Over the years, CIF has funded numerous projects and studies that included analysis of data on waste. Data has been generated from a variety of sources and operational activities, primarily the CIF/SO Terms of Reference (TOR) standardized waste composition studies. In 2020, the County of Peterborough, Township of Drummond/North Elmsley,...
Municipalities have been conducting waste composition studies in Ontario for decades. They provide valuable insights into program operations, aid in directing promotion & education (P&E) resources and developing long-term waste management strategies. However, trying to figure out the correct sample size, frequency of sampling and distribution is not as simple...
Waste audit data provides a detailed breakdown of what’s in each waste stream. For the Blue Box, it quantifies the weight of each material group, contamination rates, and cross-contamination. This information is particularly useful when setting payment terms and revenue sharing parameters for a new processing contract. The City and...
Reliable data from waste composition studies helps monitor performance and plan for the future, but gathering this information can be time-consuming and expensive. To remove the burden for individual programs, the CIF and Stewardship Ontario conducted and shared results of waste composition studies from municipalities throughout the province. Results are in The...
How much & what’s the mix? (photo source: AET Group) Want to Measure Your Program’s Performance? Use the New Waste Audit Data to Find Out Where it Fits Program operators need to have reliable data to measure performance and plan for the future - but gathering this information is time-consuming and expensive....
The CIF has committed to building a provincially representative dataset of generation, capture, and residue rates for municipal Blue Box programs across the nine Datacall groups. As a first step towards this goal, the CIF has published the summary results from year one of the CIF/Stewardship Ontario jointly funded waste composition...
