Navan Waste Recycling and Disposal Facility landfill expansion
Learn about the environmental assessment process for the proposed expansion of the landfill located at the Navan Waste Recycling and Disposal Facility in the City of Ottawa.
Current status
Waste Connections of Canada has commenced the comprehensive environmental assessment process and is preparing a terms of reference.
Please visit the company’s project website for more information.
Project summary
Waste Connections of Canada is proposing to expand and to develop 3 to 4 million cubic metres of additional capacity of the landfill located at its Navan Waste Recycling and Disposal Facility in the City of Ottawa.
The landfill currently has an approved capacity of approximately 7.6 million cubic metres within a 40-hectare footprint.
The purpose of the proposed project is to:
- provide continued disposal capacity for solid, non-hazardous industrial, commercial and institutional waste generated primarily within Ottawa
- extend the life of the landfill by approximately 10 to 15 years
The proposed project is also expected to include associated changes to landfill infrastructure, including:
- waste fill areas
- liners
- leachate collection systems
- landfill gas collection systems
- stormwater management works
- access roads
- support facilities
Learn more on the proponent’s website.
Proponent
Waste Connections of Canada
Location
3354 Navan Road, Ottawa
Project type
Waste
Reference number
25009
Contact
Abdulrahim Mohamed, Project Officer, Environmental Assessment Branch
abdulrahim.mohamed@ontario.ca
Project history
Terms of reference notice of commencement: published November 6, 2025
Terms of reference
Waste Connections of Canada is preparing a terms of reference for the Navan Waste Recycling and Disposal Facility landfill expansion environmental assessment.
A terms of reference is a work plan that outlines how the environmental assessment will be completed, including:
- alternatives that will be considered
- assessment of potential environmental effects
- studies to be undertaken
- consultation
Once the terms of reference is submitted to the ministry it will be available for comment by members of the public, agencies and Indigenous communities.
Visit Waste Connections of Canada’s project website for more information.