Simcoe County’s proposal to put a waste transfer station and an organics processing facility at 2976 Horseshoe Valley Rd. W. has the Friends of Simcoe Forests roaring By Laurie Watt Barrie Today Simcoe County’s proposal to put a waste transfer station and an organics processing facility at 2976 Horse...
By Ian McInroy, Barrie Examiner Residents opposed to Simcoe County’s proposed organics processing and materials management facilities took their cause to public information sessions on Tuesday. The meetings were held at the Simcoe County Museum in Midhurst and provided residents and stakeholder...
By Patrick Bales, The Orillia Packet & Times A last-ditch effort spearheaded by Springwater Township representatives failed to delay Simcoe County from moving forward in its attempt to build an organics-processing and material-management facility in Springwater Councillors overwhelmingly voted in...
Springwater Council has good reason to be concerned about Simcoe County’s decision to locate a massive organics processing facility in their Township, especially if that facility accepts disposable diapers. Disposable diapers are made up of chemicals, dyes, fragrances, and drying agents. These ingred...
Locating the Organics Processing and Materials Management Facilities I view these new facilities as an opportunity to showcase how the County is progressing toward a zero waste municipality. I agree with Warden Gerry Marshall when he says there will be no odour problems. Other compost facilities ope...
Springwater News Materials Management Facility (MMF) and Organics Processing Facility (OPF) The County of Simcoe announced its preferred location for a new MMF and OPF facility at 2976 Horseshoe Valley Road east of CR27. The facility would become a major transfer of waste and recyclables from the ind...
County committee approves preferred location for organics processing facility in Springwater Township By Andrew Philips Barrie Examiner MIDHURST – After some contentious back-and-forth, county council voted Tuesday to keep moving forward on a proposed organics-processing and material-management...
By Andrew Philips,The Orillia Packet & Times Orillia has come a long way when it comes to diverting waste, but there’s still more to be done. That concept loomed large during a public information forum held at city hall Thursday afternoon to address the city’s waste-management plan fo...
News release from Springwater Township Springwater Council has unanimously voted in favour of requesting that the County of Simcoe complete a comprehensive business case before moving forward with the co-located Organics Processing Facility (OPF) and Materials Management Facility (MMF). The request c...
Deputy Mayor Don Allen UPDATED – with county council vote By Kate Harries AWARE News Network Yesterday, Deputy Mayor Don Allen presented his case to township council for a more careful analysis of the organics processing / materials handling facility that is proposed for a site in Springwater. ...
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