CORUNNA, Ontario –(BUSINESS WIRE)– Clean Harbors Canada, Inc.’s Lambton facility experienced odour complaints from the nearby community and the Company has taken measures to reduce these odours in an effort to ensure that the problems are minimized in the future. Recent testing indicates that emissions from the site are within the Ministry of the Environment health standards.
The source of the intermittent odour emanating from the facility is leachate that has pooled at the base of the active landfill excavation and is stored in leachate ponds. The facility is actively addressing this problem by applying additional odour reagents and neutralizers, covering the leachate pond, and conducting activities during favourable meteorological conditions.
The Company purchased a special surfactant/enzyme combination that emulsified the leachate to eliminate the odours coming from the leachate pond. In addition, a custom made tarp was installed over the pond to further encapsulate the odours.
“We are taking aggressive steps to significantly reduce odours coming from the leachate in the active landfill,” said Clean Harbors Lambton Facility General Manager Chris Small. “Excellent progress has been made over the past weeks with the addition of new chemical neutralizing agents to the leachate pond, and the new geotextile cover. These actions have had a positive impact in reducing odours.”
For weekly updates on the Lambton facilities’ odour and leachate reduction efforts, please visit www.cleanharbors.com/locations/lambton.
About Clean Harbors
Clean Harbors is the leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services throughout North America. The Company serves more than 50,000 customers, including a majority of the Fortune 500 companies, thousands of smaller private entities and numerous federal, state, provincial and local governmental agencies. Headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts, Clean Harbors has more than 175 locations, including over 50 waste management facilities, throughout North America in 37 U.S. states, seven Canadian provinces, Mexico and Puerto Rico. The Company also operates international locations in Bulgaria, China, Singapore, Sweden, Thailand and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.cleanharbors.com.
Contacts
Clean Harbors Canada, Inc.
Chris Small
+1 519 864 3892
Facility General Manager
Small.Chris@cleanharbors.com
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
Phillip G. Retallick
+1 803 600 5305
Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs
Retallick.Phillip@cleanharbors.com
