Assist with the purchase of bins to be used to collect glass at the public recycling depots. Documents Final Report: Glass Bin Funding Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Depots |
This project involves the conversion of Guelph’s bag based collection to a three stream bi-weekly blue box auto cart system at an estimated project cost of almost $11.6 million. CIF funding of approximately $1.3 million or 49% of eligible blue box related costs has been approved. Anticipated savings on the blue box related proportion...
The Town of Perth has 22 multi-res buildings. As part of the transitioning to a two-stream program, Perth will implement multi-res best practices including: complete site visits, update database, increase recycling cart capacity, develop and deliver new P&E materials. Documents Final Report: Multi-Residential Recycling: Implementing Best Practices Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Multi-Residential |
For the purchase and distribution of the 22 gallon blue boxes for the City. The boxes will be promoted for the use of the containers stream of collection. Documents Final Report: Recycling Bin Purchase and Distribution Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Collection Containers |
The current project is the second phase of an earlier project that formulated a menu of strategies designed to increase recycling in multi-res buildings. In Phase 2, the strategies will be tested in pilot buildings. Strategies range from training for building staff to recycling incentives for residents and staff. Documents Final Report: Tower Renewal Waste Diversion...
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...
The implementation of a signal indicator system for collection in stationary curbside holding boxes to increase efficiencies. The boxes protect materials set out for collection but require the driver to stop and check. By implementing an indicator system for the boxes, the driver will not have to stop and check each box thereby increasing...
Field trial of equipment from Innovative Hydrogen Solutions on three Turtle Island recycling trucks in York Region and two Plein Disposal recycling trucks in Waterloo Region to test fuel and maintenance improvements and cost savings. Documents Final Report: Recycling Trucks Equipped with i-phi Hydrogen Generating Technology Blog Post Related Projects Categories Collection | Emerging Technologies |
Install RFID readers on the automated curbside collection vehicles to track the recycling container information in the new collection program. Documents Final Report: Implementing On-Truck RFID Tracking for Collection Blog Post Related Projects Categories Collection | Innovation |
The City of North Bay has 250 multi-res buildings. North Bay will implement multi-res best practices including: complete site visits, update database, increase recycling cart capacity, develop and deliver new P&E materials. Documents Final Report: Multi-residential Recycling: Implementing Best Practices Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Multi-Residential |
The Town of Smith Falls will purchase 98 – 360 litre carts for use in Multi-res buildings to coincide with expansion of collection of new material (plastics 3-7) roll out in 2011. Carts were purchased co-operatively with neighbouring municipalities and through the CIF cart tender to decrease program cost. Documents Final Report: Multi-Residential Recycling Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best...
This project will address the need to develop recycling training for Multi-res superintendents, property managers and building owners. Part 1) Development of a recyclers training workshop for MR stakeholders and, Part B) development & delivery of a train-the-trainer workshop to municipal staff. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Multi-Residential | Training...
Support for the purchase and distribution of the large sized curbside containers coincide with an expansion to the Towns blue box program. Also there will be a P&E campaign to promote the program change and inform residents of the new materials in the program. Documents Final Report: Supply & Distribution of 22...
Wellington County has 105 multi-res buildings. Wellington County will implement multi-res best practices including: complete site visits, update database, increase recycling cart capacity, develop and deliver new P&E materials. Documents Final Report: Multi-residential Recycling: Implementing Best Practices Blog Post Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Multi-Residential |
This project involves modeling of standard hauling and transfer metrics to Brantford’s proposed transfer station application to determine what, if any, efficiencies can be gained over their current direct hauling option using various TS set ups. An upset limit of $1040 was established for this phase of the project. Documents Project Synopsis Blog...
