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TERVITA

Decommissioning, Demolition and Remediationof Industrial Properties

Brought to you by:Alan McCarthy

Industrial Property

• Industry leading coating manufacturer• Property footprint occupied an entire city block in East Vancouver

Industrial Property

• Original structure was over 100 year old • 5 different constructs with differing building techniques and materials

Industrial Property

• Property adjacent to live rail track and major traffic corridor

ScopeDecommissioning, Demolition & Remediation

• Permitting• Industrial waste 

removal• Asset recovery• Hazardous material 

abatement• Demolition• UST removal• Remediation

Tervita’s Integrated Approach

• Tervita’s Waste Services Group • Industrial waste collection and disposal

• Tervita’s Environmental Services Group• Equipment decommissioning• Asset recovery• Structural demolition• UST Removal and Remediation

• Sub Contracted Services• Hazardous materials abatement• Industrial moving

Waste IdentificationIdentify, inventory and classification of all industrial wastes

Tank & Pipe Decommissioning Tank and piping chemical removal involving:

• Draining• Compressed air purging • Inert gas blanketing • Rotary pressure washing • Chemical collection• Transport as per TDG 

regulations and disposal at licensed facilities 

Asset RecoveryAbove ground storage tanks

Asset Recovery

Various mixing tanks and mills

Asset Recovery

Packaging equipment

• Electric motors• Agitators• Filters• Pumps• Valves

Asset Recovery

Hazardous Materials Abatement

• Industrial doors• Windows• Floor tiles• Drywall compound• Vermiculite• Roof mounted bag filters

Demolition Equipment

• 45t Caterpillar excavator• 35t Caterpillar excavator• Genesis LPX 400 • Skid steer loader• Mister (MotoFog)

Demolition Sequence

Demolition Area 1

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Demolition SequenceDemolition Area 2 & 3

Demolition SequenceDemolition Area 4

Demolition Area 4

Demolition SequenceDemolition Area 5

UST Removal and Remediation

Removal of seven underground storage tanks

Demolition Waste Segregation

Project Challenges

• Undefined decommissioning quantities

• Asset recovery • Proximity to active rail  & traffic 

corridor• Site Security• Scope changes 

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