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14TuesdayApril232013MorethanacommonconstructioncompanyComevisitourboothattheFortSmithTradeShowonApril272013.andConcreteInc.ByRENEFRANCOEURTheYellowknifeSolidWasteManagementFacil-ityisatacrossroads.Thedumpasitslov-inglycalledbylocalshaslongbeenknownforitsef-cientdiversionratesandextensivesalvagingsection-commonlyacknowledgedasariteofpassagefornewYellowkniferslookingtofurnishtheirhomeswithoutdroppingapenny.Thisspringthefacilityislookingtotakeallthattoanotherlevel.Withtheoriginallandllslatedtobesealedoverdur-ingthenexttwoyearsandthenew2millioncellal-readybeingusedforresiden-tialandcommercialtrashthefacilitywantstoseeitsspatialandcarbonfootprintreducedasmuchaspossible.OneofthewaystodothisisthroughthenewlyproposedideaofatransferstationPeterHouwelingthefacilitysassistantsuper-intendenttoldTheJournal.Atransferstationisba-sicallyaremotelocationsuchasaninnercityloca-tionasseeninthesoutherncitiesthatsadistanceawayfromthelandllhesaid.Hereyoudhaveaseriesofbinsthatcustomerscoulddisposeofwastecategori-cally.E-wastewouldbeinonebinhouseholdwasteinanothertiresinanother...Wedthenpickupthebinandprocessitintotheland-llorloaditandshipitsuchasthee-wastethatweshiptoEdmonton.Thiswouldminimizetheamountoftimesthema-terialshavetobemovedultimatelysavingoncosttimeandreducingtheen-vironmentalimpactHou-welingsaid.Theproposedideawouldseeonlyhalfofthetransferstationprojectdevelopedthisyearforitemssuchastiresandscrapmetal.Thetransferstationpro-posalhasbeenpresentedtocouncilasaconceptualplanandwaswellreceivedHou-welingsaid.ThenextstepisapresentationatthesolidwastemanagementpublicforumtobeheldasapartofEarthWeekactivitiesonApr.23at700p.m.attheNorthernUnitedPlaceinYellowknife.Similartoatransfersta-tionthefacilityhasalreadystartedchangingthewayithandleswoodwaste.Woodusedtobeinagiantstockpileandpeoplewouldbeabletogothroughitsalvageitandthenwewouldpaymoneyforacompanytochipitandweduseitascovermaterialonthelandll.Startingafewmonthsagowenowputourwoodinbinsandwehaveanareabesidethebinsspeci-callyforsalvaging.Soanycleanwoodscrapsandpal-letscangointhereHou-welingsaid.Thewoodthatisnotsalvagedthestuffwithpaintornailsinitwebringitovertoournewcellspreaditoveralayerofgar-bageandcompactitwithourbulldozerwhicheliminatesusmovingittwicehiringachippingcontractorandwestillachievethesameendresult.YellowknifessolidwastefNewprojectsproposedasoldlandllAbulldozergoesinforaloadofgarbagetohaulittothelandfill.Woodwasteisorganizedintopilesandbinstoisolatethecleanwoodthatcanberecycled.AYellowkniferesidentroamsthroughthepopularsalvagingcellsatthelandfillsitelooEnvironmentWasteManagement