\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nDavid Rumsby, general manager of Zone-\u00c9co, said that the group is currently working on a bio gas recovery project, expanding its composting platform, and adding a space reserved specifically for construction, demolition, and renovation materials. While these projects have their differences, together they play an important role in supporting the continuous efforts of Zone-\u00c9co to divert waste from the landfill and to reduce the environmental impacts this waste has on the environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cZone-\u00c9co is a municipal organization so we are attentive as to what is going on in the region, the different changes that are happening in our area. We want to be proactive in the development of responsible waste management and the impact it can have on the environment,\u201d explained Rumsby. \u201c(\u2026) As much as we are proud of the job that we do here, - we\u2019re very good at protecting the environment while landfilling - it\u2019s not our priority to landfill. It\u2019s really to properly manage the waste through the available [avenues] that exist.\u201d<\/p>\n
As of right now, the life expectancy of the region\u2019s landfill is estimated to be 22 years, according to Rumsby, and any effort will make a difference in ensuring that the landfill can serve Brome-Missisquoi for as long as possible. He explained that the organic matter that is building up in the landfill also presents a concern for the amount of methane that is being put out into the atmosphere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIf the waste is reduced significantly, it will help increase the lifespan of the landfill. A lot of it also has to do with creating less methane and that\u2019s one of the reasons why we are so pro-active in wanting to optimize the organic material going onto the compost platform and not into the landfill,\u201d Rumsby highlighted. \u201cThe more we landfill organic material, the more methane gas will be created, which is twenty-times more destructive for the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. By diverting that organic waste directly to the compost platform, there are direct impacts that we can have on the carbon emissions of Brome-Missisquoi. It\u2019s the same thing for the construction materials. Wood is organic so it will biodegrade and create additional methane that needs to be controlled.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThere isn\u2019t large-scale participation for Brome-Missisquoi\u2019s commerces, institutions, and some industries for composting, according to Rumsby, but Zone-\u00c9co wants to facilitate - and be equipped- for this participation through the expansion of its compost platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re looking at expanding the compost platform for that reason, to go get the organize waste that we haven\u2019t been able to get just yet. As far as the construction and renovation materials, about 35 percent to 40 percent of the waste that\u2019s being is being landfilled today is construction material from different job sites in the region,\u201d he noted. \u201cWe want to go get any wood, any steel, any material that could be recycled essentially instead of being in the landfill to try and give it a second purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n
To compliment these projects and to further limit the region\u2019s environmental footprint, Zone-\u00c9co is gearing up to launch a biogas project at the end of this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cInstead of burning all of the gas that is emitted from the landfill, it\u2019s all going to be injected into natural gas lines. We won\u2019t be emitting carbon dioxide anymore in the atmosphere, it will really be used as renewable gas,\u201d explained Rumsby.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAs Zone-\u00c9co begins to implement these projects, Rumsby hopes that the public will \u201chave the confidence that their waste is being sent into better avenues than just directly in the landfill\u201d and begin to develop more eco-responsible habits when managing their waste.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s an ongoing effort and we want to make sure that people feel welcome to talk to us and to ask us their questions. (\u2026) Every small action that people do counts. Sometimes people might not realize that their paint cans don\u2019t go in the garbage. The impact it has on the site, on the cost of landfilling, and on the environmental quality is more important than they realize,\u201d he emphasized. \u201cEvery small action that everybody does counts on a large scale.\u201d<\/p>\n
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