The Town of Saugeen Shores is starting the environmental assessment phase of its proposal to expand the capacity of its landfill in Southampton.
The landfill is expected to be full by 2030 or 2032.
Over the next 40 years, the town could generate 330,000 tonnes of waste.
There was a meeting in October of 2024 to discuss the future of the landfill that is located in Southampton. A long term plan for the landfill and the residual waste that isn’t diverted, is being developed.
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Optimizing the landfill has been pinpointed as the preferred option for its future. The Town is proposing to expand the landfill by 725,000 cubic meters.
This project still has to go through the environmental assessment process. The proposed terms of reference was approved by the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks on February, 25th.
Proposed expansion of landfill/ Credit: Town of Saugeen Shores
Next step for this project is the environmental assessment which is currently underway.
The town is asking for any resident comments to be submitted by April 10th.
For more information about this project you can go to the town’s website.