About the SWSWC

The South West Solid Waste Commission was formed in 1996. The "Charlotte Region Waste Watchers." preceded the SWSWC. Headquartered at the Hemlock Knoll Sanitary Landfill, the Commission is responsible for the solid waste management in the South West region of New Brunswick.

The Hemlock Knoll Sanitary Landfill is owned and operated by the South West Solid Waste Commission. The Commission, a corporate body registered under the Clean Environment Act, is comprised of thirteen representatives or Commissioners. Nine of the Commissioners represent participating municipalities within the South West Region while the remaining four are appointed by the New Brunswick Municipalities Minister to represent the Local Service Districts.

For a complete list of the Commissioners and the areas they represent please check the commissioners page.

The South West Solid Waste Commission having received approval to build the facility under the New Brunswick Environmental Impact Assessment process now operates the Hemlock Knoll facility under a Certificate of Approval issued by the New Brunswick Department of the Environment.

In this area of our site you will find information on our history, short notes on the Commission Members, and information on the various Committees used by the Commission to facilitate the environmental friendliness of our Organization!

Approximate SWSWC Service Area
Service area map

This web site has been built to help you understand some of the various aspects of our operation and to assist in your understanding of how and why an environmentally friendly landfill is required in today’s world. The challenges faced by the South West Solid Waste Commission are varied, but one of the greatest is getting information to the public in a manner which is accessible, informative, and educational. It is hoped that you agree that we have accomplished this with our web site!

There is a lot of information on this web site, and we encourage you to explore, learn, and ask questions. Our goal is to have all the members of our communites as committed to the proper management of solid waste as we are! Start your exploration with the links, and when you need to see something "first hand" feel free to drop in and visit!

Discussed in detail, you will find several sections including:

The Landfill section describes how a modern landfill site fulfills this promise including descriptions of waste flow, ground water concerns, and construction.

Diagrams and/or pictures will aid in your understanding; upon detailed examination of this section you will be well versed in our methods and procedures for a safe environment!
- The Compost section supplies information on composting, a description of out Compost Demonstration Site, and (perhaps even more importantly) a link to the online version of the composting handbook we distribute.
- in the Three R’s section you will get some details on our recycling initiatives, general information on Recycling, Reduction, Reuse, and further links to other varied recycling minded sites.