Proposed Expansion of Waste Burning Facility in Brampton, Ontario

Alarms are sounding about plans for a massive expansion of a private waste incinerator located in Brampton, Ontario. The facility’s owner, Emerald Energy From Waste, is seeking approval from the Ontario government for the expansion of its 30-year-old waste burning facility and has quietly announced it will more than quadruple its capacity to burn garbage from households and businesses. There are mounting concerns that the environmental impacts of the additional air pollution and greenhouse gas emission burden from this incinerator expansion are not being properly considered or communicated to the surrounding community.

The expansion is not yet approved and is currently going through a new streamlined provincial Environmental Assessment process. If successful, Emerald would own the biggest incineration facility in Canada, and one of the biggest in North America – capable of burning 912,000 tonnes per year.” (Text Source: Environmental Defense Backgrounder: Massive Waste Incinerator Expansion Proposed for Brampton) 

The CCECJ co-signed a letter which was sent to Joe Lyng, General Manager at Emerald EFW, on April 1, 2024: Community Response to Brampton Incinerator Enviro Screening. This letter provided comments and outlined concerns regarding the environmental screening report for Emerald EFW proposal for incinerator redevelopment and expansion in Brampton.

Resources

• Brampton Residents Kept in the Dark as Private Waste Incinerator Set to Quadruple in Size | Environmental Defense
• Stopping Waste to Energy in Canada | Gaia
• Ending Waste Incineration in Canada | Gaia
• Burning Garbage Will Not Solve the Plastic Pollution Crisis | Environmental Defense
• Is Your Community About To Get Burned? A Webinar on Waste-to-Energy in Canada (April 3, 2024 Webinar Recording) |