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## THE RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF WOODLANDS
## SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES
BY-LAW NO. 2798/24
Being a by-law of the Rural Municipality of Woodlands for regulating the deposit of waste on public or private property, regulating, and controlling the use of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and establishing fees to be charged for the delivery of waste to the Solid Waste Facility.
WHEREAS Section 232(1) of "The Municipal Act", C.C.S.M c. M225 empowers a municipality to pass by-laws respecting the safety, heath, protection and well-being of people, and the safety and protection of property;
AND WHEREAS Section 250(2) empowers a municipality to acquire, establish, maintain, and operate services, facilities and utilities;
AND WHEREAS Subsection 252(1) (a) authorizes a municipality to set rates or amounts of deposits, fees, and other charges, including charging and collecting them;
AND WHEREAS Subsection 252(1) (c) authorizes a municipality to discontinue or disconnect a service and refuse to provide the services to users who fail to comply with the terms and conditions for use;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Rural Municipality of Woodlands deems it necessary and expedient that the depositing of solid waste on public and private property and the use of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities is regulated and controlled.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the RM of Woodlands in council assembled hereby enacts as follows:
## SECTION 1 - TITLE
- a) This by-law may be referred to as the "Rural Municipality of Woodlands Solid Waste Disposal By-law".
## SECTION 2 - DEFINITIONS
- "Council" shall mean the Council of the Rural Municipality of Woodlands.
- "User Fees" means the fees set from time to time by the Council for the disposal of waste at the Waste Transfer Station as approved by Council.
- "Environmental Law" means and Provincial, Federal, or local legislation, regulations, code, guideline, approval, license, policy, user guide, standard, or other form of criteria in respect of impacts on air, land, water, plant life and animal life (including human health), and includes, without limitation, criteria that may be established in respect of: health and safety, fire safety, environmental impact assessment, environmental protection, landfill and waste management, hazardous wastes, transportation of dangerous goods, watercourses and fish habitat, ozone depleting substances, radioactive substances, used oil, products and materials, pesticides and fertilizers, contaminated sites, and endangered species.
- "Municipality" shall mean the Rural Municipality of Woodlands.
- «Waste Transfer Station" shall mean the transfer station owned and operated by the Municipality of Woodlands and identified as the "RM of Woodlands Waste Transfer Station", situated at 165 Road 78N (SE-02-14-03) within the RM of Woodlands and operating under Province of Manitoba Waste Transfer Station Permit 58463 P. A Transfer Station means a facility at which solid waste is received and temporarily stored for the purpose of transporting it to another site for processing, recycling, or disposal.
- "Authorized User" means an owner of real property shown on the RM of Woodlands tax roll or a person or organization who is authorized to use the Waste Transfer Station by agreement with the Municipality.
"Waste Transfer Station Access Tag" shall mean a transfer station access tag printed with an identifying number that allows Authorized Users to enter the Waste Transfer Station. "Facility" means the RM of Woodlands Waste Transfer Station. "Livestock Mortalities" shall mean any type of animal carcasses. "Contaminated Soils" means soils contaminated with total Volatile Hydrocarbons in excess of 800 ppm: or containing:
1. benzene greater than 5ppm;
- ii. toluene greater than 30ppm;
- iii. ethyl benzene greater than 50 ppm;
- IV. xylene greater than 50ppm;
- V. total semi-volatile hydrocarbons greater than 2000ppm; or
- vi. mineral oil and grease greater than 5000 ppm
"Ashes" shall mean the cold residue resulting from the burning of a substance "Clean Burnable Waste" shall mean clean tree branches, untreated lumber, and untreated lumber packaging. "Mixed Construction and Demolition Waste" includes a mixture of waste building materials and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, renovations, repairs, demolition or fire in buildings and other structures and includes but is not limited to lumber, plastic, concrete, drywall, glass, shingles, siding, electrical and plumbing fixtures and piping or any combination thereof. Construction and Demolition Waste may be re-classified as ashes, combustible, excavation, metallic, or recyclable wastes provided said materials are separated as per the classification. "Hazardous Waste" shall mean a substance that is designated a hazardous waste by regulation under The Dangerous Goods Handling and Transportation Act. "Industrial Waste" shall mean solid waste materials resulting from, or incidental to the manufacture, processing or like operations of factories, processing plants, industrial processes and manufacturing operations and includes waste such as putrescible waste from food processing plants and rendering plants and condemned foods and products. "Biomedical Waste" shall mean contaminated, infectious waste requiring special handling and disposal due to potential risk of disease transmission including but not limited to syringes, vaccines, lancets, and other devices that come in contact with bodily fluids, both human and animal. "Liquid Waste" shall include septic wastewater, sewage, sewage effluent and sludge from septic tanks, holding tanks and municipal sewage treatment systems. "Scrap Metal" also known as "Metallic Waste" shall mean appliances and any other item comprised entirely or mostly of some sort of metal substance. Appliances must be decommissioned. "Furniture" shall mean all non-metal household furniture such as dressers, tables, sofas, couches, loveseats, reclining chairs "Mattresses" shall mean any mattress or box spring, not including crib mattresses or beds "Household Waste" shall mean non-recyclable solid waste materials generated from a household. This includes but is not limited to animal and vegetable waste, food packaging, unusable clothing, sweepings, and all waste materials capable of being consumed by fire such as wood, bedding, rubber, leather, plastic, ceramics, glass, and yard wastes. "Recyclable" means any item eligible for funding under the Manitoba Product Stewardship Program and deemed by the Municipality to be separated from the solid waste stream. "Yard Waste" shall mean brush, leaves, grass clippings, garden, flowerbed vegetation, straw, and tree stumps. "E-Waste" shall mean waste household electronic items/appliances
## SECTION 3 - LIST OF SCHEDULES AND APPENDICES
- a) Attached to and forming part of this by-law are the following schedules:
## Schedules
- 1) Schedule "A" - User Fees by Type and Volume
- 2) Schedule "B" - Hours of Operation
- 3) Schedule "C" - List of Accepted and Prohibited Materials
## SECTION 4- DEPOSIT OF WASTE
- a) All persons depositing waste at the Waste Transfer Station shall do so in accordance with this bylaw and regulations contained herein, and in accordance with any applicable Environmental Act License, Environmental Law, and as established by council.
- b) A person may only deposit waste in a container suitable for the purpose.
- c) No person shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, waste upon any public or private property within the municipality, including a highway.
- d) Waste may only be deposited at the Waste Transfer Station during days and hours of operation as determined by the council and set by resolution.
- e) Hours of Operation for the Waste Transfer Station shall be posted on the municipal website and posted at the Waste Transfer Station.
## SECTION 5 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN AUTHORIZED USER
- a) Only an authorized user can access the Waste Transfer Station and must display their Transfer Station Access Tag upon entrance.
- b) All authorized users must provide proof of authorization and identification upon the request of the Transfer Station Attendant.
- c) If requested, the authorized user must demonstrate the nature and type of waste to be deposited. The Transfer Station Attendant may otherwise refuse entry to the facility.
- d) Waste must be deposited upon, immediately adjacent to, or as near as reasonably possible only as and where directed by the Transfer Station Attendant.
5. Authorized users must pay the applicable fees set out in Schedule "A" - all applicable fees are charged at the discretion of the Transfer Station Attendant.
6. The following methods may be used for the payment of the fees set out in Schedule "A":
- i. Interac
- ii. Credit Card
- ili. Pre-paid punch card
- g) The following materials must be deposited within the separate area of the Waste Transfer Station designated by the Municipality for the depositing of such waste:
- i. Household waste
- ii. Recyclable or re-usable materials
13. Waste tires (the rims shall be removed and deposited in the area designated to metallic waste)
- iv. Yard waste
- v. Clean burnable material
- vi. Mixed demolition and construction waste (must be sorted into recyclable and waste materials)
- vii. Shingles
- viii. Mattresses
- ix. Ashes and burn barrels
- X. Appliances (to be decommissioned)
21. Xi. Metallic waste (scrap metal)
22. XiI. Household batteries/cell phones
23. Xili. Used oil and antifreeze (including filters)
- xiv. Electronics or E-Waste
- XV. Used paint and paint aerosols
- xvi. Fluorescent light bulbs and light tubes
- h) The entrance to the Waste Transfer Station will close 15 minutes prior to the closing time to allow authorized users to conclude business within operating hours.
- i) An itemized list of accepted and prohibited items will be posted at the Waste Transfer Station, and the municipal website. The Waste Transfer Station reserves the right to refuse materials from time to time based on burning bans and space limitations. These unaccepted items will be posted on the municipal website and at the Waste Transfer Station.
## SECTION 6 - RESPECTFUL RULES OF CONDUCT
- a) Every municipal stakeholder (resident, property owner, ratepayer etc.) and municipal employee is entitled to participate in an environment that is respectful and free of all forms of harassment, including sexual harassment and bullying.
## No person shall:
- i. Display any disorderly conduct; such conduct may result in the loss of access to the Waste Transfer Station.
- ii. Loiter at the Waste Transfer Station or in any way obstruct employees, contractors hired by the municipality, or other people who are visiting the facility.
- ili. Disturb the peace of the staff or authorized users of the Waste Transfer Station; including but not limited to fighting, screaming, shouting, swearing, insulting, or using inappropriate language.
- b) No person shall remove, damage, destroy, deface, or otherwise interfere with a sign or notice posted at the Waste Transfer Station.
5. c)) No person shall salvage, pick through, or search the Waste Transfer Station unless said person has obtained prior authorization from the RM of Woodlands.
- d) No person shall violate the regulations set out in this by-law; a violation will result in the authorized user being asked to leave the Waste Transfer Station.
## SECTION 7 - WASTE TRANSFER STATION ACCESS TAGS
- a) All properties within the RM of Woodlands are eligible to receive 1 (or more) Waste Transfer Station Access Tags (as per 8.e).
- b) Each tag is issued based on and associated to a property owner's roll no. with the RM of Woodlands.
- c) Replacement or supplementary tags can be purchased at the RM of Woodlands office due to loss, misplacement, theft, title transfer as per the fees determined by council resolution (as per 8.e).
- d) In the event an authorized user violates the regulations set out in this by-law, the council may by resolution prohibit access to the Waste Transfer Station and cancel the Waste Transfer Station Access Tag associated with their roll number(s).
- e) Waste Transfer Access Tags have been distributed to ratepayers of the RM of Woodlands in the following nature:
| Type | Initial Tags Issued | Details | Replacements |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Single Residence | I tag per residence | Cannot request multiple for residence | $10 each to replace for lost/stolen tag |
| Multi-Residence (2 or more) | | 1 tag per residence | A, B, C, etc. cannot request multiple per residence | $10 each to replace for lost/stolen tag |
| Colonies | 1 initial tag issued | Can receive as many as there are residences A,B,C etc., issued upon request and at no charge | $10 each to replace for lost/stolen tag |
| Campgrounds | 1 initial tag issued | Can receive up to 3, A, B, C etc. $10 each after the first one | $10 each to replace lost/stolen tag |
| Mobile Home Parks | I initial tag issued | Can receive as many as there are residences A,B,C etc. only issuer apon request and at no charge | $10 each to replace lost/stolen tag |
| Vacant Land | No tag issued | Farmland/Vacant Land only* tag issued upon request at no charge | $10 each to replace lost/stolen tag |
| Businesses/Institution | I tag per business | Cannot request multiple | $10 each to replace lost/stolen tag |
## SECTION 8 - EFFECTIVE DATE
- a) This by-law shall come into force and take effect on and after January 1, 2025.
DONE AND PASSED in Council assembled at the Council Chamber of the Rural Municipality of Woodlands at Woodlands in the Province of Manitoba, this 10th day of December, 2024.
Rural Municipality of Woodlands
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Douglas Oliver Reeve
Kaitlyn Griffith Chief Administrative Officer
Read a first time this 22nd of October, 2024 Read a second time this 12th of November, 2024 Read a third time this 10th of December, 2024
## SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW NO. 2798/24 USER FEES BY TYPE AND VOLUME
| MIXED DEMOLITION / CONSTRUCTION WASTE | MIXED DEMOLITION / CONSTRUCTION WASTE |
|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Pickup truck or equivalent sized trailer | $20/load |
| Single axle truck with side extensions | $40/load |
| Three-ton truck or equivalent tandem axle trailer | $200/load |
| Tandem truck | $500/load |
| Semi truck / trailer | $1000/load |
| SHINGLES | SHINGLES |
| Pickup truck or equivalent sized trailer | $10/load |
| Single axle truck with side extensions | $25/load |
| Three-ton truck or equivalent tandem axle trailer | $50/load |
| Tandem truck | $100/load |
| Semi truck / trailer | $200/load |
| OTHER WASTE | OTHER WASTE |
| Couch, love seat, recliner, other large furniture | $10 each |
| Burn barrels | $5 each |
| Load of ashes (pickup truck) | $50/load |
| Mattress or box spring | $20 each |
| Appliances containing freon | $10 each |
| ACCEPTED AT NO CHARGE | ACCEPTED AT NO CHARGE |
| Household Garbage (garbage bags) | |
| Household Recycling | |
| Burnable Material (clean) / Yard Waste | |
| Metal / Steel | |
| Waste Tires | N/A |
| Household Batteries / Cell Phones | |
| Used Oil / Antifreeze | |
| Electronics | |
| Product Care (used paint, aerosols) | |
- ·Applicable user fees are at the discretion of the Transfer Station Attendant
- Methods of payment include Interac, credit card, or pre-paid punch card. In specia ircumstances, residents may request to be invoiced.
- All materials delivered to the Waste Transfer Station must be sorted into clean, burnable material, recyclable material, landfill waste and be placed in the designated areas
## SCHEDULE "B" TO BY-LAW NO. 2798/24 HOURS OF OPERATION
## Summer Hours (May 1-October 31)
| Monday | Closed |
|-----------|----------------|
| Tuesday | 8:30AM-5:00PM |
| Wednesday | 10:30AM-7:00PM |
| Thursday | 8:30AM-5:00PM |
| Friday | 8:30AM-5:00PM |
| Saturday | 8:30AM-4:30PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
## Winter Hours (November 1-April 30)
| Monday | Closed |
|-----------|---------------|
| Tuesday | 8:30AM-5:00PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30AM-5:00PM |
| Thursday | 8:30AM-5:00PM |
| Friday | 8:30AM-5:00PM |
| Saturday | 8:30AM-5:00PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
The following shall be observed as General Holidays:
- January-New Year's Day
- February-Louis Riel Day
- April-Good Friday
- April-Easter Monday
- May-Victoria Day
- July-Canada Day
- August-Civic Holiday
- September-Labour Day, National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
- October-Thanksgiving Day
- November-Remembrance Day
- December-Christmas Day
- December-Boxing Day
- Any other day which is proclaimed and enforced by the Federal or Provincial Government as a legal holiday within the Province of Manitoba
*If any General Holiday falls on either a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday will be observed on either the Friday preceding, or the Monday following the actual holiday.
## SCHEDULE "C" TO BY-LAW NO. 2798/24 LIST OF ACCEPTED AND PROHIBITED MATERIALS
## Accepted Materials
| Material | Comments |
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Household waste | |
| Household recycling | Newsprint and flyers Magazines Telephone books Corrugated cardboar oxboard (ex. cereal boxes Aseptic containers (ex. juice box) Steel food and beverage containers Aluminum food and beverage containers - PET #1 plastic containers (ex. pop bottles) - #4,5 & 7 plastic containers (ex. yogurt tubes, ketchup bottles) - HDPE # 2 plastic containers - Glass containers (ex. jam jars, sauce jars) |
| Tires and rims | Rims should be removed |
| Hazardous household waste | - Paint cans and products Aerosols - paint only - Fluorescent light bulbs and tubes Small propane tanks - Household batteries - Used oil, empty oil filters, containers. antifreez‹ |
| Appliances/white Goods | Appliances must be decommissioner |
| Electronic waste/e-waste | |
| Mattresses and box Springs | |
| Scrap metal | |
| Clean wood (trees, brush, untreated lumber) | |
| Concrete | |
| Construction/demolition materials | |
| Shingles | |
| Cardboard | |
| Furniture | |
| Carpet and flooring | |
| Yard waste | |
| Burn barrels/ashes | |
## Prohibited Materials
| Material | Alternate Disposal Address Site | | Hours of Operation | Phone # |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|--------------|
| Livestock or other animal mortalities | Portage Regional Landfill *need to call first to Prairie confirm if they can accept* | PR 227 Portage La | Mon-Sat 830AM-6PM | 204-871-4549 |
| Contaminated Soils | Portage Regional Landfill | PR 227 Portage La Prairie | Mon-sat 830AM-6PM | 204-871-4549 |
| Asbestos | Portage Regional *need to call first to Prairie confirm if they can accept, min 48 hours ahead* | PR 227 Portage La | Mon-Sat 830AM-6PM | 204-871-4549 |
| Biomedical Waste | Daniels Health | 1670 Church Ave Mon-Fri Wpg. | 8AM-5PM | 204-318-2650 |
| Radioactive Waste, Industrial Waste, Commercial Hazardous disposal options | Need to call Environmental for | | | |
| Septic Wastewater | Portage Regional Landfill | PR 227 Portage La Prairie | Mon-Sat 830AM-6PM | 204-871-4549 |
| Boats, Mobile Homes, Trailers, Campers, other Buildings | Portage Regional Landfill *need to call first to confirm they can accept* | PR 227 Portage La Prairie | Mon-Sat 830AM-6PM | 204-871-4549 |