Reducing Emissions

In 2000, the Lambton Facility received Ontario Ministry of the Environment approval to modify the air emission and waste management systems of its high-temperature incineration facility. Modifications were made to improve the incinerator's air cleaning and waste feed supply systems. The result of these modifications included:

• Reducing mercury and dioxin emission levels by 80 and 95 percent, respectively
• Improving the system's operations, efficiency, and ability to further reduce carbon-based emissions
• Responding to the needs of waste generators by providing direct-feed treatment technology
• Specifically, the modifications included the following:
  • The introduction of activated carbon scrubbing capabilities into the unit's air cleaning system
  • The installation of an auxiliary waste feed port into the incinerator
  • The installation of a waste direct-feed system
  • The increase of waste feed rates
  • Typographical corrections and updates to diagram references
  • These improvements are part of the Lambton Facility's overall goal to minimize emissions while continuing to provide industrial waste generators with modern and environmentally sound treatment options.