Providing consistently reliable information is a top priority for the people at Lambton's on-site laboratory. Every day, we use modern analytical technology and proven scientific practices to describe the various types of waste that Clean Harbors is asked to manage. The laboratory's chemists, technologists and technicians perform a number of important duties, including: Analyzing waste to help…
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Every year, the Clean Harbors Lambton facility, in conjunction with the County of Lambton, provides Lambton County residents the opportunity to dispose of their household hazardous waste (HHW) including unused cleaners, garden chemicals, dead batteries, paints and more. The Clean Harbors Lambton facility HHW depot is located at the corner of Telfer Road and Petrolia Line between Corunna and…, Helpful Hints to Safely Handling Materials in Your Home, Download Fact Sheet (HHW Collection Depot Information Flyer) Download Fact Sheet (Do's & Don'ts of Handling Household Hazardous Waste in Your Home) Download Fact Sheet (What Happens to Household Hazardous Waste), About the Collection Depot, Clean Harbors has been managing the County's HHW collection depot since 1993. However, the site's efforts to encourage local residents to manage their household hazardous waste responsibly dates back to 1986. Working in cooperation with the Lambton Industrial Society (now called the Sarnia-Lambton Environmental Association) and Lambton College, the site helped introduce the concept of household…
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The St. Clair Township site is well suited for a secure landfill operation for several reasons. First and foremost, is the layer of natural clay till, approximately 42 metres (140 feet) thick, on which the township is located. The clay is so resistant to the passage of water (permeability 10-7 to 10-9 cm/sec.) that hydrogeologists predict it will take hundreds to thousands of years for even a…
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Environmental specialists have engineered a continuous trench method of landfilling that is used at the Lambton Facility. This method complements the site's natural ability to isolate waste from the surrounding environment. The secure landfill cells are dug 18 metres (60 feet) deep, and are continuously filled and capped. The continuous trench method ensures that waste is placed in the secure…
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On September 1, 2007 the Ontario government introduced a new Land Disposal Restriction (LDR) Regulation (O. Reg. 461/05), which prohibits the land disposal of untreated hazardous wastes, and requires that the waste meet treatment standards before going to landfill. The new law primarily affects companies in the following industry sectors: primary metals, petroleum refining, transportation…, Acceptable Waste Types, The list below provides some examples of waste streams that are being processed in the new plant: Contaminated soils Heavy metal compounds Electric arc furnace dust (EAF) from steel manufacturing Acid residues (solids, slurries) Alkaline residues (solids, slurries) Electrical/electronic manufacturing waste Inorganic waste from chemical and petrochemical industry processes Incinerator, boiler and…
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The Lambton Facility conducts an extensive series of environmental tests and monitoring activities to ensure that the needs of waste generators are met in a manner that protects the environment and the health of employees, neighbours and the surrounding community. Specifically, our tests include the following: Pre-acceptance sampling and analysis of each load of waste Employee health and…
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Monitoring groundwater quality is a key component of the Lambton landfill's environmental management program, and has been for nearly 30 years. By collecting samples from each of Lambton's 45 wells and analyzing them for contaminants, the facility can continuously monitor how effectively waste is contained within the landfill. Our testing has consistently shown no groundwater contamination or…
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Bio-monitoring is a process used to examine contaminant levels in soil, plants and/or animals. The Lambton facility's bio-monitoring program, the most extensive of its kind in Ontario, ensures that activities at Lambton do not adversely affect surrounding land, plant or animal life. The program, which was initiated in 1991, helps determine if there have been any off-site environmental impacts…
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(draft) As part of the initial site permitting process (and every year after that), the Lambton Facility assesses the potential and real impacts of our landfill operations., The Initial Permitting Process, Cell 18, In order to obtain Ontario Ministry of the Environment approval to continue landfill operations on 13 hectares (Cell 18) of our 120-hectare site, Lambton conducted a complete Environmental Assessment from May, 1994 to September, 1997. Conducted under Ontario's Environmental Assessment Act, this assessment identified and evaluated a wide range of potential environmental and social impacts…, Annual Evaluations of Landfill Operations, Every year since 1986, the Lambton Facility has conducted a comprehensive review of its landfill operations. The Annual Landfill Report includes: Results and analysis of all groundwater, landfill cap integrity, surface water, air quality and biomonitoring programs Summaries by type, quantity and origin of waste received for landfilling and pretreatment A list of rejected loads along with the…
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Every year since 1994, the Lambton Facility has hired independent specialists to survey the quality of the ambient air at a variety of locations in and around the site. Using methods approved by the Ministry of the Environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the contractors collect air samples directly downwind and…
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