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Inside the Facility
An engineered disposal cell, a contained leachate pond, and a gate process built around weighed loads — here's what's actually operating on site.
Engineered Containment
The lined cell & leachate pond
Disposal cells at the Virden site sit on an engineered synthetic liner system designed to keep leachate — water that's moved through buried waste — from reaching surrounding soil and groundwater. Leachate collects and is routed to the lined containment pond visible in the aerial imagery above, where it's held and monitored under the site's provincial approval before treatment or removal.
Synthetic liner beneath the active disposal cell separates waste from native soil, the foundation of the site's environmental approval.
Contained, lined pond holds collected leachate for monitoring and management in line with Manitoba Environment requirements.
Active cell area is built and capped progressively as airspace fills, following the site's approved operating plan.
Gravel access roads connect the highway to the gate house, stockpile area, and active tipping face.
At The Gate
How a load gets processed
Every vehicle is weighed and directed to the correct drop zone. Industrial loads and anything outside standard household refuse should call ahead.
Vehicle crosses the scale on arrival; gross weight is logged at the gate house.
Gate staff direct the load to the correct area — household refuse, C&D, scrap iron, tires, shingles, or industrial drop point.
Material is unloaded at the active face or designated stockpile under site supervision.
Vehicle re-weighs empty; net tonnage is billed at the posted rate, $10.00 minimum, cash/debit/credit accepted.