The Sustane Technologies facility in Chester, Nova Scotia is the first of its kind and transforms municipal solid waste into biomass pellets, diesel fuel and recyclable metals.
Sustane Technologies is looking for kitchen waste from Petawawa to be sent to a new recycling plant proposed in Renfrew County.
McNab/Braeisde Mayor Tom Peckett says when the new recycling plant is built, residents in his township wouldn’t need a blue bin, wouldn’t have to sort waste and noted they would be recycling at a higher rate. Sustane would recycle materials and turn them into diesel fuel and biomass pellets and recyclable metals.
The McNab/Braeside Mayor made a presentation to Petawawa council on Monday night (May 2nd, 2022). He talked about one potential truck coming through Deep River, Chalk River, Petawawa and the surrounding areas and bringing materials down to McNab/Braeside.
When they made a presentation to Renfrew County Council in May of 2021, representatives from Sustane Technologies said they don’t want to be a threat to local landfills such as the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre.
Petawawa Councillor and Vice-Chair of the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre Tom Mohns says if the town wanted to send materials down to McNab/Braeside, they would have to break a collection contract extending to 2025. Mohns adds organic materials are also processed at the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre and turned into compost.
Peckett says the Sustane Technologies recycling plant could help extend the life of the landfill in Laurentian Valley and adds the company could mine the existing landfill and take stuff that’s been sitting for 20 to 40-years and recycle it. Peckett says the new recycling plant could also take plastic bags and used diapers.
He says if the majority of municipalities in Renfrew and Lanark Counties agree to send kitchen waste and recyclables to McNab/Braeside, Sustane Technologies will put the building up in the township.
Sustane Technologies would be looking for a 20-years contract with municipalities, the company would finance the cost of the build with the township of McNab/Braeside supplying the land and likely conduct some road work going into the facility.
Peckett is hopeful the new Sustane Technologies recycling plant will be built in the next two to three years.
(written by: Rudy Kadlec)