Know the facts when it comes to Mixed Waste Pre-sort and Anaerobic Digestion - June 2021

Misconception: The Mixed Waste Pre-sort and Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility will result in an increase in the amount of garbage processed at the Durham York Energy Centre (DYEC). 

Fact: Waste for the new Mixed Waste Pre-sort and Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility will only come from Durham Region. Durham’s garbage will be delivered to the new Mixed Waste Pre-sort and Anaerobic Digestion Facility first, so organics, non-combustibles and recyclable items can be removed from each garbage bag. What’s left will go to the DYEC, our energy-from-waste facility. By sending Durham’s garbage to the new Mixed Waste Pre-sort and AD Facility first, to remove items, we will send less garbage to the DYEC and potentially delay the need to expand the DYEC beyond 2035.

Learn more about this project and the environmental leadership underway in Durham Region at durham.ca/ADProject. Still have questions? Reach out to our technical team at ADProject@durham.ca.