The CIF co-funds waste composition studies across the province annually with Stewardship Ontario. This project will analyze completed waste composition studies to determine if there is sufficient variability to warrant continued sampling from each of the nine RPRA Datacall groups. Documents Final Report: Analysis of Variability in Waste Composition Studies by RPRA...
An analysis of cross contamination and residual levels in Sault Ste. Marie’s split cart program. Documents Final Report: Sault Ste. Marie Single Family Residential Curbside Audit & Inbound Recycling Audit Blog Post August 2, 2018: Sault Ste. Marie and GFL Celebrate 5 Successful Years with Split-Body Cart Recycling Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence | Composition Studies...
Waste studies undertaken by CIF and many municipalities over the years have produced hundreds of waste composition data sets, which are most often utilized and archived independently for each individual project. The purpose of this project is to develop a tool for aggregating, managing, tracking and analyzing these types of...
Waste composition studies for year five of the RPRA (formally WDO) Terms of Reference. Funding partners are Stewardship Ontario and the CIF. Documents Year 5: 4-Season Residential Waste Composition Study Results (2019/20) Blog Post Related Projects Project #1002 (Year 1) Project #1005 (Year 2) Project #1014 (Year 3) Project #1045 (Year 4) Project #1081 (Year 5) Project #1105 (Year 6) Project...
Waste composition studies for year four of the RPRA (formally WDO) Terms of Reference. Funding partners are Stewardship Ontario and the CIF. Documents Year 4: 4-Season Residential Waste Composition Study Results (2019/20) Blog Post Related Projects Project #1002 (Year 1) Project #1005 (Year 2) Project #1014 (Year 3) Project #1045 (Year 4) Project #1081 (Year 5) Project #1105 (Year 6) Project...
Waste composition studies required to fulfill year three of the RPRA (formally WDO) Terms of Reference. Funding partners are Stewardship Ontario and the CIF. Documents Results Summary Report: CIF/SO Terms of Reference Year 3 Residential Waste Composition Study Blog Post March 5, 2020: Third year of waste composition studies gives valuable insights Related Projects Project #1002...
Waste composition studies required to fulfill year two of the RPRA (formally WDO) Terms of Reference. Funding partners are Stewardship Ontario and the CIF. Documents Summary Report: CIF/SO Terms of Reference Year 2 4-Season Residential Waste Composition Study Results Blog Post November 9, 2018: Waste Composition Study Results Available Now: Essential Reading for Blue...
Waste composition studies required to fulfill year one (2016) of the WDO Terms of Reference. Funding partners are Stewardship Ontario and the CIF. Documents Summary Report: CIF/SO Terms of Reference Year 1 4-Season Residential Waste Composition Study Results Blog Post December 8, 2017: CIF Publishes Year One Report of Provincial Waste Composition Studies Related Projects Project...
Waste composition studies for year six of the RPRA (formally WDO) Terms of Reference. Funding partners are Stewardship Ontario and the CIF. Documents Blog Post Related Projects Project #1002 (Year 1) Project #1005 (Year 2) Project #1014 (Year 3) Project #1045 (Year 4) Project #1081 (Year 5) Project #1105 (Year 6) Project #1138 (Year 7) Categories Centre of Excellence | Composition Studies...
Waste composition studies for year seven of the RPRA (formally WDO) Terms of Reference. Funding partners are Stewardship Ontario and the CIF. Documents Blog Post Related Projects Project #1002 (Year 1) Project #1005 (Year 2) Project #1014 (Year 3) Project #1045 (Year 4) Project #1081 (Year 5) Project #1105 (Year 6) Project #1138 (Year 7) Categories Centre of Excellence | Composition Studies...
Development of a toolkit to assist in determining optimal waste composition study sample sizes and stratification amongst socio-demographic and program factors. Documents Final Report: Residential Audit Sample Optimization Toolkit Blog Post June 25, 2020: Understanding the Complexities of Waste Audits Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence | Composition Studies |
Analysis and summary of 2-stream recycling audit data from Medium Urban and Rural Regional WDO groupings undertaken from 2016-2020. Documents Final Report: 2-Stream Recycling Composition Audit Data Analysis: Medium Urban and Rural Regional Municipal Groups Blog Post June 19, 2020: Waste audit analysis assists the City and County of Peterborough Related Projects Categories Best Practices | Composition...
The objective of this project is to conduct a comprehensive analysis of Toronto’s waste composition audit data to identify material trends over the years. This project also aims to measure the impact of light-weighting on the City’s diversion rate, as the weight of waste continues to decline while the volume...
Simcoe County is conducting a round of four-season residential curbside waste audits. The audit will provide baseline data and results will be included in future planning for blue box program expansion/improvements as well as targeted P&E campaigns. Documents Final Report: 2015 County of Simcoe 4-Season Waste Composition Studies Blog Post Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence...
The audit will indicate the current SF diversion and participation rates. Results will be compared to previous data. In addition to measuring performance, the data will help plan effective SF programs and communications. Documents Final Report: Single Family Curbside Waste and Participation Audit Blog Post Related Projects Categories Centre of Excellence | Composition Studies |
