For immediate release: June 22, 2010.

(Kanata, Ontario) – Norm Sterling, MPP for Carleton-Mississippi Mills, today joined Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien and Ward 6 Councilor Shad Qadri in calling for an end to any plans to expand or extend the life of the Carp Dump.

“Enough is enough,” Mr. Sterling told the crowd gathered at the Ultramar Gas Station next to the Carp Dump.  “The residents of this area have accepted garbage in their community for almost forty years.  There are roughly 7 million tonnes of garbage in the Carp Dump now and Waste Management wants to add another 4 million tonnes over the next ten years.  That’s roughly 525 million garbage bags worth of garbage already there and another 300 million garbage bags coming[1].   To put it another way, that is 128,906 garbage bags for every one of the 6,400 homes within 4 km of the Carp Dump.”

Right now the Carp Dump is scheduled to close for good in September 2011.  Many of the newer residents purchased their homes believing that the dump would close and they wouldn’t have to put up with the smell or the endless parade of garbage trucks in their community for much longer.

In 2006 Waste Management released a plan to more than triple the capacity of the Carp Dump and extend its life by 25 years.  The opposition from the community was overwhelming and Waste Management eventually withdrew it plans.

“When will Waste Management get the message?,” said Mr. Sterling.  “The community rallied to stop the last proposal and we’re here again to tell Waste Management to stop talking trash in this community!”

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For more information, call Carleton-Mississippi Mills MPP Norm Sterling at: (613) 599-3000