TAKE NOTICE THAT Newton Waste Station Inc. has applied to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (“GVS&DD”) pursuant to the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Municipal Solid Waste and Recyclable Material Regulatory Bylaw No. 181, as amended (“the Bylaw”), for a licence.
Purpose and Location
The licence application requests authorization to operate a Material Recovery Facility located at 7764 129A St. (Anvil Way), Surrey, BC, V3W 4H7. The legal description of the land or premises where the Facility is proposed to be located is LOT 30 SECTION 20 TOWNSHIP 2 PLAN NWP29845 NWD. The proposed hours of operation are 24 hrs./day, 7 days/week.
Processes
The facility intends to receive construction, demolition and yard waste. This material is to be separated manually and mechanically for the purposes of recycling.
Materials Summary
The licence application proposes the following maximum quantity of materials that would be stored at the Facility at any one time:
Type of Municipal Solid Waste or Recyclable Material Weight (Metric Tonnes) | Weight (Metric Tonnes)
Construction & demolition wood waste | 100
Construction & demolition plastic waste | 25
Construction & demolition cardboard waste | 25
Construction & demolition metal waste | 60
Construction & demolition concrete waste | 125
Construction & demolition asphalt waste | 125
Yard waste |40
The licence application proposes that the capacity of the Facility will be:
Weight (Metric Tonnes)
Average Daily: 367
Maximum Daily: 500
Maximum Annually: 12000
This notice is published pursuant to the Bylaw. The licence application is at a preliminary stage where it will be reviewed by the municipality in which the Facility is proposed to be located.
A person who may be adversely affected by the issuance of the requested licence described in this notice may notify the GVS&DD Solid Waste Manager in writing stating how that person would be affected. The public notification period is no less than 30 days after the publication date of this notice. Aspects of the proposal may change as the application proceeds through the municipal review and public comment processes.
Information collected during the comment period and the time following until a decision on the licence application has been made is done so by Metro Vancouver in accordance to s.26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The information collected will be used for the purpose of making a decision on the licence application and will be forwarded to the licence applicant for response to the Solid Waste Manager. By submitting a public comment, you consent to such disclosure. Also, your submission may be made available to the public as part of the public record, subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Should you have any questions about the collection of this personal information please contact the Privacy Officer at privacy@metrovancouver.org.
Additional information on the facility licensing process and the Bylaw are made available on the Metro Vancouver website (www.metrovancouver.org) by entering “applying for a licence” in the search field.
Metro Vancouver
Attention: Kathy Preston, Solid Waste Manager
4515 Central Boulevard, Burnaby BC V5H 0C6
Phone: 604-432-6200
