developing an in- cinerator program may le the best, long term, means of garbage disposai. Emm said that the New Engiand states will dfills to be developed and have turned to in- cineration instead. However, for the region to go it alone, its looking at $30 million to build an incinerator. 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