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Brady Road Resource Management Facility

Community Liaison Committee May 27, 2020

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The impact of COVID-19 on Brady

• Brady has been identified as an essential service
• Split shifts to keep staff physically separated

– if one employee were to get sick, entire shift would go into isolation

• Practicing social distancing at the depots—only one vehicle

permitted to use a bin at a time

• Following SWANA recommendations to maintain a safe,

controlled environment

• Medical waste does not go to Brady

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The impact of COVID-19 on Brady Cont’d

• Seeing an increase in tonnages at Brady
• As weather improves, increase in depot traffic

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Landscaping and Long-term Site Planning

• Continuing work with our Naturalist Services

– planting trees and shrubs on berms

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Odour, Noise and Nuisance Management

• Received 15 odour complaints since last meeting

– from 9 individuals – 4 were determined not to have originated from Brady

• Falconers back on site for bird management
• Challenges with litter collection/physical distancing

– working on mechanical solutions to address litter

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Site Improvements, Seasonal & Project Activity

• Upgrading of service road along Perimeter will occur this

summer – some trees and fencing on east end of site will be lost – fence will be rebuilt and trees replanted

• Curbside yard waste collection for 2020 began May 4
• Annual compost giveaway has been postponed (details to

come)

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Reducing the Impact on the Environment

• Expanding landfill gas capture system into cells 30 & 31

– includes drilling wells, excavation, seeding and vegetating north slope of cell 30 – odours expected for a day or two during construction – once done, odours will be improved – plan to have work done by fall 2020

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Research Partnerships & Resource Development

• RFP issued and awarded to Tetra Tech for LFG to energy

study – looking at the best way for us to use the LFG

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New business

• Organics pilot RFP has been awarded and is in the

development phase – will include 4,000 homes – studying route selection, container type, etc. – plan to launch in fall 2020

• Working on a recycling video
• Recent recycling messaging has been focused on COVID-

19 related items (masks, gloves, tissues, etc.)

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