Community Updates
April 25th, 2024
Operating hours for landfill construction operations are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 0 odour complaints from April 18th to April 24th.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
Next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Tuesday, April 30th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
The MECP issued an Order to GFL on April 10th, 2024. The Order is posted on the SCRF website here
April 18th, 2024
Operating hours for landfill construction operations are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 5 odour complaints April 11th to April 17th.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
Next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Tuesday, April 30th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
April 11th, 2024
Operating hours for landfill construction operations are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 1 odour complaint from April 4th to April 10th.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
April 4th, 2024
Operating hours for landfill construction operations are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 1 odour complaints March 28th to April 3rd.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
March 28th, 2024
Operating hours for landfill construction operations are Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 0 odour complaints from March 21st to 27th.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
March 21st , 2024
The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has approved extended operating hours for landfill construction operations, which take effect Wednesday March 20, 2024. Construction hours are now: Monday to Friday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 2 odour complaints from March 14th to March 20th that are currently being investigated.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
March 14th, 2024
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 3 odour complaints from March 7th to March 13th that are currently being investigated.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
March 7th, 2024
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 16 odour complaints from February 29th to March 6th that are currently being investigated.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
February 29, 2024
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 17 odour complaints from February 22nd to 28th that are currently being investigated.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The community is invited to join our Stoney Creek Regional Facility CLC meeting on Monday March 4th at 6:00 pm (via MS Teams) to learn more about recent updates at the landfill. The upcoming meeting on March 4th @ 6pm will serve as both the community update and the CLC.
Microsoft Teams meeting
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February 22, 2024
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 16 odour complaints from February 15th to 21st that are currently being investigated.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The community is invited to join our Stoney Creek Regional Facility CLC meeting on Monday March 4th at 6:00 pm (via MS Teams) to learn more about recent updates at the landfill. The upcoming meeting on March 4th @ 6pm will serve as both the community update and the CLC.
Microsoft Teams meeting
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Meeting ID: 233 431 190 373
Passcode: mNsdFR
February 15, 2024
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 20 odour complaints from February 8th to 14th that are currently being investigated.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The community is invited to join our Stoney Creek Regional Facility CLC meeting on Monday March 4th at 6:00 pm (via MS Teams) to learn more about recent updates at the landfill. The upcoming meeting on March 4th @ 6pm will serve as both the community update and the CLC.
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 233 431 190 373
Passcode: mNsdFR
February 8, 2024
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received 46 odour complaints from February 1st to 7th that are currently being investigated.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) has not yet been confirmed. Once a date is decided upon by all parties, GFL will post on the site.
February 1, 2024
All the current carbon scrubber systems continue to operate: two on the east side of the landfill – one to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks and the second at the leachate pumping station - and one located at the discharge building at the west landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received nineteen (19) odour complaints from January 25th – 31st that are currently being investigated.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) has not yet been confirmed. Once a date is decided upon by all parties, GFL will post on the site.
January 25, 2024
GFL has installed a small capacity carbon scrubber on the east side of the landfill to mitigate the odours while loading leachate into tanker trucks. This is in addition to the two existing carbon scrubbers: the first (a mini scrubber) located at the discharge building at the west landfill, and the higher capacity scrubber located at the leachate pumping station on the east side of the landfill.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received fourteen (14) odour complaints from January 18th – 24th that are currently being investigated. The majority of the complaints were received over the last two days and therefore takes time to find the source of the odour.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
The deodorizers continue to operate at three locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) has not yet been confirmed. Once a date is decided upon by all parties, GFL will post on the site.
January 18, 2024
The new higher capacity carbon scrubber continues to operate effectively at mitigating odours.
The GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has received six (6) odour complaints from January 5th – 17th. Investigations confirmed three of the complaints were due to the waste on site, two complaints were found not likely to be from the landfill while the final complaint was from the loading of leachate on a Tanker Truck on site.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
We added a mini carbon scrubber unit to the leachate building at the west landfill.
The deodorizers continue to operate at the holding pond on the west side, and by the pumping station. An additional deodorizer has been placed at the roundabout at Green Mountain Road and First Road.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) has not yet been confirmed. Once a date is decided upon by all parties we will post on the site.
January Monthly Community Update Presentation. Click here to view
January 11, 2024
The new higher capacity carbon scrubber continues to operate effectively at mitigating odours.
No leachate-related odours have been detected.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
We added a mini carbon scrubber unit to the leachate building at the west landfill.
The deodorizers continue to operate at the holding pond on the west side, and by the pumping station. An additional deodorizer has been placed at the roundabout at Green Mountain Road and First Road.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Wednesday January 17th, 2024 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Click here to register.
January 4, 2024
The new higher capacity carbon scrubber continues to operate effectively at mitigating odours.
No leachate-related odours have been detected.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
We added a mini carbon scrubber unit to the leachate building at the west landfill.
Two deodorizers have been removed from these locations: the corner of Green Mountain Road and First Road, and on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd. The deodorizer continues to operate at the holding pond on the west side, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Wednesday January 17th, 2024 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Click here to register
December 28, 2023
The new higher capacity carbon scrubber continues to operate effectively at mitigating odours.
No leachate-related odours have been detected since the new scrubber unit has been put in place.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
GFL continues to discharge the treated leachate into the leachate building at the west landfill where it goes through the aeration process and then is discharged into the City’s sanitary sewer.
Two deodorizers have been removed from these locations: the corner of Green Mountain Road and First Road, and on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd. The deodorizer continues to operate at the holding pond on the west side, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Wednesday January 17th, 2024 from 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
December 21, 2023
The new higher capacity carbon scrubber continues to operate effectively at mitigating odours.
No leachate-related odours have been detected since the new scrubber unit has been put in place.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
GFL continues to discharge the treated leachate into the west holding pond where it goes through the aeration process and then is discharged into the City’s sanitary sewer.
Two deodorizers have been removed from these locations: the corner of Green Mountain Road and First Road, and on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd. The deodorizer continues to operate at the holding pond on the west side, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
December 14, 2023
The new higher capacity carbon scrubber continues to operate effectively at mitigating odours.
No leachate-related odours have been detected since the new scrubber unit has been put in place.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
GFL continues to discharge the treated leachate into the west holding pond where it goes through the aeration process and then is discharged into the City’s sanitary sewer.
Two deodorizers have been removed from these locations: the corner of Green Mountain Road and First Road, and on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd. The deodorizer continues to operate at the holding pond on the west side, and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm.
December Monthly Community Update information. Click here to register.
December 7, 2023
The new higher capacity carbon scrubber continues to operate effectively at mitigating odours.
No leachate-related odours have been detected since the new scrubber unit has been put in place.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
GFL continues to discharge the treated leachate into the west holding pond where it goes through the aeration process and then is discharged into the City’s sanitary sewer.
The deodorizer continues to operate at four locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd., and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
November 30, 2023
The new higher capacity carbon scrubber continues to operate effectively at mitigating odours.
This week, no leachate-related odours have been detected since the new scrubber unit has been put in place.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
GFL continues to discharge the treated leachate into the west holding pond where it goes through the aeration process and then is discharged into the City’s sanitary sewer.
The deodorizer continues to operate at four locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd., and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register
November 23, 2023,
The new higher capacity carbon scrubber continues to operate effectively at mitigating odours.
This week, no leachate-related odours have been detected since the new scrubber unit has been put in place.
Tankers continue to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
GFL continues to discharge the treated leachate into the west holding pond where it goes through the aeration process and then is discharged into the City’s sanitary sewer.
The deodorizer continues to operate at four locations on the Site: the holding pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd., and by the pumping station.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The November 16th Monthly Community Update Meeting took place via Zoom. PowerPoint presentation from the meeting can be found here.
The next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
November 16, 2023,
A higher capacity carbon scrubber has been installed and is operating. Initial review shows that the new scrubber is more effective at treating odours at the leachate pumping station. All odours from the leachate treating system are treated through the carbon scrubber.
This week, no odours have been detected.
Tankers are being used to remove leachate from the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. Over 500,000 litres of leachate is being removed by tankers each week. The tankers operate daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
The December Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
November Monthly Community Update Presentation. Click here to view.
November 9, 2023.
On Wednesday November 1st GFL resumed leachate pumping with the new treatment process that includes Hydrogen Peroxide and aeration. Since beginning this new treatment process on November 1st, no odour has been detected in the area of the Holding Pond.
On November 5th, odours were detected at the pumping station. GFL changed the carbon on the scrubber unit. A higher capacity carbon scrubber will be installed the week of November 13th.
Tankers are being used to remove leachate on the east site at the leachate pumping station. The leachate is being removed off site to an approved receiver. Over 500,000 litres of leachate is being removed by tankers each week. The tankers are operating daily Monday to Friday between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection.
On November 3rd a new odour neutralizer solution has replaced the original bubble gum-scent. The deodorizer unit continues to operate at four locations on the Site: the Holding Pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd., and by the pumping station.
Next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, November 16th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
The December Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
November 2, 2023,
- GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection. We have not encountered odours in the past week.
- The deodorizer continues to operate at four locations on the Site: the Holding Pond on the west side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd., and by the pumping station. GFL’s vendor will be supplying the new neutralizer solution the week of November 6th.
- On Wednesday November 1st GFL resumed leachate pumping, discharging into the west holding pond and then into the City sanitary sewer. Part of the new treatment process, which includes Hydrogen Peroxide, requires aeration to help mitigate odour.
- Next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, November 16th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
The December Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register
October 31, 2023,
GFL Environmental had to delay pumping leachate until Wednesday November 1, 2023 from the West Holding Pond. While aerators will be running, the pumping may cause some odour. GFL will closely monitor the treatment process and will adjust where required.
October 27, 2023,
- GFL continues to perform ongoing perimeter inspections for odour detection. We have not encountered odours in the past week.
- The Carbon Air Scrubber that was put in place on October 13th continues to be effective at mitigating odour from the pump station. GFL is looking into a larger scrubber that will be even more effective.
- The deodorizer continues to operate at four locations on the Site: the Holding Pond on the West side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd., and by the pumping station. GFL has asked the vendor to replace the current deodorizer fragrance with an odour neutralizer. We are awaiting a response from the vendor as to options.
- An Air Monitoring On-Site Assessment dated October 19th has been conducted by the MECP. A report from Hamilton Public Health was issued. The Assessment can be viewed here.
-The Holding Pond at the West Landfill has been drained, and sediment removal commenced on October 26th. There may be some odours produced during this process. This process treatment has been updated to include Hydrogen Peroxide. On October 30th GFL will resume pumping the leachate from the Holding Pond to be discharged to the City’s sanitary sewer. Aerators will be introduced into the Pond area starting October 30th.
- An Air Quality Monitoring Plan has been developed by a qualified third party and was submitted to the MECP for review on October 20th.
- Next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, November 16th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
-The December Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register
October 20, 2023,
- A Carbon Air Scrubber has been put in place on October 13th, 2023 to help with odours at the Leachate Pumping Station with great success. The Scrubber is capturing and filtering the odours from the treated leachate. The Scrubber runs continuously.
- The deodorizer continues to operate at four locations on the Site: the Holding Pond on the West side, at the corner of Green Mountain and First Road, on the north buffer zone adjacent to Green Mountain Road and Morrisey Blvd., and by the pumping station adjacent to the strip mall development. Click the two links below to view product information.
- The exposed leachate within the landfill has been covered with soil at a depth of half metre, capping the exposed area and helping to mitigate odours.
- After assessing its effectiveness – in consultation with MECP – GFL ceased use of foam application on the Holding Pond.
- An Air Monitoring On-Site Assessment dated October 19th has been conducted by the MECP and reviewed by the City of Hamilton Public Health Services. The Assessment can be viewed here.
- The Holding Pond at the West Landfill has been drained, and sediment will be removed starting the week of October 23rd. There may be some odours produced during this process.
- An Air Quality Monitoring Plan has been developed by a qualified third party and will be implemented following discussions with the MECP.
- GFL held its first Community Update Virtual Call on October 18th, 2023. Click here to download the Power Point presentation from the meeting.
- The MECP issued an Order to GFL on October 18th, 2023. The Order is posted on the SCRF website here.
- Next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, November 16th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
- The December Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
October 18, 2023,
Provisional Officer’s Order dated October 18, 2023
October Monthly Community Update Presentation. Click here to view
October 13, 2023,
- We are continuing to apply the foam cover on the exposed area of the active landfill. Foam application will continue until the area is completely capped with soil. More information about the foam:
- 65% of the exposed surface area of the leachate blanket located on the East operating landfill has been drained and covered with soil and is dry. The dry areas produce no odour. The leachate is pumped below the collection blanket. The removal of the leachate in general is dependent on weather – with rain, the leachate volume increases.
- We are pumping leachate from the lowest point of the landfill every day around the clock.
- We have introduced Hydrogen Peroxide to further help mitigate the odours. As of the evening of Tuesday October 10th, the Hydrogen Peroxide is being dosed into the leachate outflow chamber to help further mitigate odours. This process is continuous.
- Next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, November 16th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
- The December Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) will be held on Thursday, December 14th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. Click here to register.
- Next Monthly Community Update Meeting (via Zoom) to be held on Wednesday, October 18th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm. To attend, register at https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcofuGgqDItE9aQxmSg-XS263c8PCL-rS-9.
October 6, 2023,
- This week, 40% of the exposed area that contained leachate is now dry and covered with soil. The intent is that the soil acts as a barrier to mitigate any further odours from the leachate collection area. This process will continue until 100% of the area is dry and covered. The remainder of the exposed area will continue to be covered in foam. GFL together with consulting engineers have been working continuously to enhance our treatment process. Early next week we will be making additional enhancements to the treatment system to mitigate odour. GFL will continue to monitor conditions at the site around the clock.
September 29, 2023,
- This week a foam was applied to all areas of exposed leachate at the landfill and at the leachate pond to mitigate odours. The foam is a non-toxic water-soluble material designed to trap odour. It will be reapplied as required to ensure all exposed leachate is covered. This product has been approved by the City and the MECP. We also continue to reduce the accumulation of leachate through pumping and treatment and run vapour deodorizers. GFL continues to work on a permanent solution to enclose the leachate treatment system.
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September 15, 2023,
September 8, 2023,
– In the past few weeks the GFL Stoney Creek Regional Facility has placed several vapour deodorizers strategically around the site to help control odour. GFL SCRF is also working on a solution to cover the exposed areas to mitigate odour while discharging landfill leachate.
August 24, 2023,
– The new treatment process introduced at the end of July has shown to be effective in reducing odour in landfill leachate. Periodically, odours are generated depending on the nature of the leachate and local weather conditions. GFL is continually monitoring the effectiveness of odour treatment and adjusting the process as necessary. We expect the effectiveness of the odour treatment to continue to improve as we monitor and adjust odour treatment.
July 31, 2023,
– By stopping pumping operations this has resulted in an accumulation of leachate within the landfill. The existing accumulation of leachate is causing odours. We expect the existing odour will reduce as leachate continues to be treated and removed from the landfill. GFL continues to work to treat leachate in a timely manner and manage the odour.
July 28, 2023,
- Odour issues at the Stoney Creek Regional Facility were identified. GFL determined that odours had originated from the leachate pond, and immediately shut-down pumping operations and began investigating further processes and technologies to address the odour.
July 26, 2023,
– GFL began implementing a new treatment process to address the odour at the leachate pond. Early assessment of the new processes indicates positive results in mitigation of the odours.
July 18, 2023,
– Odour issues at the Stoney Creek Regional Facility were identified. GFL determined that odours had originated from the leachate pond, and immediately shut down pumping operations and began investigating processes and technologies to address the odour. GFL discussed with the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and the City of Hamilton of the odour issue and GFL’s plan to fix it.
The MECP and the City of Hamilton continue to closely monitor GFL’s progress.
If you detect any odour coming from the facility, please call GFL at 1-800-567-7455. GFL is available 24 hours a day.
GFL will update this page as we continue to work towards addressing the odour issues.