Valley Solid Waste Commission

VIRTUAL TOUR

Waste Disposal There are no landfills in the Valley Region. Solid waste is transported from a transfer station or transported directly to the landfills.

Transfer Station Solid waste from Carleton County is received at the Southern Valley Transfer Station where it is re-loaded into larger trailers for shipment to landfills.

Virtual Tour of Southern Valley Transfer Station Take a tour of the transfer station at a click of a button

Construction & Demolition Materials Composting can reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfill by one third.

Collection


"Your Environmental Trust Fund at Work"

Take a tour of the Southern Valley Transfer Station...

Solid waste received at the transfer station is weighed before unloading onto the tipping floor.
Waste is unloaded on the tipping floor inside the transfer station.
Waste material brought to the transfer facility by contracted waste haulers, ICI producers and individual residents passes over the scale on entry. Waste is charged by weight
A loading tunnel on the lower level facilitates the loading of solid waste in transfer trailers.
A backhoe is used to move solid waste from the tipping floor into the trailer to redistribute waste within the trailer and to compress loose waste to ensure maximum load.
A transfer trailer in the loading tunnel ready to receive solid waste
All households in New Brunswick have weekly road-side service. Waste received at the transfer station is weighed for billing.
The scale operator prepares a weight-slip for the customer
The transfer station operator in Woodstock, N.B. processes corrugated cardboard for recycling. Note horizontal baler in background. Other materials removed from tipping floor includes large pieces of metal and construction materials.