Administration

February 9, 2010

Blue Box Recycling Plan Workshops

Project to organize and deliver up to 10, one-day workshops to present and demonstrate the CIF Recycling Plan Guideline and Template materials developed under CIF Project #215.  Workshops were held in Huntsville, Kingston, Hockley Valley, Dryden, Barrie, Sudbury, Ottawa and London. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories Best Practices | Planning | Training |    

February 10, 2010

Recycling Program Evaluation

CIF is managing a project to review the current blue box program and recommend possible options for program enhancement. The CIF is undertaking the project at the request of the Municipality. Documents Final Report: Blue Box Recycling Program Best Practices Assessment Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Planning |    

February 10, 2010

Recycling Program Evaluation

CIF is managing a project to review the current blue box program and recommend possible options for program enhancement. The CIF is undertaking the project at the request of the Municipality. Documents Final Report: Blue Box Recycling Program Best Practices Assessment Appendices Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Planning |    

February 10, 2010

Recycling Program Evaluation

CIF is managing a project to review the current blue box program and recommend possible options for program enhancement. The CIF is undertaking the project at the request of the Township. Documents Final Report: Blue Box Recycling Program Best Practices Assessment Appendices Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Planning |    

February 10, 2010

Recycling Program Evaluation

CIF is managing a project to review the current blue box program and recommend possible options for program enhancement. The CIF is undertaking the project at the request of the Municipality. Documents Final Report: Recycling Program and Facilities Evaluation Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Planning |    

February 25, 2010

P&E Enhancement

Pilot Promotion and Education project (3 sites to test). Development of a web portal for the promotion of the recycling program. Web site includes a waste exchange element as well as program information. Usage of the website will be monitored to determine the effectiveness of the tool. Documents Website: http://www.wellington.reuses.com/ Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | P&E |...

September 9, 2010

Mobile Education Unit

This project involves the design and development of an innovative mobile education unit for use by County staff at schools and public events. Its purpose is to educate residents about the County’s waste diversion programs.  The unit is expected to have a reach of over 40,000 residents annually and with a potential diversion rate...

September 9, 2010

School Recycling Program

This project involves implementation of a school recycling program in cooperation with the County’s local school boards.  The new program will be consistent with the County’s blue box program and will promote the correct way to recycle within the County. The new program is expected to divert approximately 500 tonnes/yr of recyclables and reduce curbside...

December 2, 2010

Blue Box Program Communications Relaunch

EWSWA will be re-launching its P&E efforts with the goal to increase blue box capture rates by 10% over a 2 year period.  The relaunch will include redesigned P&E materials, the development of an updated website including the use of social media and marketing tools, upgrading and developing school curriculum materials and ongoing monitoring...

October 5, 2010

Waste Disposal Site Signage

The production and installation of new and enhanced signage for the blue box recycling collection depot are at the landfill site as per best practice. Documents Final Report: Waste Disposal Site Signage Blog Post Related Projects Categories Communication/Education | P&E |    

December 8, 2010

Large Yellow Box Distribution & Promotion for New Materials

For the distribution of a 24 gallon yellow recycling container to provide additional capacity for the expanded collection of #1-7 plastics in the Town’s recycling program.  There will be an associated P&E campaign to promote the changes to the program along with the distribution of the boxes. Documents Final Report: Large Yellow Box Distribution and Promotion Blog...

December 21, 2010

Municipal Program Support

Earth’s Edge Inc. retained to investigate municipal blue box programs in Eastern Ontario in order to provide support to those communities in an effort to coordinate a joint tender or establish best practices and to meet with the proprietor of Beauman Waste Management operations to update the CIF on its...