Residents have noticed Triline trucks traveling through Drumheller. Many are destined for a BFI landfill near Coronation.
The County of Paintearth and surrounding municipalities have found a sustainable way to deal with its refuse issues.
Residents of Drumheller brought to The Mail’s attention, Triline vehicles, a company, which has special waste transfer equipment as part of its fleet, travelling daily through the valley.
The Mail has learned these trucks are destined for a landfill in the Paintearth area, owned by BFI Canada.
Brent Ryan of Triline confirms that they haul to the Paintearth Land fill. They employ tractors with tipper trailers.
The Paintearth Regional Waste Management Ltd (PRWML) is a company formed in 1999 by the County of Paintearth and the towns of Castor, Coronation and the Village of Halkirk.
Reeve of Paintearth County George Glazier explained the County used to run the landfill and then later sold it to the PRWML. This group later sold it to BFI Solid Waste management.
“We (PRWML) exist to just look after household waste and the recycling for our towns and county,” said Glazier. “This is done through royalties from BFI.”
The BFI Canada’s Coronation landfill is just five minutes from the Town of Coronation. Annually it accepts between 270,000 and 300,000 tonnes of waste, according to its website.
He said that BFI takes the waste from the County and its partner municipalities. It also handles non hazardous oilfield waste such as sand from well sites. It also takes residential waste from Edmonton and mostly industrial refuse from the Calgary area. There is also waste hauled from Sylvan Lake.
According to the BFI Canada website the Facility employs 11 full time employees as well as seasonal employees.
“They (BFI) receive a fee for bringing it here and then we (PRWML) get a portion of the fee,” said Glazier.
This arrangement makes it possible that no municipal tax dollars are used in the operation of PRWML. It is fully funded by these royalties. Other revenues received include Transfer Station fees recycling revenue and railway crossing leases.
The PRWML has an extensive recycling program that includes paper plastic, metal, glass and cardboard. It also recycles agricultural chemical containers, electronics, paint, used oil and tire recycling. They work with Canpak Environmental.
A spokesperson for BFI declined to comment for this story
