Solid Waste Management Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
The committee reviewed the planning process phases and the waste management hierarchy. Extensive discussions focused on residual waste management, including the evaluation of various technologies like landfill gas capture, thermal technologies, gasification, and pyrolysis, which were ultimately deemed not recommended. The committee also covered landfill oversight and lifespan, the importance of tenure renewal for the 7 Mile Landfill, and the status of the leachate system. Additionally, climate action initiatives were highlighted, including carbon reduction through bio-cover systems, landfill capacity planning, illegal dumping strategies, and community survey results regarding solid waste management.