This consultation was open from:
September 12, 2023
to October 27, 2023
Decision summary
We have issued an Environmental Compliance Approval for a waste processing site approved to receive, transfer and process waste alkaline batteries in Thorold, Ontario.
Location details
Site address
100 Hayes Road
Thorold,
ON
Canada
Site location map
The location pin reflects the approximate area where environmental activity is taking place.
View this location on a map opens link in a new windowProponent(s)
EVSX Corp.
14352 Rue Harris
Montréal,
QC
H9H 1L4
Canada
Decision details
The Environmental Compliance Approval will permit the company to receive, store, process and transfer waste alkaline batteries. The processing approved is limited to alkaline batteries. The Site will be permitted to receive a maximum of 4,200 tonnes per year for processing with a daily maximum receiving rate of 84 tonnes. Waste processing and storage will be entirely indoors.
The Environmental Compliance Approval, which can be found below, contains several terms and conditions requiring EVSX Corp. to operate the site in an environmentally responsible manner. This includes, but is not limited to, conditions requiring EVSX to:
- operate the site in an environmentally responsible manner limiting waste receipt and storage to manageable amounts,
- respond to any complaints or nuisances,
- train personnel,
- keep accurate records on their operation,
- provide financial assurance,
- close the site in a responsible manner
Effects of consultation
The comment received was supportive of the proposal but did not factor into the Director's decision to approve the application.
Supporting materials
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135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
301 St Paul Street
Floor 9, Suite 15
St Catharines,
ON
L2R 7R4
Canada
How to Appeal
This instrument decision can be appealed. You have 15 days from May 3, 2024 to begin the appeal process.
Carefully review the information below to learn more about the appeal process.
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Start the process to appeal
If you’re an Ontario resident, you can start the process to appeal this instrument decision.
First, you’ll need to seek leave (i.e. get permission) from the relevant appellate body to appeal the decision.
If the appellate body grants leave, the appeal itself will follow.
Seek leave to appeal
To seek leave to appeal, you need to do these three things:
- prepare your application
- provide notice to the minister
- mail your application to three parties
1. Prepare your application
You’ll need to prepare an application. You may wish to include the following things in your application:
- A document that includes:
- your name, phone number, fax number (if any), and/or email address
- the ERO number and ministry reference number (located on this page)
- a statement about whether you are a resident in Ontario
- your interest in the decision, and any facts you want taken into account in deciding whether you have an interest in the decision
- the parts of the instrument that you’re challenging
- whether the decision could result in significant harm to the environment
- the reason(s) why you believe that no reasonable person – having regard to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind – could have made the decision
- the grounds (facts) you’ll be using to appeal
- the outcome you’d like to see
- A copy of the instrument (approval, permit, order) that you you are seeking leave to appeal. You’ll find this in the decision notice on the Environmental Registry
- Copies of all supporting documents, facts and evidence that you’ll be using to appeal
What is considered
The appeal body will consider the following two questions in deciding whether to grant you leave to appeal:
- is there is good reason to believe that no reasonable person, with respect to the relevant law and to any government policies developed to guide decisions of that kind, could have made the decision?
- could the decision you wish to appeal result in significant harm to the environment?
2. Provide your notice
You’ll need to provide notice to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks that you’re seeking leave to appeal.
In your notice, please include a brief description of the:
- decision that you wish to appeal
- grounds for granting leave to appeal
You can provide notice by email at minister.mecp@ontario.ca or by mail at:
College Park 5th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON
M7A 2J3
3. Mail your application
You’ll need to mail your application that you prepared in step #1 to each of these three parties:
- appellate body
- issuing authority (the ministry official who issued the instrument)
- proponent (the company or individual to whom the instrument was issued)
EVSX Corp.
14352 Rue Harris
Montréal,
QC
H9H 1L4
Canada
Registrar, Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 1E5
(416) 212-6349
(866) 448-2248
OLT.Registrar@ontario.ca
Include the following:
This is not legal advice. Please refer to the Environmental Bill of Rights for exact legal requirements. Consult a lawyer if you need help with the appeal process.
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Original proposal
Proposal details
This proposal is for a new Waste Disposal Site (Processing) Environmental Compliance Approval for EVSX Corp. for the installation of an alkaline battery recovery facility at the Bioveld II building (owned by Bioveld Canada South Inc.), located at 100 Hayes Road in Thorold, Ontario.
The facility is to allow for the material recovery and transport of black mass, steel, plastic and paper waste generated by the battery recovery system. EVSX Corp. is a battery recycling company which is organizing an alkaline battery recycling and recovery facility. The capacity of the facility is 3 tonnes of alkaline batteries per hour. The site has an estimated capacity of:
- 465 kilograms per hour for recovered black mass
- 61 kilograms per hour for steel
- 58 kilograms per hour for brass, paper and plastic materials
The composition of black mass will be mainly:
- manganese dioxide
- zinc oxide
This material will be recycled for use in the fertilizer industry.
The facility will include equipment such as:
- a bucket elevator
- shredders
- vibrators
- magnetic separators
Recovered materials will be aggregated and sold to various recycling industry business partners to be further processed at off-site locations.
The EVSX battery recovery facility will accept intact waste batteries from sources across Canada. The facility will operate:
- 24 hours per day
- 350 days per year
The plant will be available for shipping and receiving from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Supporting materials
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Some supporting materials may not be available online. If this is the case, you can request to view the materials in person.
Get in touch with the office listed below to find out if materials are available.
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
Comment
Commenting is now closed.
This consultation was open from September 12, 2023
to October 27, 2023
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Client Services and Permissions Branch
135 St Clair Ave West
1st Floor
Toronto,
ON
M4V 1P5
Canada
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