Blue Box Transition to Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR)
CIF is here to help! The transition of Ontario’s blue box program to a Producer Responsibility framework is now underway. Under the new program, responsibility for managing blue box materials will shift to Producers.
- What does this mean for our community?
- What are our responsibilities in the transition?
- What are our options for participation in the new program?
Municipalities and First Nation communities are invited to call or email the CIF for guidance to these and many other questions you may have. We’re working with M3RC to find the answers you need. Call us with your questions today! Call Jessica Landry at 226-929-2353 or jlandry@thecif.ca.
Blue Circle Transition Portal
CIF has launched the Blue Circle Transition Portal, where you’ll find resources, information, and tools to support communities in the transition of Ontario’s blue box program to a producer responsibility framework.
Access to the portal is limited to current blue box operators, including municipalities, service boards, and First Nations.
CIF Price Sheet Analysis
As Ontario municipalities begin to transition in July 2023, there is a real risk that the number of contributing municipalities will decline and could compromise the production of the Price Sheet. The CIF undertook an analysis of the CIF Ontario Price Sheet (CIF #1172) at an approximate cost of $5,750 that will enable the CIF […]
Depot Services: Non-Eligible Sources Field Study
Research shows that depot only municipalities in Ontario need guidance to 1) gather accurate data on non-eligible sources using their site(s) (e.g., number, materials), and 2) understand what other options are available. An initial field study will be conducted with one partnering municipality, and, at the discretion of the CIF, it may be expanded to […]
Waste Audits – Sample Size and Statistical Validity
With transition fast approaching, the need to analyze and monitor the blue box programs performance is evident. The CIF is looking at the current blue box recovery rate calculation to determine the best course of action to track/measure performance throughout transition. Current audit methodology will be assessed and potentially modified to meet the needs of […]
Ineligible Sources Collection Planning Workshop
In June 2021, the Ontario government passed O. Reg. 391/21 – Blue Box, which itemizes those sources (i.e., residence, facility, and some public spaces) that will receive collection services by the producers soon to be responsible for the cost and operation of the blue box program. CIF will be facilitating online sessions to assist municipalities […]
Meeting Entropex’s Mixed Rigid Plastics Bale Specifications
Increase New Material The development of a bale specification and potential MRF modifications that will be required to supply material to Entropex. The work will be co-funded with Entropex. Documents Final Report: Mixed Rigid Plastics Blog Post Related Projects Categories
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
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
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
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
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
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
MRF Upgrade – Container Baler System
This project involved replacing Northumberland’s existing container baler which has been in operation since 1991. The new baler is expected to save Northumberland approximately $70K/year in reduced maintenance, labour and transportation costs while eliminating a production pinch point in the facility. This project is part of an ongoing effort to modernize this facility and reduce its operating costs. Documents Final […]
CIF REOI Uptake Survey
Genivar Consultants LP retained to conduct a brief telephone survey following the release of the “Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) CIF Funding for Priority Projects” on February 1, 2010. The purpose of the survey was to assess the degree of success in informing municipalities of this latest funding mechanism and to determine preliminary uptake […]
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 of over 200 additional tonnes annually. […]
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 contamination. Approximately $85,000 in funding, representing […]
Curbside Automated Cart Collection
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 of the system costs is expected […]
Implement Multi-Residential Best Practices
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
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 to evaluate the effectiveness of the […]
MRF ESCO
Ameresco Canada Inc. has been selected from one of three CIF pre-approved ESCO auditors to complete an energy efficiency study of the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre. The study will endeavour to identify opportunities for energy savings in the operation of the facility. Documents Final Report: Energy Assessment Report Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Maximizing Residential Waste Diversion – Phase 2
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 Phase 2 Blog […]
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 Post Related […]
MRF Preventative Maintenance Audit
This project involved completing a due diligence audit of the Durham mrf to confirm that the current contract operator has been performing adequate preventative maintenance on the facility and to assess the current level for routine wear and tear that has been incurred since start up. The total cost of the project was $5000 and was funded by the CIF […]
Stationary Box Recycling Collection
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 efficiencies. Documents Final Report: Waste […]
Field Trial of Hydrogen Injection System in Recycling Trucks
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
Implementing On-Truck RFID Tracking for Collection
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
Scope Development for a Provincial School Blue Box Curriculum
Development of a scope of work in anticipation of the release of an RFP to develop a standardized blue box oriented curriculum for the provincial education system. Documents RFP: School Curriculum for Municipal Blue Box Education Program Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Implement MRes Best Practices
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
Multi-residential Cart Purchase
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 […]
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 current status. Documents Project Synopsis […]
Eastern Ontario System Research & Analysis
In 2011, the CIF hired Earth’s Edge Inc. to compile data on the municipal and private sector waste system infrastructure in Eastern Ontario to aid it in making informed decisions on potential capital investments and other funding requests from local municipalities. This followed the work Earth’s Edge completed under Project #334 earlier in the year, […]
Coordination of School Curriculum Development Initiative
In 2011, the CIF contracted Trow Associates to coordinate a Blue Box school curriculum working group on behalf of the CIF. Tasks included coordinating meetings, developing agendas, tracking minutes and interviewing stakeholders. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Report Template for Small Capital Projects
A number of smaller municipalities have requested guidance in the completion of the required final report for their CIF projects. Trow Associates was contracted to develop and test a sample report applicable to small capital projects. Documents Template: CIF Short Form Report Template Template: CIF Final Report Template Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Blue Box Promotions
North Bay is taking advantage of the 20th year celebrations of its blue box program to promote and reinforce the program through a series of radio ads and other activities consistent with its communications plan. Documents Final Report: North Bay’s Blue Box Education and Promotion Project Blog Post Related Projects Categories
CIF Application Support: York Region
In 2011, the CIF hired HDR Inc. to assist the Regional Municipality of York (York) with completing funding applications for two projects, including expansion of the Garfield Wright MRF tip floor and upgrades to the Georgina Transfer Station. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Promotion of Expanded Recycling Program & Distribution of Large Curbside Containers
Norfolk County is expanding the types of material collected in its blue box system to include thermoform plastic containers. CIF is supporting Norfolk with the purchase and distribution of the blue boxes as well as new promotion and education material. Documents Final Report: Promotion of Expanded Recycling Program & Distribution of Large Curbside Containers Blog […]
REOI Submission Review
In 2011, the CIF hired Earth’s Edge (now Redi Recycling) to review an REOI submission from the Township of Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan (BLR or Township). The work included reviewing the application with BLR, performing a site visit, completing CIF documentation and recommending next steps for the REOI request by BLR. Documents Project Synopsis Blog […]
Train the Trainer Workshop for Multi-Residential Stakeholders
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
MRF Lighting Retrofit
Ottawa Valley completed an ESCO audit of their facility in 2010. The audit demonstrated that the plant was working efficiently but could achieve savings of over $5,000/yr through a lighting upgrade. Total cost of the project is expected to be approx $20k with CIF contributing up to 47% or $9,500. Documents Final Report: MRF Lighting […]
MRF Operations Assessment
Assessment conducted of EWSWA’s existing container MRF operations to determine how best to add mixed plastics to their curbside recycling program as well as make recommendations on how to reduce residue and increase capture of existing materials. Documents Final Report: EWSWA Container MRF Review Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Bancroft 2011 REOI Submission Review
In 2011, the CIF hired Earth’s Edge (now Redi Recycling) to review an REOI submission for the Town of Bancroft (Bancroft). The work included reviewing the application with Bancroft, performing a site visit, completing CIF documentation and recommending next steps for the REOI request. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards 2011 REOI Submission Review
In 2011, the CIF hired Earth’s Edge (now Redi Recycling) to review an REOI submission for the Township of Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards (KHR) involving a proposal to implement a public space Blue Box recycling program. The work included reviewing the application with KHR, performing a site visit, completing CIF documentation and recommending next steps […]
Ontario Blue Box Current State Fibre Study
With the recent loss of domestic ONP recycling markets, a review of the current state of the fibre markets was conducted in cooperation with Stewardship Ontario to determine if municipalities and their programs would be potentially compromised both financially and operationally. This piece of work is expected to be the first of a two phase […]
Large Curbside Containers and Promotion & Education Campaign
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 Gallon Blue Boxes, […]
Eastern Ontario Regional Diversion System Modelling Study
In 2011, the CIF hired AECOM to provide an analysis of an optimum diversion network for Eastern Ontario. The study was to incorporate program tonnages, costs and flows among public and private sector MRFs and to consider the impacts of re-purposing, closing or expanding existing facilities, as well as development of a new regional facility. […]
MRF Risk Analysis and Business Plan
In 2011, the City of Kingston hired AECOM to develop a risk analysis and business plan for a regional MRF. This work followed the completion of CIF Project #367, entitled “Eastern Ontario Regional Diversion System Modelling Study” whereby AECOM was hired by the CIF to provide an analysis of an optimum diversion network for Eastern […]
Multi-Residential Best Practices
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
Transfer Station Transportation Logistics Analysis
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 Post Related […]
P&E Campaign for Expanded Materials
Provide funding to develop P&E materials to support the addition of new plastic packaging to the blue box program. The additional materials are added as a result of utilizing the new London MRF for processing. The materials developed will be transferable to other programs using the London MRF. Documents Final Report: Promotion and Education Support […]
Promotion and Education Campaign
The City of Ottawa will launch a multi-media campaign which includes the use of print, social media, online ads and electronic bill boards to improve resident knowledge of what can and can not be recycled. The objective will be to increase the capture of targeted materials such as aluminum and paper and decrease residual rates. […]
Promotion & Education Initiatives
Funding support for some new P&E initiatives for the City of Woodstock to promote its recycling program. The initiatives include signage for the collection vehicles, radio advertising and multi-residential materials. Documents Final Report: P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Mixed Plastics Promotion & Education Campaign
Promotion and Education campaign to increase the capture rate of mixed plastics, with particular focus on PET, in the participating municipalities of Kawartha Lakes, City of Peterborough, Peterborough County and County of Northumberland. This project will also determine the effectiveness of a multi-municipal P&E campaign in order to establish a best practice approach that can […]
Mixed Plastics P&E Campaign
Support, up to $26,000, to the Region for a short term targeted P&E campaign for enhancing recovery of mixed plastics in the Region’s blue box program. The anticipated result is a 20% increase in capture of mixed plastics. Documents Final Report: York Mixed Plastics P&E Campaign Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Transfer Station Scale Upgrades
The City is undertaking an upgrade to the scale system at its transfer facility to automate the collection of weigh scale data. The system will eliminate the need to manually record and input the weigh scale data from the recycling trucks. Documents Final Report: Scale Automation Blog Post Related Projects Categories
MRF ESCO
Rose Technology has been selected from CIF pre-approved ESCO auditors to complete an energy efficiency study of the City of Hamilton’s materials recycling facility. The study will endeavour to identify opportunities for energy savings in the operation of the facility. Documents Final Report: Energy Savings Assessment Blog Post Related Projects Project #427 Categories
Hamilton MRF Energy Efficiency Upgrades
The City of Hamilton recently completed an energy savings review of its MRF operation (project 347) and plan to act on the recommendations of the study. The proposed retrofits will cost over $500,000 after funding incentives from other agencies are considered. The City is implementing a portion of the recommendation at a cost of approximately […]
Study of the Optimization of the Blue Box Material Processing System in Ontario
StewardEdge Inc. was retained to undertake a study to determine an optimized transfer and MRF infrastructure for Ontario. Documents Volume 1: Executive Summary Volume 2: Methodology & Model Volume 3: Cost Modeling Volume 4: Eastern Ontario Volume 5: Central Ontario & GTA Volume 6: Southwestern Ontario Volume 7: Northern Ontario Volume 8: Transition Plans & […]
Project Support
The CIF hired The Emerald Group for support on developing project applications for the City of Temiskaming Shores (Project #436) and the City of Kenora (Project #413), as well as editing various other project reports. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Project #413 Categories
Peel Region MRF Upgrades
MRF upgrade to accommodate the introduction of Mixed Rigid Plastics and additional tonnage. The upgrade will significantly reduce residual rates while allowing the opportunity to harmonize the GTA Blue Box programs. Documents Final Report: Material Recovery Facility Upgrades Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Facilitation of EPR Discussions
CIF is co-funding a series of facilitated discussions between AMO, Toronto and SO. The purpose of the sessions is to allow both parties to explore issues of common interest related to operation and development of Ontario’s blue box program. The total cost is under $50k and the CIF’s contribution is up to $25K. Confidential negotiation. […]
Geographical Optimization Project Modeling
The 2013 REOI process contemplates releasing approximately $9 million to municipalities interested in either implementing the results of the MIPC Provincial Infrastructure Study or similar cost saving initiatives. The CIF Committee at its Oct 30th, 2012 meeting directed staff to contract with RSS to provide support services to interested municipalities to evaluate their options under […]
System Optimization Strategy Work Plan
In December of 2012 the WDO board passed a series of resolutions, several of which affected the CIF, including direction that “MIPC develop a proposal on how to implement the efficiency improvements over the next five years as identified by the MIPC Optimization Study and to submit their plans to WDO no later than June 1, […]
North Western Ontario Project Support
In 2014, the CIF was directed by MIPC to focus efforts on regionalization projects. The CIF retained the services of Rick Denyes to assist the municipalities of Terrace Bay, Schreiber Bay, Thunder Bay, Marathon and the group in the Wawa area to determine if a suitable waste shed related collection and processing system could be […]
Project Savings Audit
In 2014, the CIF hired Clayton Sampson to complete a review and document reported financial impacts on a subset of completed CIF funded projects. The purpose of the review was to verify whether actual project outcomes were consistent with the benefits initially identified in the project applications. The projects were to be reviewed for numerical […]
MRF Upgrades
Efficient operations at the Armour Township MRF, located in the village of Burk’s Falls, was hampered by ongoing and increasingly expensive repairs to their skid steer and baler. The CIF has provided $12,000 or 25% of the funds required to replace the aged equipment to allow the Township to minimize their operating costs. A payback […]
Implement MRes Best Practices
City of Greater Sudbury has 400 multi-res buildings. Sudbury will implement 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
MRF Weigh Scale
The Township of Strong has no weigh scales at its landfill or mrf. Purchase of a portable weigh scale will allow Township staff to confirm outgoing bale weights and revenue reimbursements from their broker. The CIF contributed 49% or $1,159 to this project. Documents Final Report: Recycling Innovations: Transfer Station Upgrade Blog Post Related Projects Project #581.11 Categories […]
Transfer Facility Upgrades
This application involves the installation of a portable conveyor and overhead magnetic separator to allow Strong Township to separate their ferrous and aluminum streams and secure improved market pricing. The project also includes expansion of the current Coverall style building to aid traffic flow of residents and operations and supporting funding to improve signage and customer P&E. The CIF has provided […]
Open Space Recycling
Killaloe Haggarty and Richards has been advancing their overall diversion program. This project focuses on installation of six open space recycling containers to increase the blue box program exposure and increase their collected materials. Total project costs are $12,000 with CIF contributing 42% of costs. Documents Final Report: Public Space Recycling Blog Post Related Projects […]
North Bay MRF Container Line
North Bay has been upgrading their existing MRF. This project focuses on installation of a new container line and expansion of their collected materials to include 3-7 plastics. Total project costs are $235,000 with CIF contributing 41% of costs. Documents Final Report: City of North Bay Container Sorting Line Blog Post Related Projects Categories […]
MRF Preventative Maintenance Audit
This project involved completing a due diligence audit of the Waterloo MRF to confirm that the current contract operator has been performing adequate preventative maintenance on the facility and to assess the current level for routine wear and tear that has been incurred since the retrofit. The total cost of the project was $5,000 and […]
Budget Priorities for WRPs and RFP Support
In 2012, WDO (now RPRA) directed the CIF to take action to improve municipal compliance with the identified best practices found in the WDO Datacall at the time. The CIF needed to develop a plan to allocate $100,000 in support of municipal efforts to develop Waste Recycling Plans (WRP) and standardized Request for Proposals (RFP) […]
RFP Development – Supply of Curbside Recycling Collection Services
Documents Draft RFP: Supply of Curbside Recycling Collection Services Blog Post Related Projects Project #700 Project #701 Project #702 Project #703 Project #704 Project #705 Project #706 Project #708 Project #709 Project #712 Categories
RFP Development – Recyclable Material Collection, Processing and Marketing Services
Documents Draft RFP: Recyclable Material Collection, Processing and Marketing Services Blog Post Related Projects Project #700 Project #701 Project #702 Project #703 Project #704 Project #705 Project #706 Project #708 Project #710 Project #712 Categories
RFP Development – Supply of Curbside Recycling Collection Services
Documents Draft RFP: Supply of Curbside Recycling Collection Services Blog Post Related Projects Project #700 Project #701 Project #702 Project #703 Project #704 Project #705 Project #706 Project #708 Project #709 Project #710 Categories
Provision of Expanded Polystyrene Processing Capacity
The CIF, in partnership with SO and CPIA, completed an REOI to secure expanded polystyrene processing capacity in the eastern Ontario area at the request of several municipalities in the area. HGC Management was selected as the preferred proponent to install an EPS densifier in their Belleville facility. A grant of $75,000 was provided to […]
Flexible Film Plastics Packaging Study
The CIF, in partnership with SO and CPIA, are conducting a study of the current flexible film packaging market to objectively research and assess options for flexible film plastics packaging collection, processing and sortation and the associated cost implications to the current blue box system. The study is expected to cost approximately $60,000 and the […]
Comparative Analysis of Single and Two Stream Program Performance
The CIF has received inquiries from numerous municipalities over the past three years about the applicability of single stream vs. two stream collection systems. This study is intended to gather up to date information on the application, pros, cons and relative costs of the two systems for consideration by municipalities. Documents Final Report: An Assessment […]
P&E Shop Support
The Letter M Marketing was hired by the CIF to provide ongoing support for the online P&E Shop which was developed under CIF Project #192. This included support for the login system, database, user support and any necessary changes, as well as hosting fees. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Project #192 Categories […]
Blue Box Material Diversion vs Cost Benefit Analysis
This study compares the cost to collect and process various materials to provide guidance to municipalities about the logical order in which materials should be added to their programs to achieve the best diversion for cost profile for their program. Documents Final Report: Diversion vs. Net Cost Analysis for The Ontario Blue Box System Blog […]
Multi-Residential Project Debriefing Series
CIF has invested $2.8M in an effort to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Multi-Residential (MR) recycling programs. Projects focused on the implementation of a series of practical, time-saving tools for the MR sector to assist municipalities in meeting best practices in “optimization of operations in collections and processing”. In 2013 support for municipalities servicing […]
Analysis of Bill 91 Implications on Municipal Diversion Services
Bill 91 represents a fundamental potential change in the way waste diversion programs will be operated in Ontario. The City of Toronto in partnership with members of RPWCO sought to complete an analysis of the implications of the bill and its implications on municipal diversion programs. This information is expected to be of interest to […]
Transfer Station Construction & Annual Operation Cost Analysis
Review and verification of construction and annual operating cost for the City of Cochrane’s transfer station which was built using reclaimed overseas shipping containers. Documents Final Report: Cochrane Transfer Station Construction and Annual Operation Cost Analysis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Benchmarking and Assessing Program Performance Training Course
This project involves development and delivery of a one day course on the use of an assessment framework to identify the areas of your Blue Box programming which will provide the greatest pay back from a program improvement investment. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Survey of Municipal Position on Glass Market 2014
The glass market in Ontario remains problematic because of the limited market options and quality of mixed broken glass produced primarily by large single stream programs. The CIF was approached in late 2013 to consider investing in improvement of existing local markets. This survey was commissioned to solicit feedback from municipalities to determine if such […]
Recyclables Density Report
2014 Density Report provides reference weights and volumes of various container and truck sizes/types along with average weights per cubic meter. Compacted and uncompacted density is provided where available. Sampled from all municipal groups. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Small Municipal Depot Guidebook
This guidebook is designed to assist small municipalities with practical information, checklists, costing analysis spreadsheets and other information intended to identify common depot configurations, issues and better practice solutions. The guidebook and much more help with depots can be found on the CIF Center of Excellence dedicated Depots page. Documents Small Municipal Depot Guidebook and Depot […]
P&E Training Course Development
Promotion & Education curriculum development & classroom instruction for a course to be delivered through the CIF’s Centre of Excellence. Course content will focus on the fundamental elements of building and executing a strategic recycling P&E initiative as well as how to measure, monitor and report project outcomes. 2015: Second delivery of CIF’s P&E course. […]
Glass Market Status Report
The glass market in Ontario has continued to be challenging for many years. This report was intended to provide a snap shot in time update to stakeholders on the issues and status of the market as a result of concerns raised at JAMTAG, CIF Committee and by suppliers in the fall of 2014. Documents Final […]
Plastic Film Study
Determination of the cost and performance implications of managing film plastic in the Hamilton MRF. This study also investigates alternative collection options, such as depot or return to retail, and whether or not they offer a viable and less costly alternative to the current system. Documents Final Report: Comparison of Current Systems Costs & Alternative […]
Recycling Program Enhancements
Project to implement best practices and enhancements to improve the performance of Perth’s recycling program. The project is providing funding support for the development of a new tender that includes the change to 2 stream collection from multi stream collection and processing for an expanded list of recyclable materials. The implementation aspect of the project includes the distribution of a […]
MRF Upgrade
Funding has been approved to co-fund an ergonomic assessment of Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre’s container and fibre lines. The objective of the study is to identify preventative measures to reduce MSD (musculoskeletal disorder) related injuries, lost time and alternative duty costs. Documents Final Report: Ergonomic Assessment: Fibre and Container Sorting Lines Blog Post Related Projects Categories
The Big Blue: Increase Container Capacity and Control Litter
The purchase and distribution of large size (32 gallon) bins for recycling collection. Support for the purchase and distribution of 1000 large bins for the single stream recycling materials. Bins will be sold to residents at City cost. Documents Final Report: The Big Blue: Increasing container capacity and controlling litter Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Haldimand County Transfer Station
In late 2008 the municipalities of Haldimand and Norfolk received funding from the CIF (Project 103) to conduct a review of the future viability of their jointly owned facility and to explore the various options. The completed report concluded that cessation of mrf operations and transfer of the two communities materials to more cost effective processors was the best option. […]
Plastics Project Support
Love Environmental was contracted to assist the CIF staff with coordination of various plastics related initiatives including development of the bi-monthly plastics teleconference calls for municipal stakeholders, project support related to the CIF’s thermoform and 3-7 plastics market development work and engagement activities with related stakeholders. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Expansion of Blue Box Collection
Funding support to develop collection services RFP resulted in award of 7 year contract to BFI Canada (formerly WSI) with an approximate value of $10 million to start April 1, 2011 for the collection of Blue Box recycling and pilot curbside organics in one village. County staff worked with BFI to optimize collection routing into zones rather than routes based […]
MRF Upgrade
Assistance to install backscraping drum to reduce “black belt” in OVWRC’s MRF to improve sorting efficiencies. The new drum improved fibre sorting efficiencies by over 3 tonnes//hr and reduced combined labour and processing costs by over $8,500 in the first 6 months of operations. Documents Final Report: Fibre Line Backscraping Drum Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Implement Multi-residential Best Practices
The City of St. Thomas has 105 multi-residential buildings. St. Thomas 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
Building Code & Design Standards for Multi-residential
Develop standards to store and collect recyclables in MR buildings to assist municipalities and property owners to reach the province’s waste diversion targets; assess the Ontario Building Code (OBC) to identify provision to change to implement the standards; recommend new measures for BB recyclables management system in MR buildings under the LEED certification process. Documents Part 1: Municipal Design Standards […]
Natural Gas Vehicles
CIF project to examine and review the use of natural gas as an alternative fuel for waste collection vehicles. Also includes the development of possible contract clauses and specifications for alternative fuel vehicle usage. Documents Final Report: Alternate Fuel Collection Vehicles Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Guelph MRF Energy Efficiency Upgrades
This project involves funding of part of a suite of recommended energy efficiency opportunities identified as a result of a review of the Guelph mrf by an independent ESCO or Energy Services Company (see CIF Project #216). The project cost is approximately $310,000 and is eligible for almost $28,000 in funding from other agencies. The project received $118,399 in funding […]
MRF ESCO
A review of the energy efficiency of Guelph’s MRF was completed by Optimira Energy (one of the three CIF pre-approved ESCO auditors). Over the long term, the project identified in excess of $1 million in potential low cost operational improvements and capital investments that are eligible for CIF funding. CIF and Guelph staff are currently exploring implementation of these options. Documents Final […]
International Technology Scan
Environmental Business Consultants (EBC) was contracted to identify countries most likely to be sources of innovative or emerging technologies that could be applied to the Ontario Blue Box Program. Contact was then made with the appropriate government embassies and agencies within those countries to solicit assistance in identifying companies with expertise in sorting, densifying, transporting, cleaning recyclables and contaminated plastics. A […]
Implement Multi-residential Best Practices
Implement best practices for MR recycling with database update, site visits, performance monitoring, new P&E, more carts, in-unit containers for all MR households. Documents Final Report: Multi-Residential Recycling: Implementing Best Practices Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Route Optimization Software
The purpose of this project was to ascertain the current state of development of route optimization software and to determine whether there was one or more inexpensive software systems which interested municipalities could use to review their current collection routing for opportunities to improve efficiencies. Stantec Ltd. was contracted to complete the first two phases […]
Public Sector MRF Capacity and Capability Study
To provide individual municipal owners, The Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Toronto and Stewardship Ontario with comprehensive independent information on the capacity, capability, condition and expansion plans of public sector MRFs in Ontario. Documents Final Report: MRF Study Summary Report Blog Post Related Projects Project #179 Project #367 Project #398 Categories
Waste Shed Analysis
University of Waterloo was to undertake a transportation study to develop waste shed opportunities. Project is closed and was not completed because it became redundant with the AECOM study requested by MIPC (Project #254). Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Project #254 Project #367 Project #398 Categories
Tower Renewal – Maximizing Residential Waste Diversion, Part A
Toronto’s Tower Renewal is a pilot project to rejuvenate 11 large concrete-frame, high-rise residential towers with plans for energy & water conservation, waste reduction and community revitalization. The CIF project focused on increasing BB recycling; Part B would be to implement recommendations. Documents Final Report: Maximizing Residential Waste Diversion in Connection with the Mayor’s Tower […]
Automated Blue Box Recycling Collection
Support for incremental cost of automation component of vehicles for automated BB recycling collection, plus recycling cart purchase and promotion and education. Documents Final Report: Automated Blue Box Recycling Collection Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Eastern Ontario MRF Opportunities
Review current status of municipal contracts and programs around and east of Ottawa – develop MRF Strategy as requested by CIF Committee. Documents Final Report: MRF Regionalization in Easter Ontario: Review of Options for RARE Facility in Alexandria Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Open Space Recycling Literature Search
A literature search was conducted on all existing open space recycling programs. The data was reviewed to determine if the search identified any “better practices” in public space recycling. “Review of Literature Search Results” report attached. The project resulted in a compilation of studies and reports on open space recycling. This information was evaluated and […]
Emerging Technologies Evaluation
OCETA (Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement) was retained to develop an “Innovation Strategy Roadmap” for the CIF to assist in identifying priority areas and best available technologies, to direct funding for further research, development and demonstration of technologies. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
MRF Upgrade – Fibre Line
Install new bottom feed conveyors and baler to improve the fiber handling efficiency of fiber handling in place of non-automated loader. Modify disk screens to improve the ONP #8 quality. Documents Final Report: ONP Quality Improvements and Automated OCC/OBB Baling System Blog Post Related Projects Categories
MRF Upgrades
Upgrade sort lines; make other minor improvements for improved MRF efficiency to reduce overtime, unscheduled downtime and processing backlogs while considering feasibility of new MRF construction. Costs shared between CIF, QWS and their contractor. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Automated Single Stream Processing
Goal: convert dual stream MRF to an automated single stream processing facility. Objectives include: Reduce labour costs by 50%; Reduce collection costs by 25% with single stream collection; Increase ability to accept material from other municipalities; Increase production capacity; Provide a safer work environment for employees and reduce WSIB claims. Companion study of collection efficiency available under […]
Waste Management Plan, Timmins
Develop waste management plan to increase waste diversion and initiate long term waste management plan. Documents Final Report: City of Timmins Recycling Transfer Facility Evaluation & System Review Supplemental Report: City of Timmins Recycling Transfer Facility Evaluation and Recycling System Review – Supplemental Report Blog Post Related Projects Project #162 Categories
Southwestern Ontario Regional MRF
City of London is requesting capital funding for $15 million 75,000 tpy two-stream regional MRF. Preliminary estimates suggest that a regional facility will save $10 to 15 per tonne ($0.75 to $1.1 million per year) in net system costs. Potential partners include Oxford County, Norfolk County, Brant County, Wellington County, City of Brantford, City of Stratford, City of Sarnia and […]
Project Support – Love Environmental
Love Environmental contracted to assist CIF staff with managing three key projects including the London Southwestern Ontario Regional MRF (Project #146), Thermoset PET (Project #207) and Plastics RFP (Project #127). Associated activities included assisting in contract development, materials marketing, and coordination of communications with stakeholders and interested parties. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects […]
Blue Box Plastics Recycling Enhancement Initiative RFP – Due Diligence
Environmental Business Consultants hired to conduct financial due diligence reviews on vendors selected through the “Blue Box Plastics Recycling Enhancement Initiative” RFP (CIF #127). Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Project #127 Categories
Blue Box Plastics Recycling Enhancement Initiative RFP – Distribution
In order to obtain the highest quality and most viable proposals, the Emerald Group was engaged to research, identify and distribute the Blue Box Plastics Recycling Enhancement Initiative RFP, developed under CIF #127, to potential proponents. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Project #127 Categories
Plastics RFP
A pilot project to process up to 25,300 tonnes per year of mixed plastics from Ontario recycling programs. Funded jointly with Stewardship Ontario, this project aims to source ‘other plastics’ (i.e. beyond numbers 1 and 2) for reprocessing with innovative technologies that may lead to a long-term solution for municipalities. Entropex (Sarnia) and EFS Plastics (Elmira) have been selected to […]
Implement MRes Best Practice; Signage for Recycling Depots
Implement best practices with database update, site visits, performance monitoring, new P&E, additional carts. Documents Final Report: Multi-residential Recycling: Implementing Best Practices in the City of Sarnia Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Optimizing Stratford’s Blue Box Program – Part 2
Program to evaluate & improve recycling at multi-residential facilities and depot. Previous work completed under Stewardship Ontario Effectiveness & Efficiency Program, E&E Project #76, focused on developing revised communications material for the City of Stratford’s recycling program. During this project the need to upgrade multi-residential recycling was identified. Documents Final Report: City of Stratford Multi-Residential […]
Plastic Film Study
Determination of the cost and performance implications of managing film plastic in the Hamilton MRF. This study also investigates alternative collection options, such as depot or return to retail, and whether or not they offer a viable and less costly alternative to the current system. Documents Final Report: Comparison of Current Systems Costs & Alternative […]
Promotion & Education Initiatives – Carleton Place
Delivery of a P&E campaign to educate residents on the recent changes to Carleton Place’s collection program (i.e., movement to single stream and expansion to the list of targeted materials). Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Conversion of BASWRA MRF to a Transfer Station
This project involves an analysis of the risk and potential benefits of converting BASWRA’s MRF into a transfer station followed up by implementation of this option if it proves to be viable. The project is expected to cost up to $1,230,000 and will have a payback of between 3 to 8 years. The CIF will […]
Increasing Curbside Collection Capacity
Large curbside containers will be used to support the harmonization of the blue box program of 8 amalgamated municipalities under Dufferin County. The increase in curbside collection storage capacity is expected to increase capture. Documents Final Report: Large Blue Boxes for New Amalgamated Program Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Recycling Workshops for Superintendents & Property Managers
This project will support municipal development of workshops for multi-residential building staff & management in two areas: 1. Train-the-trainer workshop for municipal staff (CIF will run two workshops) and 2. Funding for municipalities to implement workshops. Documents Toronto Final Report (434.2): Superintendent and Property Management Workshop Niagara Final Report (434.3): Multi-Residential Superintendent & Manager Workshop […]
Implement MRes Best Practices – Kawartha Lakes
The City of Kawartha Lakes includes 17 communities, a population of 80,000 and covers an expansive geographic area. At their approximately 200 mostly small buildings, Kawartha Lakes staff 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 […]
Implement MRes Best Practices – Essex Windsor
EWSWA will add recycling capacity in multi-res buildings by replacement of 360 litre carts with 4 yard bins at buildings with more than 140 units and increase number of carts at other buildings to best practice levels to achieve overall goal of 50 litre per unit on average. Documents Final Report: Multi-residential Recycling: Implementing Best Practices Blog Post […]
Implement MRes Best Practices – Oxford
Oxford County has 100 multi-res buildings. Oxford will implement 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 Project #514.2 Categories
Transfer Station Upgrades
Upgrade the existing recycling drop-off area by increasing the size and layout to accommodate additional bins for recycling and making it more user friendly for residents. Documents Final Report: Transfer Station Upgrades Blog Post Related Projects Project #522.2 Project #522.10 Categories
Implement MRes Best Practices – Woodstock
The City of Woodstock has 105 multi-res buildings. Woodstock 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 Project #525.2 Categories
Implementation of Multi-Residential Best Practices – Brantford
Brantford has 160 multi-res buildings. Brantford 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 Project #534.3 Categories
Delivery of Large Curbside Containers and P&E Campaign
Support for the City of Brantford for the distribution and P&E efforts for the new large curbside blue boxes approved under project 534.3. Documents Final Report: New Containers to Capture New Materials Blog Post Related Projects Project #534.3 Categories
Toronto Auto Cart Collection Expansion
The City of Toronto received $1,418,000 representing 50% of their funding request to the CIF to expand their automated cart collection system in the city including the purchase of three combined natural gas vehicles. The vehicles will allow the City to test the potential to convert their fleet to biogas derived from their landfill and green bin operations. Savings of […]
Public Space Recycling – London
The City of London is continually expanding its recycling program into public space areas. This application includes the installation of tri-sort containers into their downtown core along existing collection routes. The 10 new containers will capture an additional 10 tonnes of recyclables annually. Project cost is approximately $20,000 and CIF provided $6,000. Documents Final Report: […]
Multi-Residential Best Practices – Phase 2
Peterborough will continue with work begun under Project 174 to add recycling capacity, produce a recycling handbook and develop a workshop for building managers and superintendents. Documents Final Report: Implementing Multi-Residential Best Practices: Phase 2 Blog Post Related Projects Project #174 Project #565.7 Categories
Peel MRF QC Station Installation
This project involves the design and installation of three quality control stations in the Peel Region materials recycling centre. The new stations will allow Peel’s contractor to better control end product quality for the corrugated cardboard and baled materials streams (in particular aluminum) and reduce the loss of recyclables into the residue stream. The new stations are expected to reduce the amount of […]
Curbside Recycling Implementation and Material Transfer
Implement an automated curbside collection in Cochrane, expand the recycling program to accept more materials and transfer the recyclables to the Timmins regional transfer facility. Documents Final Report: Curbside Recycling Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Project #616.12 Categories
Multi-Residential Best Practices
Dufferin County has 80 multi-res buildings. Dufferin 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: Implementing Multi-Residential Best Practices Blog Post Related Projects Project #619.3 Categories
P&E Initiatives for Plastic Packaging Recovery – Multiple
These projects were completed with 2011 REOI Respondents. Documents Blog Post Related Projects Project #603.4 – Admaston/Bromley Project #604.4 – Alfred and Plantagenet Project #624.4 – Essex Windsor Project #636.4 – Kawartha Lakes Project #640.4 – Kingston Project #624.4 – London Project #650.4 – North Dundas Project #660.4 – Quinte Categories
Implementation of Multi-Residential Best Practices
Halton Region has 500 multi-res buildings. Halton Region 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 Project #631.11 Project #631.2 Categories
MRF Upgrades for Plastics – Optical Sorter
Halton Region recently completed a master plan and committed to the addition of 3-7 plastics as part of their new program. The CIF will commit $580,000 or 48% of the estimated cost of the new initiative to be allocated to necessary infrastructure upgrades and promotion and education with an anticipated payback of under 2 yrs. […]
Public Space Recycling
The Town of Meaford operates two public depots in town. The CIF is providing approximately $3600, or 45% funding, to assist staff in upgrading signage at their sites to facilitate materials separation and instruction to facility users. Documents Final Report: CIF Project #644.13 Blog Post Related Projects Project #644.9 Categories
Aluminum Blower Replacement
The OVWRC regularly encounters unscheduled down time due to aluminum jamming in their aluminum conveyance system. They propose to replace the existing system with a larger diameter tube and blower. The total cost of the project is approx. $60k with a projected savings of under 2 yrs. CIF has contributed $26,370 to the project representing […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Whitchurch-Stouffville
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: CIF Blue Box Subsidization Initiative Blog Post Related […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Thames Centre
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Supply & Distribution of 22 Gallon Blue Boxes […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Sagamok Anishnawbek
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Large Curbside Containers Blog Post Related Projects Purchase […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Orillia
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Large Curbside Containers Blog Post Related Projects Purchase […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Norfolk
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Large Curbside Containers Blog Post Related Projects Purchase […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Muskoka
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Large Curbside Containers Blog Post Related Projects Purchase […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – London
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Supply & Distribution of Large Curbside Containers Blog […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – King
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: CIF Blue Box Subsidization Initiative Blog Post Related […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Killaloe, Hagarty, and Richards
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Large Blue Box Containers Blog Post Related Projects […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Georgina
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: CIF Blue Box Subsidization Initiative Blog Post Related […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Essex Windsor
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Supply & Distribution of 22 Gallon Blue Boxes […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Elizabethtown-Kitley
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Blue Box Distribution & Small program P&E plan […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – East Gwillimbury
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: CIF Blue Box Subsidization Initiative Blog Post Related […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Dufferin
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Large Curbside Containers Blog Post Related Projects Purchase […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Cornwall
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Increase Curbside Collection Capacity Blog Post Related Projects […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Chippewas of Nawash
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Increase Curbside Collection Capacity Blog Post Related Projects […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Chatham-Kent
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Large Recycling Containers Blog Post Related Projects Purchase […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Brantford
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: New Containers to Capture New Materials Blog Post […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Bluewater
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Large Curbside Container Project Blog Post Related Projects […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Barrie
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: Large Curbside Containers Blog Post Related Projects Purchase […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Aurora
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: CIF Blue Box Subsidization Initiative Blog Post Related […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Multiple
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) These proponents for these projects for the 2010 and 2011 REOI […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – Simcoe
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at least 22 gallons with a preference for 24 or 25 gallons (or larger) Documents Final Report: County of Simcoe Distribution and Diversion Results for […]
MRF Regionalization & Transfer Station Construction
Simcoe County and the adjoining communities of Barrie and Orillia combined produce over 40,000 tonnes of recyclables annually. The MIPC Provincial Infrastructure Study recognizes the need for a mrf or transfer station in this area. The CIF has provided $2,150,000 (47% of blue box related project costs) in funding towards construction of a new facility […]
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Wollaston
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #674.11 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Stratford
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program Promotion and Education Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #667.13 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Stone Mills
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #580.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – South Stormont
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Large Curbside Containers and Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #828.5 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Sault North
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Project Report Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #532.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Sables-Spanish Rivers
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Project Report Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Russell
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program Promotion and Education Plan Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #530.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Rideau Lakes
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Perth
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Waste Management Promotion and Education Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Project Report Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #656.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Oneida Nation of the Thames
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Project Report Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #626.11 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – North Stormont
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Project Report Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #526.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – North Glengarry
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #557.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – North Dundas
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #527.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Mono
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Project Report Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #546.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Mississippi Mills
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – McMurrich/Monteith
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #536.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Loyalist
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #516.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Kirkland Lake
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #641.11 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Killarney
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #639.11 Project #639.13 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Kenora
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Waste Management Promotion and Education Plan Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Head, Clara and Maria
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Promotion & Education Plan for Blue Box Program Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Frontenac Islands
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #627.11 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Fort Frances
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Project Report Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #519.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Emo
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #623.11 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Elizabethtown-Kitley
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Blue Box Distribution and Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Drummond-North Elmsley
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Project Report Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Cochrane
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Promotion and Education Plan – Summary Report Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #616.8 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Chippewas of Georgina Island
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Central Frontenac
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Project Report Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Casselman
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #571.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Brudenell, Lyndoch & Raglan
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #612.11 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Alfred & Plantagenet
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #604.4 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Admaston/Bromley
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Blue Box Communication Plan Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #522.11 Project #522.2 Categories
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Addington Highlands
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #503.2 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Woodstock
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Diversion Plan Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #525.4 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Wollaston
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #674.12 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Whitestone
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for the Corporation of the Municipality of Whitestone Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – West Nipissing
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The Municipality of West Nipissing Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – West Elgin
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Plan for Municipality of West Elgin Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Tri-Neighbours
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Residential Blue Box Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Blue Mountains
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Diversion Plan Supplement A Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – The Archipelago
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Temiskaming Shores
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Recycling System Options Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Stratford
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The City of Stratford Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Stone Mills
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #580.1 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – St. Thomas
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Integrated Waste Management Master Plan Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – South Stormont
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Smith Falls
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Reduction Recycling Plan for the Town of Smith Falls Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Sioux Lookout
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Sault North
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Plan for Sault North Waste Management Council Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #532.1 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Sables-Spanish Rivers
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for the Township of Sables-Spanish Rivers Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Russell
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #530.1 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Prescott
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Peterborough City
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The City of Peterborough Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Oxford
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for Oxford County Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #514.4 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Plan for the Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Oneida Nation of the Thames
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for Oneida Nation of the Thames Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #626.12 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Northumberland
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The County of Northumberland Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Northern Bruce Peninsula
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – North Stormont
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The Township of North Stormont Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #526.1 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – North Grenville
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The Municipality of North Grenville Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – North Glengarry
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Plan for The Township of North Glengarry Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #557.1 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – North Dundas
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #527.1 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Niagara
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Niagara Region Blue Box Recycling Plan 2011-2015 Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Mono
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Plan for the Town of Mono Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #546.1 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Meaford
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The Municipality of Meaford Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Madawaska Valley
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Loyalist
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #516.1 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – London
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for the City of London Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Lanark Highlands
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Integrated Waste Management Plan Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Kirkland Lake
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The Town of Kirkland Lake Blue Box Program Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Kingston
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy 2010-2013 Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Killarney
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #639.12 Project #639.13 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #553.3 Project #553.1 Categories
Multi-Municipal Waste Recycling Plan – Kenora and Dryden
Development of a co-operative Waste Recycling Plan as per as best practice laid out by Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority). Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #529.1 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Kawartha Lakes
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The City of Kawartha Lakes Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #508.4 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Head, Clara and Maria
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Hastings Highlands
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Municipality of Hastings Highlands Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Hamilton
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: 2012 Solid Waste Management Master Plan Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Halton
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Halton Solid Waste Management Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #631.2 Project #631.5 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Haldimand
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Municipal Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Grey Highlands
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Plan for Municipality of Grey Highlands Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #560.1 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Greater Madawaska
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Gananoque
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Long Term Solid Waste Management Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Frontenac Islands
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #627.12 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Fort Frances & Atikokan
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Residential Blue Box Waste Recycling Strategy for the Town of Fort Frances Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Faraday
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Township of Faraday Blue Box Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Essex Windsor
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #513.11 Project #513.4 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Espanola
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Plan for Espanola Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Emo
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Class B Environmental Assessment for the Emo Recycling Centre Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #623.12 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Dutton-Dunwich
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for the Municipality of Dutton-Dunwich Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Cochrane Timiskaming
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Clarence-Rockland
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for Clarence Rockland Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Chippewas of Georgina Island
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Chatham-Kent
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #614.3 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Central Frontenac
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Casselman
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #571.1 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Brudenell, Lyndoch & Raglan
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #612.12 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Brockville
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for the City of Brockville Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Brantford
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: City of Brantford Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Bonnechere Valley
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Municipal Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Bluewater
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for the Bluewater Recycling Association Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #559.3 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Billings
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Township of Billings Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Barrie
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for the City of Barrie Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Aylmer
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The Town of Aylmer Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Arnprior
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Integrated Waste Management Plan and Waste Recycling Strategy Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Alfred & Plantagenet
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy for Township of Alfred and Plantagenet Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #545.3 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Admaston/Bromley
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Plan for Admaston/Bromley Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Project #522.11 Project #522.10 Categories
Multi-Municipal Waste Recycling Plan – York
Development of a co-operative Waste Recycling Plan as per as best practice laid out by Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority). Documents Final Report: SM4RT Living Plan: Integrated Waste Management Master Plan Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Multi-Municipal Waste Recycling Plan – Dufferin
Development of a co-operative Waste Recycling Plan as per as best practice laid out by Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority). Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy for Dufferin County Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Multi-Municipal Waste Recycling Plan – Carleton Place, Mississippi Mills, Beckwith, Drummond/North Elmsley, Montague
Development of a co-operative Waste Recycling Plan as per as best practice laid out by Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority). Documents Final Report: “Moving Forward” A Waste Recycling Strategy for The Townships of Beckwith, Drummond/North Elmsley, Montague and the Towns of Carleton Place and Mississippi Mills Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 […]
Multi-Municipal Waste Recycling Plan – McNab/Braeside, Horton
Development of a co-operative Waste Recycling Plan as per as best practice laid out by Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority). Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy for McNab/Braeside and Horton Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Multi-Municipal Waste Recycling Plan – Dysart et al, Minden Hills, Algonquin Highlands, Highlands East
Development of a co-operative Waste Recycling Plan as per as best practice laid out by Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority). Documents Final Report: Municipal Waste Recycling Strategy for the Municipalities of Haliburton County Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Multi-Municipal Waste Recycling Plan – East Ferris, Powasson, Chisholm
Development of a co-operative Waste Recycling Plan as per as best practice laid out by Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority). Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy for East Ferris, Powassan, and Chisholm Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Multi-Municipal Waste Recycling Plan – Strong, Magnetawan
Development of a co-operative Waste Recycling Plan as per as best practice laid out by Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority). Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for The Township of Strong Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for the Municipality of Magnetawan Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Multi-Municipal Waste Recycling Plan – Malahide, Bayham, Central Elgin
Development of a co-operative Waste Recycling Plan as per as best practice laid out by Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority). Documents Final Report: Waste Management Master Plan for Bayham, Central Elgin, and Malahide Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Waste Recycling Plan – Blind River
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for the Town of Blind River Blog Post Related Projects Project #215 Categories
Integrated Recycling Plans Template
Development of a Municipal Waste Recycling Strategy template that can be used by municipalities to assist them with meeting best practices as laid out originally by WDO (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority). Documents Webpage: Waste Recycling Strategy Planning WRS Guideline WRS Template (pdf) WRS Template (MS Word) Blog Post Related Projects Project #258 – Blue Box […]
Implement Multi-residential (MR) Best Practices
Implement region-wide MR best practices to include: increasing and standardizing services levels; the number of recycling carts to 1 cart for every 7 residential units, distributing new P&E materials, updating the multi-res database and delivering a range of outreach activities. Documents Final Report: Multi-Residential Recycling: Implementing Best Practices Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Enhanced Website
Pilot Promotion and Education project (3 sites tested – see also #198 and 200). 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 Final Report: Municipal Website Enhancement Blog […]
Enhanced Website
Pilot Promotion and Education project (3 sites tested – see also #198 and 214). 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 Final Report: […]
Enhanced Website
Pilot Promotion and Education project (3 sites tested – see also #200 and 214). 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 Final Report: Municipal Website Enhancement Blog […]
Municipal Contracts Database
The goal of this project was to provide an online resource to help increase the quality of recycling contracts, transfer better/best practices into tenders and agreements, reduce contract administration and associated costs, harmonize tender processes and documents for service providers, and potentially provide a training resource for anticipated contract management course (E&E project 341). It included: gathering, cataloguing, reviewing & […]
Recycling Program Development
Implementation of a depot-based blue box recycling program in the municipality. Support also for promotion and education efforts and the purchase of blue boxes for the residents of the Township. Documents Final Report: Assiginack Recycling Program Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Materials Recycling Centre Viability Review
Studied impact of Haldimand County removing themselves and their material from the current co-ownership arrangement with Norfolk MRF. Documents Final Report: Material Recovery Facility Optimization Study in the Counties of Haldimand and Norfolk Blog Post Related Projects Project #241 Categories
Improved Rural Recycling Depots Through Signage
Goals are to: 1) install proper signage at out lying depots; 2) maximize rural recycling depot site efficiency, increase participation, capture and minimize contamination. Documents Final Report: Improved Rural Recycling Depots through Signage Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Creating & Maintaining a Greener Black-River Matheson
Project designed to increase number of recycling depots in BRM from 1 to 3 & incorporate recycling in all municipal operations (i.e. facilities, parks and picnic areas). Includes a promotion and education element. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Baler
Durham Region is proposing to purchase a higher throughput single ram baler to handle the increased plastics volumes and to enable them to increase the throughput of the MRF, positioning them as a potential regional MRF in a more optimized blue box system. Because of aggressive marketing campaigns and the addition of mixed plastics to […]
Fibres are In Campaign
A multi media campaign targeted at increasing the capture of fibre materials. The promotion and education tactics will build upon the successes of the Plastics Are In campaign of 2011. Documents Final Report: Paper is in! Fibre Recycling Campaign Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Kingston Optimization Study Analysis & Upgrade
The objective of Kingston’s Study is to complete a detailed analysis of cost implications and feasibility of the recommendations outlined in the MIPC commissioned Study of the Optimization of the Blue Box Material Processing System in Ontario (June 2012). Local analysis will be applied and the interest level of neighbouring municipalities in implementing development of […]
MIPC Study – Local Study Analysis & Alternatives
Analysis of costs implications for Niagara Region stemming from the 2012 MIPC Study recommendations. The primary focus of the analysis will be to determine the cost difference between maintaining a MRF in Niagara vs. decommissioning the MRF and building a Transfer Station. Hauling costs will form part of the Transfer Station analysis. The study will […]
Promotion & Education Initiatives
Improve diversion and participation rates amongst seasonal residents. P&E efforts will be implemented by a summer student for the municipality’s five depots. Documents Final Report: Northern Bruce Peninsula – Small program P&E plan implementation Blog Post Related Projects Categories
RFP Template Review & Effectiveness Study of Public Information Tools
Quinte Waste Solutions proposes to conduct an evaluation of their recently completed RFP process developed on the basis of CIF templates and an internal QWS RFP template developed by the same author as the CIF template. QWS received three satisfactory responses to the RFP and, during the process, issued eight addenda to address concerns not […]
Purchase of Large Curbside Containers – South Stormont
Large curbside containers will be used to re-launch South Stormont’s recycling program. The increase in curbside collection storage capacity is expected to increase capture. Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified that providing large collection containers to residents is a best practice. These containers are to have a capacity of at […]
MRF Upgrade – Baler
Installation of a higher capacity baler with an improved energy efficiency rating that will allow for reduced utility costs, as well as a reduction of labour, operational supplies and hauling expenses. Documents Final Report: CIF Summary Report Addendum: Baler Upgrade at the Material Recycling Centre (MRC) Blog Post Related Projects Categories
GTA Plastics Campaign
Proposal to develop a multi-media advertising campaign to promote plastics in GTA and Golden Horseshoe municipalities. The campaign will run starting in the middle of September 2013 and end before the intense Christmas advertising season starts in early November. The plan involves a coordinated radio, social media, newspaper, bill board and digital in-store advertising campaign. […]
Joint Collections RFP Development and Promotion
This project involves the development of a joint RFP for collection and waste management services for Grey Highlands and surrounding municipalities. The projected cost of the project is $25,000 and the CIF will pay up to half the costs to ensure the RFP includes prescribed best practises and provide up to $3,000 to develop supporting […]
Shared Services Initiative
CIF Project #802.4 explored the viability and potential benefits of forming a regionalization project in the Renfrew area. The project resulted in an agreement amongst six local municipalities to begin development of coordinated efforts including development of several cost savings initiatives. CIF #843 represents the implementation and cost savings quantification phase of this multi-year project. […]
Hamilton MRF Container Line Upgrade
This project supports the installation of a second optical sorter on Hamilton’s container line and re-purposing of their existing optical to improve the capture of high value commodities and reduce process loss. A 2014 MRF efficiency audit (CIF #816.3) recommended the installation to help increase revenue generating potential and reduce residue management costs. The proposed […]
Depot Upgrade
Replacement of standard 40 yd open top bins with oversize 50 yd bins to reduce lift frequency. The proposed bins will save almost $20,000 per year with a project payback of 5 yrs and CIF contribution of approx. 41%. Documents Final Report: Highlands East Depot Upgrades Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Blue Box Harmonization Initiative
In 2014 West Elgin partnered with the City of London for the processing of their recyclables at a regional facility as recommended in the 2012 MIPC Study. As an extension of this, West Elgin will harmonize its curbside collection program with the others in southwestern Ontario who are taking their materials to London’s regional facility. […]
Collection Savings Initiative
Prince Township will change over to automated curbside collection to achieve lower costs, higher diversion and improved service levels. The changeover will include the provision of recycling carts to program participants and a promotion & education campaign to inform residents of the changes. The changes to Prince Township’s program will harmonize its services with Sault […]
Online Markets Directory
Reclay StewardEdge is proposing a two phase project, firstly evaluating municipal interest in having such an online tool and determining if brokers would be willing to contribute to this directory. The second phase is the actual development of the tool and some initial updating of the directory. Reclay StewardEdge will only proceeded with the second […]
MRF Regionalization Assessment
The City of Thunder Bay recently completed a Solid Waste Master Plan which identified the need to review its processing options to support long term program expansion. Currently there is only one local private processor. This study will assess the viability of upgrading the local private facility compared to alternatives such as building a city […]
Depot Upgrade
A service level upgrade to the Woodstock depot designed to permit collection of EPS and other materials 24 hrs. 7 days a week. Build new fabric storage building, buy new self dumping bins and various site works to permit operating depot 24 hrs. daily. Documents Final Report: City of Woodstock – Depot Upgrade Blog Post […]
Autocart Collection Analysis
This analysis will allow municipalities to decide if the payback on autocart collection systems will outweigh the drawbacks or vice versa resulting in more efficient collection programs. Documents Final Report: Automated Cart Recycling: A Study of Municipal Collection and Operations in Ontario Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Armour Energy and Labour Savings Initiatives
This project involves modification of Armour’s plastics handling processes to reduce labour costs. The projected cost of the work is expected to be $21,000 and CIF will contribute up to 36% of costs or approx. $7,600. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Quinte Hot Cup Cost Analysis
This project involves determining the cost of managing hot beverage cups in a 2 stream MRF using various methodologies to arrive at the anticipated costs and better practices. The projected cost of the work will be approx. $29,000 and will be fully funded by CIF. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Beaumen Waste Management Systems MRF Upgrade
Beaumen Waste Management has proposed a major upgrade to modernize its Renfrew MRF. The upgrade is expected to allow Beaumen to reduce its operating cost and pricing to local customers. The project has the broad support of local municipalities. The CIF has committed $50,000 representing less than 10% of project costs in support of this […]
MRF Residue Reduction Initiative
This project involves an initial analysis of Quinte’s MRF to determine the source and value of its residue followed by a possible second phase capital investment to reduce residue levels where cost effective. The Phase One analysis will examine the source of Quinte’s residual levels and develop options for reduction and marketing of the material. […]
Single Stream MRF Efficiency Audit & Equipment Maintenance Audit
MRF performance audit to determine the processing efficiency. Data collected will be used to identify opportunities to improve material flow and reduce material cross contamination leading to increased capture and revenue. The audit will serve as a diagnostic assessment providing staff with a full list of issues and concerns that can be prioritized according to […]
Mixed Broken Glass Cleanup System
This project involves the installation of glass clean up equipment in the York MRF. The cost of the project is approximately $1,700,000 and the CIF will contribute up to 48% of costs to support this very worthwhile project. Documents Final Report: Mixed Broken Glass Clean Up System Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Municipal Update on Waste Free Ontario Act (Bill 151)
On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, AMO and CIF hosted a workshop for municipal Blue Box recycling program staff to provide them with an initial overview of Bill 151, the Waste-Free Ontario Act. The event was attended in person by approximately 80 municipal staff with an additional 55 in attendance online. Documents Final Report: Bill 151 […]
Cooperative Container Procurement Program
A cooperative procurement venture to secure high quality Blue Boxes, Recycling Carts and Bags at competitive rates for municipalities, First Nation entities and other authorities charged with the responsibility of delivering Ontario’s residential Blue Box program. Documents Webpage: Cooperative Container Procurement Program Blog Post Related Projects Project #724 Project #724.1 Categories
Cooperative Container Subsidy Program
To encourage greater participation in the Cooperative Container Procurement Program (Project #478), a 5% reimbursement is provided on a first-come-first-serve basis on container purchases made through the CCPP up to a set annual limit. For each container type, a portion of the subsidy is reserved for programs with 5,000 households or fewer. The subsidy is […]
Cooperative Container Purchase
A Bulk Container Purchasing Tender to secure pricing for Blue Boxes and Carts at a discounted rate for Ontario recycling programs by coordinating the buying efforts of municipalities across Ontario is part of an ongoing initiative by CIF . Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Project #478 Project #724.1 Categories
Collection Cost Model Analysis
The CIF has made development of cost allocation models a priority to assist municipalities in the accurate development of information for planning purposes. This project is intended to ‘ground truth’ a model developed by CIF for determination of collection costs which represents the majority of Blue Box operating costs. The project is expected to cost […]
Municipal Multi-Residential Working Group
A CIF led Multi-Residential Working Group has been established to build upon the foundational aspects established through earlier CIF projects and engage municipalities in current work in this sector. The group will meet monthly to discuss the costs and program metrics involved in operating Multi-Residential Blue Box programs. This initiative will seek to help better […]
Convert Depots to Front End Load (FEL) Service
Site upgrades, signage and purchase of 8 yd. FEL bins to replace 40 yd. roll-off bins at 3 municipal depots to reduce shipping costs. FEL vehicles compact materials producing more tonnes per load and fewer loads shipped to the MRF. Documents Final Report: Depot to Front End Bin Service Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Categories […]
MRF Performance Study
A MRF performance study to determine the processing efficiency of the facility followed by an equipment maintenance study to cross reference operational performance with maintenance records to verify upkeep, repair and replacement efforts needed to meet current and future needs. Documents Final Report: Process/Equipment Review, Material Recycling Centre Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Mixed Waste Processing Technology Feasibility Analysis
The City of Toronto will carry out a business case analysis of a Mixed Waste Processing (MWP) or ‘dirty MRF’ approach for the management of their increasingly contaminated recycling stream, particularly materials collected through the Multi-Residential (MRes) program. Documents Final Report with Appendix: Mixed Waste Processing (Report without Appendix, Appendix) Blog Post Related Projects Categories […]
Stranded Asset Analysis
On August 14, 2017 the Minister of Environment & Climate Change sent a letter to Stewardship Ontario (SO) and the Resource Productivity Authority requesting they formally initiate a consultation and bring forth a proposal on amending the Blue Box Program Plan (BBPP). The letter required, among other things, that the plan avoid creating stranded assets […]
Comparative Analysis of Materials Targeted Under SO aBBPP
Under Stewardship Ontario’s proposed amendments to the BBPP, they offered a list of targeted materials that differs materially from those commonly collected by municipalities. This study looked at the possible impact on adoption of the aBBPP on municipal programs and diversion levels. Documents Final Report: Review of Targeted PPP List in Stewardship Ontario’s Draft Amended […]
Committee Report Templates for Small Municipalities
The CIF was asked to develop a series of sample committee reports, scoped for use by small and rural municipalities, explaining the anticipated transition of the Blue Box program to an individual producer responsibility system, and providing an update on the current situation once the province announces its plans later in 2019. Documents Synopsis Blog […]
Analysis of Variability in Waste Composition Studies by RPRA Datacall Grouping
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 Datacall Grouping Blog […]
Depot Operations Cost Data RFQ
During the course of discussions about transition planning, it became apparent that municipalities needed assistance in determining their depot operating costs. The project involved development of a team of qualified consultants to aid municipalities in assessing their overhead administration, operating and capital costs across a range of sites. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories […]
Procurement & Contract Management Support Services (2020)
With the announcement of the Province’s plans to prepare to transition the Blue Box Program, demand for CIF support services associated with procurement and contract management activities has been at an all time high. With this in mind a budget of $15,000 has been set aside to assist municipalities preparing to transition contracted services. Documents […]
Transition Working Group – Change Management & Communications Subcommittee
In 2021 CIF, in partnership with M3RC, launched a Transition Working Group comprised of five subcommittees. Change Management and Communications makes up one of the five subcommittees. The Change Management and Communications subcommittee will focus on common approaches and tools to support administrators and other stakeholders on pre- and post-transition related issues. Deliverables will include […]
Transition Working Group – Fair Compensation Subcommittee
In 2021 CIF, in partnership with M3RC, launched a Transition Working Group comprised of five subcommittees. Fair Compensation makes up one of the five subcommittees. It will focus on pre- and post-transition related issues ensuring that Municipalities/First Nation groups have the tools to accurately assess collection scenarios and report to Council. Deliverables will include data […]
Transition Working Group – Data Reporting & Monitoring Subcommittee
In 2021 CIF, in partnership with M3RC, launched a Transition Working Group comprised of five subcommittees. Data Reporting and Monitoring makes up one of the five subcommittees. The Data Reporting and Monitoring subcommittee will focus on common approaches/tools to assist with data management (i.e., administrative and operational) focused on pre- and post-transition related issues. Deliverables […]
Transition Working Group – Post Collection Subcommittee
In 2021 CIF, in partnership with M3RC, launched a Transition Working Group comprised of five subcommittees. Post Collections makes up one of the five subcommittees. Post Collections subcommittee will focus on tools to support decisions related to post-collection activities at depots, MRFs and transfer stations focused on pre- and post-transition related issues. Deliverables will include […]
Transition Working Group – Contracts Subcommittee
In 2021 CIF, in partnership with M3RC, launched a Transition Working Group comprised of five subcommittees. Contracts makes up one of the five subcommittees. It will focus on collection service and other procurement through to contract development and management prior to transition and in advance of and including the 2023-25 transition period. Deliverables will include […]
Mixed Paper Clean Up System
York Region proposes to install a Mixed Paper Clean Up System upstream of the finishing screens to remove misdirected containers on the mixed paper sort line. The Mixed Paper Clean Up System will improve misdirected container recovery prior to the mixed paper line, allowing recovery rate increases of 1.2%. Project value is approximately $2,420,000 with […]
Red Lake Loading Ramp, Recycling Containment Wall
Red Lake proposed to build a loading ramp and make modifications to their recycling shed to facilitate loading of their newly acquired compaction trailer for shipping materials to Winnipeg. Documents Final Report: Implementation of Municipally Hauled Recyclables to Winnipeg, Manitoba at Balmertown Waste Disposal Site Blog Post April 12, 2016: Red Lake’s Recycling Transport Upgrades […]
London MRF Hydro Capacitor Upgrade
The London MRF has a recurring power factor below the 90% monthly threshold. This low power factor results in increased electricity charges of approximately $10,000 per year. Installation of capacitors would result in the power factor consistently being above the 90% threshold yielding a 4 year payback on the investment. Documents Final Report: London MRF […]
Peel Multi-Residential Residue Management Plan & P&E Campaign
A multi-faceted P&E campaign to address MR residue issues. Posters, lobby displays, door hangers and building newsletters will be employed to educate residents about the most prevalent contamination problems: 1) Blue Box material inside a tied plastic bag, and 2) tied and loose unsolicited materials. P&E will address proper set-out standards and encourage small changes […]
Transfer Station Activity Based Costing Analysis
A financial review and rate setting analysis relating to positioning Timmins as a regional hub for recyclable materials. This performance audit is designed to determine the useful life remaining in the system and current value. Documents Final Report: Costing Analysis for Transfer Station Recycling Activities Blog Post September 9, 2016: Activity Based Costing Pays Off […]
MRF Upgrade – Container Line Retrofit
This project involves a rebuild of Northumberland’s container line and installation of an optical sorter for plastics. The project will cost approximately $950,000 and generate almost $240,000 in savings annually. The CIF will contribute up to $313,000 or 42% of project costs. Documents Final Report: MRF Upgrade – Container Line Retrofit Blog Post October 21, […]
MRF Upgrade – Oversized Plastic
Install new equipment and bunker at the London MRF designed to capture 200 tonnes per year of oversized plastics currently going to residue. Captured material will be marketed for additional revenue. Documents Final Report: London MRF Upgrade – Oversized Plastics Blog Post November 17, 2016: Marketing Oversized Plastic Containers from London’s MRF Related Projects Categories […]
Regionalized MRF Options & Cost Analysis
Development of MRF options & related costs analysis to determine the implications for the City of Hamilton stemming from the 2012 MIPC Study recommendations. The primary focus of the analysis will be to determine the number of tonnes that can realistically be secured and MRF design options. Municipalities directly linked to Hamilton in the 2012 […]
Glass Clean Up System Measuring & Monitoring Initiative
A report documenting the key project learnings particularly those related to installation, cost savings and commodity quality improvement achieved through the installation of a glass clean up system. Documents Final Report: Container Line Performance Audits and Improvement Recommendations Blog Post February 17, 2017: Maximizing Revenues at the City of Hamilton Related Projects Project #816.2 Categories […]
Single Stream Conversion, P&E Support Campaign
Oxford County multi-media P&E campaign to support the transition to single stream, expanded list of targeted materials and increased collection frequency starting in September 2015. A significant focus of the campaign will be residue management, which is critical to the successful introduction of a single stream program. Documents Final Report: Oxford County Single Stream Conversion, […]
Guelph Glass Sorter
Guelph proposes to install a new glass clean up system at the Guelph MRF and repurpose its existing glass optical sorter to reduce labour costs for sorting plastics. Guelph will also receive and process glass from other municipalities as part of the agreement with CIF. Project cost of approx. $900,000. CIF will contribute up to […]
Optimization of Grey Highlands and Area Depots
This project involves an analysis of depot based collection and processing options for Grey Highlands and surrounding municipalities and funding of supporting infrastructure. The expected cost of the required infrastructure is approximately $125,000 and has a projected payback of 7 years. The CIF will contribute up to $31,250 or 25% of project costs and complete […]
Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education – Multiple
CIF assisted small municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. These projects commenced between 2010 and 2013 and were completed between 2011 and 2016. Documents Blog Post Related Projects Project #503.1 – Addington Highlands Project #522.1 – Admaston/Bromley Project #604.12 – Alfred and Plantagenet Project #607.12 – Bancroft Project #612.12 – Brudenell, Lyndoch […]
Fibre Optical Sorters
Install twin 2800 mm. high definition optical sorters and peripheral equipment required for processing fibre to premium quality revenue levels at rates up to 24t/hr. Documents Final Report: Fibre Optical Sorting System Blog Post August 4, 2017: Niagara Fibre Optical Sorting Success Story Related Projects Categories
Carts for Automated Collection
The Township of Southgate has automatic cart collection for curbside using 240 litre carts. CI funding will be used to add households to program, and for larger families and multi-res to use 360 litre in place of 240 litre to increase capacity to capture blue box materials. Documents Final Report: Supply Curbside Collection Containers Blog Post November 14, 2017: […]
Municipal MRF Working Group
This working group is comprised of 8 to 10 municipal representatives who meet regularly to share and discuss useful information. The goal is to develop tools and resources that will assist Ontario municipalities in gaining a thorough understanding and agreement of the true costs associated with the processing of residential blue box materials and strategies […]
Bluewater Recycling Association – MRF Performance Study
A MRF performance study to determine the processing efficiency of the facility followed by an equipment maintenance study to cross reference operational performance with maintenance records to verify upkeep, repair and replacement efforts needed to meet current and future needs. Documents Final Report: Material Recovery Facility Mass Balance and Efficiency Study Blog Post April 4, […]
Plastics Market Analysis
The closure of Entropex in the summer of 2016 raised concerns about the stability of the current BB plastics markets. This project was commissioned by the CIF at a cost of under $20,000 to provide municipalities with up to date info on current markets and their stability. Documents Final Report: Status of Post-Consumer Plastic Packaging […]
Plastics Market Update
Subsequent to introduction of the Green Fence by China, LOM consulting was contracted to complete a review of current plastics markets to assess the risk to MRF operators. Documents Final Report: The Status of the Markets for Post-Consumer Plastic Packaging Recycling in the USA and Canada Blog Post May 11, 2018: Market Trends for Post-Consumer […]
EPS Densification
Engineering to develop a mobile expanded polystyrene densification program that can go from municipality-to-municipality to process EPS and send to market. Documents Final Report: Densification and Recycling of Post-Consumer Polystyrene Packaging Blog Post July 13, 2018: CIF Pilot Project Confirms Expanded Polystyrene Recycling Possible but Challenging Related Projects Project #731 Project #1035 Categories
Best Practices in EPS Management
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) has remained a challenge to manage in the blue box for over 30 yrs. The CIF has funded a number of projects to test centralized and decentralized processing options. This project will build on these past efforts to accurately compare the collection and processing costs and pros/cons of the various options so […]
Sault Ste. Marie Curbside Cart Contamination Analysis
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
Conversion of Depots to Front End Load Service
Site upgrades, signage and purchase of 8 yd. FEL bins to replace 40 yd. roll-off bins at 9 municipal depots to reduce shipping costs. FEL vehicles compact materials producing more tonnes per load and fewer loads shipped to the MRF. Documents Final Report: Roll off to Front End Bin Service Implementation Blog Post September 28, […]
Waterloo MRF Upgrades: Glass Crusher, Optical Sorter & In-Feed Conveyor
Waterloo Region proposes to upgrade sorting capability in their existing MRF by installing a larger capacity optical sorter, glass extraction unit and main line in-feed conveyor. Documents Final Report: MRF Upgrades Blog Post February 8, 2019: Making Investments in Uncertain Times: ‘How-to’ Advice from Waterloo Region Related Projects Categories
CIF Price Sheet Sensitivity Analysis
CIF Price Sheet Sensitivity Analysis (#779) examined the accuracy of the CIF Price Sheet in reflecting the rapidly changing value of fibres as a result of implementation of the China Sword program in the spring of 2018. RSE was contracted to review the methodology for determining individual material values and the resulting composite indices published […]
Peel Cart Program Roll-Out: P&E Campaign
A multi-media P&E campaign to coincide with the launch of the Region of Peel’s cart based collection program in January 2016. This P&E campaign includes design, development and production of a variety of marketing tools including (but not limited to) online and print advertisements. A significant focus of the campaign will be residue management, which […]
P&E Engagement to Establish Multi-Residential Best Practices
A City of Toronto Multi-Residential (MRes) Promotion & Education (P&E) Campaign to improve diversion and reduce contamination. This project will establish and prove out best practices for MRes P&E strategies. A tool-kit will be created and the campaign artwork made available through the CIF website for other municipalities seeking to address similar issues. Documents Final […]
Mixed Fibre Capacity Analysis
Implementation of the China Sword campaign highlighted issues with the quality of Ontario’s marketed Blue Box fibre and exposure to overseas markets. This study is intended to aid in understanding the current domestic market and its quality requirements as a first step to developing a sustainable domestic market. The cost of the study was $10,000. […]
Mixed Fibre Capacity Analysis Update
In 2019, a supplementary analysis of the market (CIF #799) was undertaken by ReMM to determine if there had been any further change in market conditions. The cost of the supplementary work was $2,345. Documents Final Report: Ontario Fibre Capacity Study Update Presentation: An Assessment of Domestic Fibre Capacity: A response to market changes Blog […]
Durham MRF Container Line Upgrade
Durham Region MRF container line redesign and upgrade to accommodate an increased volume of inbound plastics. Documents Final Report: Durham Region MRF Container Line Productivity and Efficiency Upgrade Blog Post October 4, 2019: Maintaining Efficiency & Effectiveness (E&E) with a payback of 2.2 years Related Projects Categories
GIS Collection Point & Service Level Mapping System
This project involves the use of GIS technology to map Muskoka District’s curbside collection service points and link service levels to those data points in anticipation of their upcoming collection rfp. The work is expected to cost approximately $85,000 and is expected to provide prospective bidders with the information needed to accurately bid on the […]
CIF Ontario Price Sheet
The CIF has funded the development of the CIF Ontario Price Sheet from 2014 to present day. The Price Sheet is a monthly publication that provides pricing trends for various post-consumer recyclable commodities produced by Ontario municipalities. It was produced by Reclay StewardEdge Inc. from 2014 – 2018, and is now produced by EcoCompass Inc. […]
Glass Market Review 2019
A snapshot analysis of the current market for curbside BlueBox glass was requested by RPWCO members to assess the risk of a market disruption by the unexpected loss of a primary glass processor. Documents Final Report: Glass End Markets Blog Post February 14, 2020: End market options for post-consumer glass Related Projects Categories
Generic Contingency Plan Guide
A number of municipalities encountered serious service failures in 2019. As a result, the CIF was asked to prepare guidance materials on how to develop and implement a contingency plan. Documents CIF Contingency Plan Guide for Service Disruptions Blog Post April 16, 2020: Guide for Developing a Waste Management Service Contingency Plan now available Related […]
EWSWA Container Line Residue Conveyor & Fibre Line Optical Sorter
Conduct a MRF efficiency study and install capital improvements based on confirmation upgrades to container residue conveyor and fibre line optical sorter are recommended. Documents Blog Post July 9, 2020: The potential of small upgrades to make a big difference Related Projects Categories
Multi-Residential Curotto Can Collection Vehicles
Expand collection services to all multi-residential sites in the City of Guelph to improve diversion in a cost contained manner and test the efficacy of curotto can vehicles as a tool for early detection and correction of contamination issues in cart-based programs. Documents Final Report: Multi-Residential Recycling Utilizing a Curotto Can Collection Vehicle Blog Post […]
MRF Options Analysis
With passage of the Waste Free Ontario Act, Peterborough, like many municipal MRF operators, undertook an options analysis for their facility. The CIF provided up to $40,000 towards assisting the City with this work. Documents Final Report: Peterborough MRF Conversion Options Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Review of Applicant Issues: Municipal RFP/Template
This project will provide insight as to how municipal RFPs for collection and processing might be improved from the perspective of bidders. The summary report will include discussion of issues/problematic clauses with alternatives to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the procurement process which may have applicable learnings to other municipalities in the province. Documents […]
Multi-Residential Front-End Bin Gravity Lock Study
A pilot study designed to quantify the extent to which using gravity locks minimizes contamination rates and lowers recycling service costs for Multi-residential buildings using Front End Loading (FEL) bins. A cost benefit analysis will be completed. If the gravity locks prove to be a practice that helps to minimize contamination, a better practice guide […]
Investigating the Use of Recycled Glass for Storm Water Management
This project will test the viability and economics of producing a manufactured soil media, by including processed Blue Box program glass, that works more effectively than the manufactured media currently used to control urban storm-water runoff. If successful, a substantial and sustainable new market for Blue Box glass could be established. Documents Final Report: Investigating […]
Recyclable Material Cost Allocation Study
A three-phase study to develop a standardized methodology for evaluating the impact(s) of adding and/or removing materials to/from individual Blue Box programs. Phase 1 will result in the development of a set of allocation principles through broad public input. Phase 2 will result in a model based on the allocation principles established in the first […]
MRF Activity Based Cost Model: Field Tests & Refinements
A continuation of the Activity Based Costing (ABC) modeling work for Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) – CIF Project 924. This work will allow for further refinement of the principles, methodology, and common data inputs for assessing the true costs of processing of residential blue box material commodities, particularly the costs of processing different material streams […]
Market Valuation of Recycling Business
The development of a business valuation guide and a business case analysis would be advantageous to municipalities considering questions about future value of assets. Business case financial tools and/or asset valuation methodologies developed for generic use will have significant value for municipalities needing to answer questions about retention or sale of program assets. Documents Final […]
Processing RFP Support
A project to assist the Township of Perry with drafting a new depot hauling and recyclables processing RFP. Documents Final Report: RFP Development Support Request for Proposal: Transportation, Processing and Marketing of Recyclable Material Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Polystyrene Densifier Pilot
Toronto, like many municipalities, is encountering problems with the marketing of its curbside collected EPS. This pilot explored use of new technology to produce a marketable material. The CIF contributed $35,000 to this pilot. Documents Final Report: Toronto’s Expanded Polystyrene Densification and Marketing Pilot Blog Post July 13, 2018: CIF Pilot Project Confirms Expanded Polystyrene […]
Two-Stream Harmonization
The Township of Southwold has partnered with the London area MRF for processing and marketing of Blue Box materials collected from residents. In supporting optimization initiatives in alignment with the MIPC Study, this project provides funding for the purchase of a second blue box for residents to meet the requirements of the City’s two-stream MRF. […]
Residential Unit Count Study
This study will provide the City with accurate counts for Residential and ICI units using the curbside program. This will provide more accurate data for the RPRA Datacall and help the City fully understand residential costs which will assist in the transition to IPR. Documents Synopsis Blog Post October 24, 2019: Unit Count Studies for […]
Covered Bins Evaluation
Testing of a new roll-off container bin cover system to determine weight impacts of moisture laden fiber products and snow/ice content in depot collected materials. Documents Final Report: Evaluation of Roll-Off Bin Covers Blog Post February 21, 2020: Processing cost savings with covered bins Related Projects Categories
Contract Management Support
This project seeks to provide contract management support to Drummond-North Elmsley as they transition to a dual stream program. Documents Synopsis Blog Post August 30, 2018: Two Stream Collection as a Solution to Troublesome Fiber Markets March 1, 2019: Performance impacts: Changing to two stream collection February 1, 2019: Big program change is possible! Related […]
Complimentary Depot Analysis Toolkit
The County of Wellington is developing two toolkits to support decision making with respect to complimentary blue box depot services. Documents Final Report: Behaviors surrounding waste drop off sites Sample Size Calculator Blog Post December 7, 2018: Get help with stats: New CIF tool and example from Wellington County Related Projects Categories
SDG Regional Waste/Recycling Management Strategy
The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SDG) is requesting CIF funding to complete a regional waste management planning strategy. The strategy is intended to aid SDG in identifying their future waste management needs and prepare them for transition of their Blue Box programs. The CIF will contribute approximately $25,000 or 13% of projected […]
Mobile EPS Processing Pilot
A mobile EPS densifier pilot to investigate the potential to minimize some issues that have kept some municipalities from adding this material to their program. The proposed pilot involves a portable unit that will travel from depot to depot in the SW Ontario corridor, manual sortation of collected EPS to meet end market specifications, and […]
Hefty Energybag Flexible Plastics Pilot
The City of London undertook a two-year pilot that will seek to improve the diversion of flexible film and other difficult to recycle plastics using the Hefty® EnergyBag® program promoted by Dow Chemical Company. The CIF contributed up to $97,000 or 13% of project costs to evaluate collection and processing impacts. Documents Blog Post Related […]
Definition of Inbound Contamination & Impact Analysis
This study will help to develop a better understanding of what constitutes contamination and seek to develop a fair compensation mechanism for defined changes to contamination levels. This information is expected to aid municipalities in effective contract development and management and communicating a consistent, evidence-based response to compensation requests from service providers. Documents Blog Post […]
Municipal Enforcement Strategies in an IPR Environment
This study was undertaken at the request of municipalities based on input received during the CIF Strategic Planning consultation process. It will research policy and legal options available to municipalities, such as the use of fees, levies and municipal by-laws to control and/or respond to undesired impacts of producer collection schemes. Documents Blog Post Related […]
Material Specific Cost Analysis
The City of Cornwall will undertake an activity-based costing (ABC) study of its MRF operations using the CIF’s ABC model. This study will help the City gain a better understanding of current costs associated with the management of their Blue Box materials and aid the municipality in preparation for transition. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related […]
Business Case – Curbside Waste Diversion Policy Alternatives
As part of the development of the next collection contract/RFP, this project seeks to develop a business case for different collection options intended to increase waste diversion rates for the City of Ottawa’s curbside Blue Box program. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post May 24, 2019: A Major Ontario Municipality’s Cost Benefit Analysis for Curbside Waste […]
Solid Waste Master Plan
This project proposes to provide the City of Ottawa with a Solid Waste Master Plan that will guide their management of municipal solid waste over the next 30 years. The Plan will consider their role as the Blue Box Program transitions to IPR. Documents Blog Post April 8, 2021: Public Engagement: Going online only Related […]
Waste Analysis Management Tool (WAMT)
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 datasets. This tool will provide […]
Blue Box Litter Auditing and Lid Testing
Working with Durham Region, the CIF is auditing litter and moisture related to open blue boxes to measure the effectiveness (cost and impact) of a recycled-tire crumb rubber blue box lid. This study will measure litter, monitor moisture in “lidded” and “unlidded” boxes, assess impact on collection timing, develop a value for litter collection costs, […]
RPRA – Waste Composition Studies – Year 5
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 […]
RPRA – Waste Composition Studies – Year 4
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 […]
RPRA – Waste Composition Studies – Year 3
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 […]
RPRA – Waste Composition Studies – Year 2
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 Box […]
WDO – Waste Composition Studies – Year 1
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 […]
RPRA – Waste Composition Studies – Year 6
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) […]
CIF Windup Plan Development
Development of a windup plan for the CIF at RPRA’s request and in accordance with the Minister’s direction to wind up the Blue Box Program Plan. The total cost of development of the draft plan and associated consultation process is estimated to be $35,000 plus tax. Documents CIF Windup Plan (December 2020) Blog Post December […]
Eddy Current
Niagara Region is proposing to install a 48 inch eccentric field Eddy current unit to replace the existing 30 inch concentric field unit and capture more aluminum that currently ends up as contamination in the mixed plastics and to improve the quality of the aluminum product from 8% contamination to under 2% contamination. CIF will […]
Glass Cleanup System
Niagara Region proposes to install a glass cleanup system to clean up to 3,000 tonnes of recovered glass product to a level suitable for feedstock for a glass crushing mill that produces glass shot for the sandblasting industry. The system will cost $225,000 and will result in a revenue of $84,000 annually compared to current […]
EPS Densifier
Niagara Region applied to install an expanded polystyrene (EPS) densifier to increase the value of their mixed plastics stream and to reduce the costs and improve the efficiencies associated with shipping the low density EPS materials. CIF will contribute up to 39% or $23,400 to this project. Documents Final Report: EPS Densifier Niagara Region Blog […]
Depot Cost Analysis, Phases 1-3
As a follow up to the depot cost analysis work undertaken under CIF Project #758, Peel Region requested that CIF complete an ABC study of their depot operations to ground truth the previous study’s results. The scope includes an in-depth analysis of two of Peel’s sites plus a desktop analysis of their remaining four sites. […]
Depot Managing Future Materials Cost Analysis, Phase 4
As a follow up to the depot cost analysis work undertaken under CIF Project #758 and the ABC study conducted at Peel Region’s depots, CIF Project #1133, this project examined the cost of managing obligated materials under the future PPP regulation(s) at their sites. The completed work is expected to cost approximately $10,000. Documents Blog […]
RPRA – Waste Composition Studies – Year 7
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) […]
2021 Procurement & Contract Management Support Services
CIF continues to offer support services associated with procurement and contract management activities. A budget of $30,000 has been set aside in 2021 to assist municipalities preparing to transition contracted services. Documents Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Collection Contamination Analysis
This study examines the relative costs to manage Blue Box contamination at the curb using driver labour versus at the MRF using sorter labour. Documents Final Report: Recycling Contamination Study Summary of Findings Blog Post September 6, 2018: CIF Explores Curbside Contamination Reduction in Barrie Related Projects Categories
Toronto Single Family Blue Box Curbside Investigation: Contamination Abatement
A study designed to quantify the extent to which tagging and leaving behind contaminated carts minimizes residue rates and lowers blue box costs. A cost benefit analysis will be completed. If the approach proves to be a practice that helps to minimize contamination, a better practice guide will be developed. Documents Final Report: Curbside Recycling […]
Toronto Multi-Residential Bin Investigations: Rejection at Source
A study designed to quantify the extent to which tagging and leaving behind contaminated FEL Bins at Multi-Residential buildings minimizes residue rates and lowers blue box costs. A cost benefit analysis will be completed. If the approach proves to be a practice that helps to minimize contamination, a better practice guide will be developed. Documents […]
Multi-Residential Recycling FEL Container Wrap Pilot
A pilot project to determine the efficacy of vinyl wraps on front end loading bins as a P&E tool used to help increase recycling know-how thereby achieving increased diversion and decreased residue. The extent, to which the vinyl wraps lower the incidence of graffiti due to its anti-graffiti sealant will also be measured. Documents Final […]
Cart Program Residue Management Plan & Toolkit
Temiskaming Shores is implementing an enhanced residue management strategy. The P&E tactics will remind residents of the new municipal by-law which permits the contractor to leave behind overly contaminated carts and City staff to levy fines against repeat offenders. Documents Final Report: Cart Program Residue Management Plan & Toolkit Blog Post Related Projects Categories […]
Residential Audit Sample Optimization Toolkit
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
2-Stream Program Waste Composition Analysis
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
Curbside Audits Trend Analysis
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 of waste increases. Documents Project […]
Waste Audit – County of Simcoe
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
Single Family Waste Audits – City of Toronto
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
Waste Audit – Halton Region
To measure the effectiveness of three initiatives in Halton’s 2012-2016 Solid Waste Management Strategy and their impact on the capture of Blue Box materials in both single family and multi-family residential households. Documents Project Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Waste Audit – City of Barrie
Phasing in Every Other Week (EOW) garbage collection is expected to reduce garbage generated and increase blue box recycling. This baseline 100 HH two season audit will gather data against which the EOW collection can be measured. Documents Final Report: Two-Season Waste Composition Studies Blog Post Related Projects Categories
MRF Audit Protocol Guide
A reference document for planning composition studies (audits) of Blue Box recyclables received at a municipal material recycling facility (MRF) or at a contracted (third party/private sector) MRF. Documents MRF Audit Guide Project Synopsis Blog Post September 1, 2016: What’s in your MRF Material Related Projects Categories
Algonquin Highlands Depot Audit
A waste composition study was undertaken at Algonquin Highland’s four, two stream recycling depots to obtain baseline data on the composition and contamination of the township’s Blue Box waste stream in anticipation of development of a new collection and processing tender. The project demonstrated that historical assumptions about the township’s contamination level were incorrect and […]
Material Audit Guide
A waste composition audit guide was developed at the request of a small rural community. This guide is intended to assist small municipalities in completion of a curbside waste audits using internal staff resources. Documents Guide: Curbside Waste Audits: Considerations for Small Communities Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Curbside Single-Family Audits, MRF Commodity Bale & Residue Audits and MRF Composite Paper Packaging (CPP) Observations
In the spring of 2012 the KRC secured funds from SO to co-fund a series of 4 season curbside single-family waste composition audits in cooperation with selected municipalities. The project also included funding from SO to complete a series of MRF bale and residue audits and analysis of composite paper packaging fate in MRFs to […]
Large Capacity Blue Boxes for Container Stream
Support to purchase, distribute and provide P&E for larger sized residential recycling container. Program to add capacity at the curbside and provide support for distribution and P&E. Documents Final Report: Region of Durham Large Blue Box Container Study Summary Report: Durham Region Additional Complimentary Blue Box Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Bonnechere Valley Cooperative Initiative
This project explores the rationale for forming of a waste diversion cooperative amongst a group of municipalities to reduce costs, improve their best practice performance and consolidate elements of their individual programs through joint program management. The project will develop a road map and cost analysis for program transition at an estimated cost of $10,000. […]
North-Eastern Ontario Service Delivery Model Option Development & Evaluation
The objective of the North-Eastern Ontario: Service Delivery Model Option Development & Evaluation is to complete a detailed analysis of cost implications and feasibility of the recommendations outlined in the MIPC commissioned Study of the Optimization of the Blue Box Material Processing System in Ontario (June 2012). Local analysis will be applied and the interest […]
Development of a Cooperative Recycling Services RFP
Support for the development of a cooperative recycling services RFP for the Towns of Renfrew and Arnprior to meet best practice. Documents RFP: Tender Call for Recyclable Material Collection, Processing and Marketing Services Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Cooperative Waste Recycling Plan
A co-operative planning effort for First Nations Communities (15+) in the Sudbury Region to develop and implement recycling programs in the communities without current programs and meet best practice in the communities that have a recycling program. Documents Final Report: Sudbury Area First Nation Recycling Program Implementation Evaluation Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Integrated Recycling Plan
Piloting of the CIF Recycling Planning Guideline and Template. Seven municipalities in Lambton County requested assistance from CIF with plan development and agreed to pilot the new planning template. Documents Final Report: A Waste Recycling Strategy for Sarnia, Point Edward, St. Clair, Petrolia, and Enniskillen Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Multi-Municipal Recycling Program Development
Completed project to examine the potential to develop a cooperative BB recycling program in the eastern Lake Superior area; undertaken by the CIF at the request of the Town of Wawa. Documents Final Report: Recycling Program Implementation Evaluation Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Development Support for Cooperative Collection and Processing RFP
Support proponent communities in joint evaluation of a multi-municipal recycling RFP and investigate viability of developing a transfer station. Documents Final Report: Recycling Contract Development and Transfer Evaluation Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Recycling Services Cooperative RFP Development
Support for the development of a co-operative RFP for recycling services for the municipalities within Lanark County: Mississippi Mills, Carleton Place, Perth, Drummond/North Elmsley Twp, Beckwith Twp, Montague Twp, Tay Valley Twp, and Lanark Highlands Twp. Documents Final Report: Lanark County Municipal Waste Group Blog Post Related Projects Categories
North Shore Lake Superior Recycling Study
The objective of this project was to review the options for implementing blue box recycling along the North Shore of Lake Superior from Dorion to Manitouwadge. The evaluation considered a number of program implementation options for the participating communities. The recommended approach is to share the cost of a vehicle for curbside collection in the […]
RFP Support and P&E Campaign
Assist with drafting/issue of new joint recycling collection/processing RFP/Tender. Documents Final Report: Multi-Municipality Recycling RFP/Tender and Promotion & Education Material Project Blog Post February 15, 2109: A Multi-Municipal Initiative: RFP and P&E Development Related Projects Categories
Cooperative Recycling Plan
Developed cooperative recycling plan for 6 rural municipalities surrounding City of Thunder Bay (Townships of Gilles, O’Connor, Oliver-Paipoonge, Neebing, Conmee & Shuniah). Documents Final Report: Moving on Diversion: A Recyclable Material Diversion Plan Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Cooperative Multi-Municipal Recycling Communications Program Implementation
Implementation of a cooperative promotion and education program that was recommended in CIF Project #102 report. Project includes the development of a common communications plan and promotion material. Documents Final Report: Development of Waste Management Communications Blog Post Related Projects Categories
IPR Transition Financial Planning Model Training Course
The CIF is offering a training session on the IPR Transition Financial Planning Model (See Project #1115/1116). Training will provide an overview of inputs for the model and outline the utility of outputs with respect to future cost considerations. The model aims to identify the financial implications of transitioning to IPR on various dates in […]
System Optimization Analysis
In preparing for the impact of the Waste Free Ontario Act, the County of Frontenac wishes to develop opportunities to work with its municipalities to explore a regional approach to waste diversion. Documents Final Report: Waste Management Review Blog Post June 21, 2019: Four Townships and a County: A Waste Management Review Related Projects Categories […]
Best Practices Review of CIF Completed Projects
The CIF has contracted the University of York to complete a review of its over 500 completed projects to determine what additional better practices, trends and other learnings may be gleaned from the Fund;s efforts over the past seven years of operations. The project has an upset limit of approximately $40,000 and is funded solely […]
Multi-Residential Contamination Abatement P&E Campaign
A study designed to quantify the extent to which the approach of repeated P&E messaging brings residents into alignment with the requested set out behaviour at multi-residential buildings to minimize residue rates and lower blue box costs. A cost benefit analysis will be completed. If the approach proves to be a practice that helps to […]
Procurement & Contract Management Support Services
In previous years, the CIF has funded municipalities to develop, test and adopt new clauses and better practices in procurement and contract management activities. In 2019, the CIF will continue to provide direct support and resources to assist municipalities with these important functions on an ‘as needed’ basis. A budget of $40,000 has been set […]
Contract Management Essentials for Now & the Future Course
As the nature of the Blue Box program plan and delivery evolve, the contract management essentials course provides the foundation in the development of an effective contract management plan for an existing contract. The course also provides an understanding of what may be expected as a contract manager under a steward organization. Documents Blog Post […]
Contract Management Course
This project involves development and delivery of a one day course on contract management for municipal staff dealing with contracts. The course is an abridged version of the 2 day contract management course developed under the E&E fund and was consolidated based on feedback received from municipal staff. The cost for development was approximately $20,000. […]
RFP and Contract Support
This project involved providing municipalities with support to develop RFPs and contracts with the potential for transition to IPR in mind and assisting those dealing with contract management issues resulting from current market conditions. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Transitional Contract Clause Development for aBBPP
Provision of assistance to M3RC (thru AMO) and other stakeholders in the development of transitional contract clauses for use in support of the proposed aBBPP. Documents Synopsis Blog Post April 4, 2019: Contract Clauses to Prepare Municipalities for Transition Related Projects Categories
Curbside Debagging of Blue Bags Pilot
A pilot study at the County of Dufferin to evaluate the cost and amount of effort required to debag bagged curbside recyclables. The results of the study will help determine whether or not bagged recyclables should be debagged at the curb or at the MRF. Included in the project is an evaluation of debagging logistics […]
Northumberland County Curbside Glass Collection Pilot
This project involves testing the cost and effectiveness of source separating Blue Box glass at the curb to eliminate the negative impacts on MRF processing and to evaluate the implications on collection costs and marketing revenue. The CIF contributed up to $44,265 or 50% of costs. Documents Final Report: Segregated Curbside Glass Collection Pilot Blog […]
Eastern Ontario Transportation Logistics Analysis
This project involves modeling of standard hauling and transfer metrics to the Eastern Ontario wasteshed to determine how best to optimize the existing infrastructure and to assist the CIF in making informed decisions on capital investments in the area. An upset limit of $3,000 was established for this phase of the project. Documents Synopsis Blog […]
Multi-Residential Cost Allocation Research
A report developed by the CIF Multi-Residential Working Group (MRWG) to provide decision-making guidance to help municipalities determine and negotiate their long-term multi-residential service delivery role in an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) environment. Documents Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Northumberland Transition to Two-Stream from Bags
The County of Northumberland is transitioning from a bag-based single-stream program to two-stream blue box collection. This project provides assistance in purchasing blue boxes and delivering a promotion and education campaign to usher in the new program. Documents Final Report: Northumberland County Switch to Dual Stream Box Collection Blog Post August 30, 2018: Two Stream […]
Yellow Box Purchase for Transition to Two-Stream Collection
This project provides assistance to the Township of Drummond-North Elmsley for the purchase and distribution of a second Blue Box and a promotion & education campaign to support transition to a two-stream alternating week collection program. The second Blue Box will provide additional capacity to store materials between two week collection cycles. Documents Final Report: […]
Next Gen Recycling Technologies Study
The CIF is proposing to carry out an initiative to collect, consolidate, and distill information on next generation recycling collection and processing technologies. Municipalities and their contractors have invested millions in capital assets that must be routinely upgraded to meet new operating challenges. The research and information sharing opportunities proposed as part of this initiative […]
Collection/Processing Contract Evaluation and MRF Impact Analysis
This project seeks to support the City of Cornwall with their recyclable material collection process and MRF processing by identifying the gaps and opportunities for improvement. This includes applicable activities and contract language required to provide efficient and effective operations by a contractor(s). This project will also assist the City to ensure their operations are […]
RFP Support – City of Peterborough
A project to assist the City and County of Peterborough with joint RFP development and current contract assistance. Documents Final Report: RFP Development Draft RFP: Collection and Transportation of Recyclable Material Blog Post April 18, 2016: Success in Establishing New Contracts in a Time of Change Related Projects Categories
Options Analysis for Strong Township MRF
Strong Township requested the CIF’s assistance to complete an ‘options analysis’ that would allow it to position itself in light of Bill 151 and consider partnership opportunities available in the area. The total cost of the analysis was under $7k. Documents Final Report: Material Recovery Facility Review Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Operations Review of Niagara Region MRF
The purpose of this study was to review the performance of Niagara Region’s MRF operations relative to similar operations to provide guidance to the Region in decisions related to contract management of the facility, long term planning in light of the results of the MIPC Optimization Study and future investments. The cost of the study […]
EPR Activity Based Costing Model
This project will provide Toronto with an accurate account of its’ total cost of blue box services; outline a number of the key considerations during implementation and transition to EPR; and provide Activity Based Costing tools for use in Toronto and across the Province. Documents EPR Analysis Template for Municipalities Instructions for EPR Template Blog […]
2020 IPR Transition Financial Planning Model Ground Truthing
Data inputs and ground truthing of Transition Planning Model (Project #1115) for consideration of operational and financial implications from 2023-2025. Documents Excel Model: Transition Planning Model Blog Post June 5, 2020: Financial model assists in identifying preferred transition date Related Projects Project #1115 Project #1132 Categories
Municipal Depot Working Group
The Municipal Depot Working Group is a CIF led working group established to provide support and resources to municipalities operating or planning depots. Documents Final Report: Comparison of Recycling Depot Costs Depot Costing Model Blog Post August 27, 2020: A comparison of municipal Blue Box recycling depot costs Related Projects Project #1133 Project #1134 Categories […]
Ottawa Collection and Diversion Options Analysis
This project seeks to develop an integrated curbside waste collection model for the consideration of future collection service options for the City of Ottawa in light of the transition to 100% EPR of the Blue Box program. Documents Integrated Curbside Waste Collection Model Development: Technical Memorandum Synopsis Collection Options Analysis Model Blog Post July 17, […]
Barrie Operational and Financial Impact of EPR Policy Changes
This project aims to provide the City of Barrie with an understanding of what the a-BBPP and the broader move towards IPR means for them and their residents from a financial and operational sense. Watch this two-minute video of municipal staff explaining why Council decided to fund a major Activity Based Costing project. Documents Synopsis […]
London RFP Development: Technical Support for EPR Transition
The City of London will be releasing a Request for Proposals in the summer of 2018 for comprehensive recycling services (collection, processing and marketing of recyclables). This project seeks to include clauses and procedures that will guide the purchasing process and eventual contractual agreement under transition to full producer responsibility of the Blue Box program. […]
MRF Opportunity Review – Phase 4
This project expands on the work started and completed under the Region’s CIF Projects #993 and #1017. The project will utilize the formal Negotiated Request for Proposal (NRFP) process to solicit offers from the market to determine the best course of action for the Region and its MRF. Documents 2021-RFP-209 Disposition or Lease of Niagara […]
Hearst Transition from Depot to Curbside Service
A cost contained diversion rate improvement for the Town of Hearst achieved through an increase in the collection service level from depot based to automated curbside collection and the construction of a transfer station. Documents Final Report: Town of Hearst Curbide Recycling Program Report Blog Post September 6, 2019: Town of Hearst improves diversion and […]
Cost Allocation Field Test
The goal of this project is to field test existing CIF costing tools to determine program costs and then design internal accounting controls required for municipalities to actively track and report these costs. Documents Final Report: Small Municipality Full Cost Accounting Toolkit Small Municipality Full Cost Accounting Toolkit Blog Post May 10, 2019: CIF launches […]
Depot Upgrades – Compactors
This project will save shipping costs by compacting 2 stream recyclable materials. Compacting increases the tonnage per load and reduces the annual number of loads shipped to the MRF. Documents Final Report: Highlands East Depot Upgrades Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Stratford RFP Development: Technical Support for Transition to Full EPR
The City of Stratford will be releasing a Request for Proposals in the summer of 2018 for comprehensive recycling services (collection and processing of recyclables). This project seeks to include clauses and procedures that will guide the purchasing process and eventual contractual agreement under transition to full producer responsibility of the Blue Box program. Documents […]
Development of ABC Tools and Transitional Strategies
A project to produce checklists, tools and/or asset valuation methodologies applicable to non-standard program operating structures designed to have Province-wide value for those groups, as well as conventional municipal programs operating non-contract, in-house, waste diversion programs. Documents Final Report: Municipally Operated MRFs: Blueprint for Full Producer Responsibility Transition Blog Post Related Projects Categories
RF Business Valuation & Strategic Option Evaluation
The development of a business valuation guide and a business case analysis would be advantageous to municipalities considering questions about future value of assets. Business case financial tools and/or asset valuation methodologies developed for generic use will have significant value for municipalities needing to answer questions about retention or sale of program assets. Documents Synopsis […]
Compactor Units & Bins
Fort Frances proposes the installation of two compaction units and the purchase of 4 forty cubic yard compactor bins to accommodate their single stream blue box materials for shipment to the MRF in Winnipeg. This arrangement will also simplify depot and transfer operations, avoiding issues with outside storage of blue box materials in open bins. […]
Northumberland MRF Equipment Assessment & Options Analysis
This project involves assessing the market value of Northumberland’s MRF in anticipation of the possible transition of the BBPP in Ontario. Documents Synopsis Blog Post October 2, 2018: CIF Completes MRF Equipment Valuation in Northumberland County Related Projects Categories
Solar Compactor Retrofit
This project is a small retrofit to one of the solar compaction systems at the Township of Whitestone’s busiest depots to address wintertime battery draw down issues. If successful, it will reduce generator operating costs and provide information of value to similar systems across Ontario. The cost of the project will be approximately $10,000 and […]
Full Cost Accounting Study & Data Acquisition Template Development
This Full Cost Accounting Study will develop a data acquisition template that can be used for other municipalities. A common methodology leveraged through the template to capture full costs will benefit the broad municipal sector as the new legislation is enacted and policy statements are developed. Documents Final Report: York Region Full Cost Accounting Study […]
MRF Options Analysis
With passage of the Waste Free Ontario Act, Norfolk is considering the future of their MRF operations. As an initial step, the County undertook a feasibility study to examine the potential to re-purpose the site. The CIF provided up to $14,500 to assist the County with this work. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories […]
Waterloo Blue Box Program Relaunch: P&E Campaign
Waterloo Region’s multi-media Blue Box Program Re-launch P&E campaign to coincide with the bag limit reduction from the current 10 to a maximum of 4 per set out (reducing to 3 within 2 years) starting in March 2017. A significant focus of the campaign will be residue management, which is critical to the successful introduction […]
Compactor Cost Savings
Purchase of compaction unit for mixed containers at Tri-R Facility (Armour Township, Town of Burks Falls, & Ryerson Township). Compaction will improve transfer haul cost effectiveness and other operational efficiencies. Documents Final Report: Compactor Cost Savings Blog Post March 22, 2018: Armour Township Stays Proactive Amidst Changing Conditions Related Projects Categories
EPR Business Case Analysis and ABC Tools
The development of an asset valuation guide and a business case analysis would be advantageous to municipalities considering questions about future value of assets. Business case financial tools and/or asset valuation methodologies developed for generic use will have significant value for municipalities needing to answer questions about retention or sale of program assets. Documents Synopsis […]
Vaughan – Collection RFP Planning: Cost Allocation Modeling & Determining the Financial Implications of Expanded Multi-Residential Service
Preparation for the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for collection services for the City of Vaughan including: the development of a Multi-Residential (MRes) collection service policy best practice; refinement of CIF’s existing MRes database resource; third party review of change of law and, or EPR-specific terms, as well as other established RFP best […]
Bonnechere Valley Conversion to Rear Bin Packer Collection Truck
Conversion of current depot operations from open top rolloff collection to 8yd bins collected by a rear loading compactor truck. The conversion is expected to cost approx. $70,000 and will receive 47% funding from CIF with a payback of approx. 8 years. Documents Final Report: Blue Box Depot Collection – Front End Bin Implementation Blog […]
Multi-Res: RFID Integration with On-Board Weigh Scales
Peel Region will integrate RFID technology on garbage & recycling containers with on-board weigh scales on all collection vehicles. The overall project goal is to position the region to monitor generation quantities and implement a user pay system for multi-residential waste collection. Documents Final Report: RFID Integration with On-Board Weigh Scales Blog Post July 6, 2018: Using RFID Waste […]
Sioux Narrows Solar Compactors
Installation of co-mingled solar compactors at Sioux Narrows two depots. The installation is expected to cost approx. $167,000 and will receive 43% funding from CIF with a payback of under 6 years. Documents Final Report: Sioux Narrows Compaction Bins Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Seguin Compacting Bin Automation and Energy Saving
The operation of compaction systems at remote sites is challenging because of the need to manually cycle the units. Sequin Township proposes to test a new means of automating these systems and insulating the hydraulic system to reduce winter heating costs. The proposed retrofits will cost $16,000 with CIF contributing up to 41% subject to […]
Dorset Transfer Station Solar Compactor Project
Installation of fibre and container solar compactors at Algonquin Highlands Dorset transfer station. The installation is expected to cost approx. $158,000 and will receive 43% funding from CIF with a payback of under 6 years. Documents Final Report: Dorset Drop-Off Transfer Site Solar Compactors Blog Post December 2, 2016: Will a Compactor Cut Your Costs? […]
Clear Bag Implementation P&E
The Town of Kearny is switching to a clear bags policy for incoming garbage to the municipal waste management site. This project will provide funding to share in the cost of implementing the P&E described in the new CIF Clear Bag toolkit and builds on the success of neighbouring Township McMurrich Monteith. P&E to include: […]
Use of Compactors for Managing Municipal Waste Guide
The CIF has funded a large number of compactor systems across Ontario to optimize the shipment of recyclables. The purpose of this guide is to summarize the learnings of project partners so that municipalities considering the installation of compaction systems can benefit from past projects. The cost of the guide is expected to be under […]
Increasing Collection Capacity in Multi-Residential Buildings
Increasing collection capacity in multi-residential buildings to best practice levels (1 cart for every 7 units or 50L/unit). For this project, the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet launched a cart service program to address broad inconsistencies – in collection containers and materials collected – in its MR sector. To create a uniform program for its […]
EPR Transitional Support – Small Municipal Cost Models
In preparation for transition under the new provincial EPR legislation, members of the LaCloche Foothills Municipal Association and neighbouring municipalities propose to complete an analysis of member costs and program performance; and development of a landfill cost model to inform their decisions about prioritizing diversion activities. The project deliverable is expected to serve as a […]
Conversion to Rear Bin Packer Collection Truck
Conversion of current depot operations from open top rolloff collection to 8yd bins collected by a rear loading compactor truck. The conversion is expected to cost approx. $67,000 and will receive 51% funding from CIF with a payback of under 6 years. Documents Final Report: Conversion to Rear Bin Packer Collection Blog Post August 26, […]
Multi-Residential Service Standardization Initiative
This initiative is designed to standardize Multi-Residental (MR) collection amongst Quinte Waste Solutions (QWS) municipal partners. In-unit recycling bags (30-|) will be supplied to buildings to bring the storage capacity up to the recommended Best Practice levels. As part of the initiative, P&E tactics addressing residual and sorting issues will be developed and tested at […]
Compaction Trailer
To facilitate transfer operations between Kenora, Dryden and municipalities that transfer Blue Box materials through the Dryden operation, Kenora has proposed purchase of an additional 110 yd³ compaction trailer with the same configuration as the two existing trailers currently serving that route. The additional trailer will eliminate deadhead runs with empty trailers back and forth […]
Compaction Trailer & Highway Tractor
Red Lake is proposing to purchase a 110 yd³ trailer with an internal, hydraulically operated compactor unit and to pay for 33% of the costs of a highway tractor to facilitate transfer of Blue Box materials from Red Lake to Winnipeg. The highway tractor will be used for other municipal duties including garbage and aggregate […]
Multi-Residential Audits in Toronto
A series of seasonal waste audits to understand current behaviour in multi-residential buildings and monitor/measure the effectiveness of selected multi-residential P&E campaigns and targeted training for selected building superintendents. In this two-part project, the City of Toronto delivers a comprehensive series of waste composition studies to better understand its MR demographic, and pilots the CIF Recycling […]
Lanark Highlands Promotion & Education Initiatives
Delivery of a P&E campaign to increase participation and diversion rates. In an attempt to increase participation in depot recycling, the Township installed new signage at three sites, including directional signage. Signage provided clear instructions on what was accepted at each location. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Categories […]
Multi-Residential Best Practices – Cornwall
The City of Cornwall has 200 multi-res buildings. Cornwall will implement multi-res best practices including: complete site visits, update database, increase recycling cart capacity, develop and deliver new P&E materials. Alongside the implementation of standard best practices (creating and maintaining a database, benchmarking and monitoring, improving bin capacity, and providing P&E materials), the City of […]
Central Frontenac Depot Upgrades
Increase depot storage capacity from 16-yd bins to 18 top load 40-yd bins, so as to reduce haulage costs by reducing the number of annual collections required. Goal to reduce hauling costs for recyclables by investing in 18 top loading 40 yd3 roll-off containers. Resulted in 53% reduction in annual hauls. Other benefits are that […]
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – West Nipissing
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. West Nippissing used fliers and new signage to reduce contamination and increase participation rates. Participation increased from 50% to 62% and tonnage increased 10%. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Clear Bag Implementation Toolkit: The Ontario Experience
The intent of this initiative is to deliver a comprehensive tool designed to provide municipal councilors and staff with key information, case studies and an implementation road map prior to approval of a clear bag program. Documents Final Report: Clear Bag Garbage Program Implementation Toolkit: A municipal step-by-step guide Blog Post Related Projects Categories […]
Installation of Compactor Systems
This project involves the installation of compaction systems for fibres and containers at four of Sequin Township’s busiest depots to reduce hauling costs. The system is expected to cost approximately $450,000 and achieve a project payback of approximately 4 years. The CIF will contribute approx $210,000 or 47% funding. Documents Final Report: Installation of Compactor […]
Muskoka Transfer Stations and Landfill Solar Compactors
This project involves the installation of compaction systems for fibres and containers at three of Muskoka District’s busiest depots to reduce hauling costs. The system is expected to cost approximately $390,000 and achieve a project payback of approximately 7 years. The CIF will contribute approx $166,000 or 43% funding. Documents Final Report: Compactors for Recyclable […]
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – McNab/Braeside
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. McNab/Braeside installed new signage at the recycling depot with goal of reducing contamination and increasing diversion. New signs reduced contamination fines and lowered staff time spent sorting recyclables. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling […]
Noelville Landfill Recycle Depot Restructure
Upgrading the depot/transfer area for blue box recyclables at the Noelville Landfill. Project will allow for use of 3 roll-off bins for the collection and storage of recyclables. This will enable the municipality to lower transportation costs of the recyclables to the processing facility in Sudbury. The project included constructing concrete loading ramp, installing asphalt […]
Essex Windsor Regional Landfill Public Depot
This project involves construction of a new public service drop off depot at the EWSWA regional landfill. The depot will provide residents with ‘one stop’ drop off of MHSW, WEEE, white goods and blue box recyclables. The facility is expected to divert an additional 200MT of recyclables from surrounding communities at a total cost of […]
London Multi-Res In-Unit Blue Bags
In-unit Blue Bags will be provided to Multi-residential households to provide capacity to store and transport recyclables. The bags will be large capacity (9 gallons) with full-colour photo graphics to provide recycling information. Documents Final Report: Multi-residential Recycling: Implementing Best Practices City of London Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Implement MRes Best Practices
City of London will focus on increasing their cart to unit ratio to 1:7 and will introduce cardboard bin collection. The project will also implement multi-res best practices (update database, site visits, performance monitoring, new P&E) and delivery out-reach activities to buildings. This report features a campaign delivered by the City of London that increased recycling service by […]
Implement MRes Best Practices
Waterloo will ‘relaunch’ their multi-res program. The project will implement best practices (update database, site visits, performance monitoring, new p&e, increase number of carts). Will distribute in-unit containers to all multi-res households. In this Region of Waterloo project, the following best practices were implemented: conducting site visits to assess recycling performance (benchmarking); providing adequate bin capacity; identifying the […]
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards implemented a communication plan to increase depot recycling, including new signage to help residents know where/what is recyclable. The signs indicate sorting requirements with images and text based support. Blue Box diversion rate increased from 22% to 28%. Documents […]
Public Space Recycling
Killarney wishes to extend its recycling program to its public space by purchasing five twinned recycling and garbage bins for placement in public areas. Previous public space recycling efforts resulted in illegal dumping, high contamination and unsightly litter. The placement of twinned bins will help to solve previous problems by being collected daily and being […]
Public Space Recycling
The City of St. Thomas is implementing an open space recycling program in the downtown area and a number of parks and public spaces throughout the City. Following and implementing best practice for open space recycling, the City will be installing collection containers, signage and undertaking a P&E campaign to promote the program to residents. […]
Toronto Public Space Recycling, Phase 2
This project represents the second phase of the City’s efforts to convert their parks to autcart collection and includes innovative features such as domed lids with openings in the side of the lid to reduce rain and snow collection while keeping the cart lid locked down. The total project is over $765,000 with a projected […]
Toronto Public Space Recycling
City of Toronto waste management staff have assumed responsibility of waste management services throughout the City and are implementing automated cart collection of waste and recyclables to improve collection efficiencies. They are also trialing new container designs in an effort to reduce contamination. The total cost of the project is estimated to be over $212,000 […]
Compaction Bins for Municipal Transfer Station
Install compaction bins to collect recyclables at the drop off depot. Compaction bins will reduce number of hauls to the transfer facility and significantly reduce the transportation costs. Documents Final Report: Compaction Bins for Municipal Transfer Station Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Multi-Residential Container Density Factors
Visual inspections at MR buildings to determine average density factors & benchmark recycling performance.This report outlines the method and variables considered in the development of a tool to assist municipalities in benchmarking and measuring multi-residential recyclables in the absence of weight scale data (per building and overall). Documents Final Report: Container Density Factors Blog Post Related […]
Implement MRes Best Practices
Peel Region will implement multi-res best practices: complete site visits, update database, increase recycling cart capacity, develop and deliver new P&E materials. The Region will also implement KPMG best practices and transition to a front-end bin system at larger buildings. Over a timespan of 5 years, Peel Region boosted its MR program by introducing numerous enhancement initiatives within […]
Implement MRes Best Practices
City of Barrie has 280 multi-res buildings and 7,500 units. Barrie will implement best practices including: complete site visits, update database, increase recycling cart capacity, develop and deliver new P&E materials. In this best practices initiative, the City of Barrie: increased container space per building to meet the recommended ratio of 1 cart for every 7 units; increased […]
Waste Recycling Strategy Development – Muskoka
Strategy discusses the plan to install eight additional solar powered compactors in depots and the associated costs. Recommendations include purchasing additional compactors for depots, dropping bag limits to one and modifying depot hours to better accommodate seasonal population. Documents Final Report: Waste Recycling Strategy for the District Municipality of Muskoka Blog Post Related Projects […]
Small Community Promotion & Education Plan – North Frontenac
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. North Frontenac’s goal was to increase tonnage and reduce contamination of recyclables, standardize the program and increase participation by seasonal population and tourists. P&E targeted cottagers and campers using billboards and laminated posters and provided brochures at the depot. Bags of recyclables increased […]
McDougall Landfill Solar Compactors Project
This project involves the installation of two solar powered compactor at the McDougall Township Landfill to capture corrugated cardboard currently being landfilled by residents. The compactors are solar powered with the capability to be hooked up with 110V or single phase back up. Their usage will allow the capture of an additional 300 tonnes/yr of material at an estimated 25% […]
Recycling Depot Signage Upgrade
Installation of signage at one of Meaford’s two public drop offs to improve sortation and general communication with the public. Developed signage at the entrance of the transfer station and in front of and/or hung on appropriate waste collection containers highlighting materials to be placed in that container. Has resulted in increased efficiency of movement […]
City of Windsor Public Space Recycling Program
Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority partnered with the City of Windsor to establish a containers only recycling program in three separate public spaces throughout the city. Project implementation costs are estimated to be approximately $187,000. CIF funding of almost $75,000 (40% funding) was provided for this project with an expected payback of approximately 5 years. […]
Public Space Recycling Compaction Containers
Development of a public space recycling program though the City Downtown and waterfront areas as part of a redevelopment project. The program will utilize solar powered compaction bins for collection of materials to try the technology and lower costs for collection. Installed 16 solar powered self-compacting Big Belly Bins for recyclables which has resulted in […]
Multi-residential (MR) Community Housing Recycling Rooms
Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) is North America’s largest social housing agency with 58,000 units in 330 buildings. Project to create recycling rooms in 25 buildings by retrofitting moving rooms; includes improving security, upgrading ventilation systems and lighting, installing bumpers, convex mirrors, signage etc. Toronto Community Housing (TCHC) delivered an initiative to increase recycling rates in some of its […]
Public Space Recycling – Peterborough
The City of Peterborough continues to develop its recycling system throughout its public spaces. This current project involves the twinning of garbage and container only recycling containers along local trails in the City. The project cost is expected to be approx $16,400 with CIF contributing up 41% of project costs. Introduced recycling bins in trails […]
Recycling Workshops for Superintendents & Property Managers
This project will support municipal development of workshops for multi-residential building staff & management in two areas: 1. Train-the-trainer workshop for municipal staff (CIF will run two workshops) and 2. Funding for municipalities to implement workshops. In an effort to reach council’s goal of 65% diversion, Niagara Region developed a Multi-Residential Waste Reduction Workshop for […]
McMurrich/Monteith Compactor Installation
McMurrich/Monteith is purchasing a set of used compactors from a neighbouring municipality to improve transportation efficiencies in hauling materials to market. The total project cost is $46,000. Savings of over $8,000/yr are expected. They have received $20,677 in funding from the CIF. Documents Final Report: McMurrich/Monteith Compactors Project Blog Post Related Projects Categories […]
MRF Residue Compactor Upgrade
Peel Region’s mrf was designed with a compaction system to handle mrf process residue. Program growth has resulted in increasing volumes of residue that must be managed at the facility. The current compaction system cannot keep up with facility production resulting in excess quantities of residue being hauled uncompacted to the adjoining TS. Upgrading the […]
Markham’s Big Blue Belly Solar Compaction Public Space Recycling Project
The Town of Markham is a leader in waste diversion and is the first community in North America to pilot the Big Belly Solar Compaction unit for the collection of recyclables in public spaces. Markham has installed 18 Big Blue Belly units in the downtown business areas of Unionville and Markham. At the same time, […]
Cooperative Recycling Haulage
A co-operative project between the Cities of Kenora and Dryden. The project is supporting the purchase of a highway tractor for Kenora to haul the recycling compaction trailers from Kenora and Dryden to the processor in Winnipeg. The project is also supporting the upgrade to Dryden’s compaction trailer to be compatible with Kenora’s transfer facility and new compaction trailer. An agreement will be signed […]
Waste Recycling Plan – Addington Highlands
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. A review of options to optimize material transfer with focus on solar compactors. Recommends exploring partnerships, training and compaction. Documents Final […]
Peterborough Transfer Station Solar Compactors
This project involves the installation of solar powered compactors at two of the County of Peterborough’s transfer stations to improve hauling efficiencies for fibres collected at the two sites. The compactors are solar powered and will be equipped with remote monitoring capability to allow staff to determine when the bins actually require replacement. This feature optimizes hauling […]
Perfecting Indoor Public Space Recycling
$50k in funding was provided to the Town of Whitby to support implementation of an improved public building recycling program. The new containers and enhanced promotional materials are expected to increase diversion by 20% while reducing contamination. This project is expected to assist the CIF in developing better practices in this area of blue box recycling. Total project costs are […]
Multi-residential (MR) Containers
Implement E&E best practice on MR collection containers. Quinte Waste Solutions implemented best practices at its multi-residential buildings, which service approximately 5,000 households. This project included adding new and replacing damaged recycling carts, re-labelling carts and distributing new promotion and education materials to tenants and building staff, and adding new customized bins for cardboard and […]
Niagara Public Space Recycling Program – Phase 1
Niagara Region in cooperation with its local municipalities is working on a major expansion of its recycling services into local BIA’s, arenas, public buildings, parks and more. This multi-year project received $55,207 in funding from the CIF representing 40% of the municipality’s funding request. Installed 161 recycling bins in BIAs and parks throughout the Region […]
Muskoka Transfer Stations Solar Compactors Project
This project involves the installation of two solar powered compactors at each of three different transfer stations operated by the District of Muskoka to improve hauling efficiencies of blue box recyclables. The compactors are solar powered and capable of 110V back up for periods where insufficient sunlight is available to meet load demand. The compactors are also equipped with wireless […]
Transportation Logistics Analysis of Eastern Ontario
This project involves modeling of optimized roll off vs. overhead compactor collection of rural depots in Eastern Ontario as a surrogate wasteshed to establish a best practice which might be applied to sites managing under 100 tonnes/yr across the province. Documents Synopsis Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Cornwall MRF Evaluation
An evaluation study to provide the City of Cornwall information and options for the redevelopment of its MRF and its potential role in an eastern Ontario blue box processing context. Documents Final Report: MRF Evaluation and Optimization Study Blog Post Related Projects Categories
Carling Transfer Stations Solar Compactors Project
This project involves the installation of two solar powered compactors each at two of Carling Township’s transfer stations to improve hauling efficiencies. The compactors are solar powered and capable of 110V back up for periods where insufficient sunlight is available to meet load demand. Installation of compactors at these two sites is expected to reduce hauling costs by over $30,000/year […]
Whitestone Transfer Station Solar Compactors Project
This project involves the installation of solar powered compactors at each of Whitestone Township’s two transfer stations McDougall to improve hauling efficiencies. The compactors are solar powered and will be equipped with generators as backups for periods where insufficient sunlight is available to meet load demand. Installation of compactors at these two sites is expected to reduce hauling costs by […]
Waste Recycling Strategy – McKellar
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. McKellar’s strategy was developed to reduce depot operating costs, increase awareness of recycling program and diversion. Report identifies better practices and recommends […]
Transfer Facility Upgrades
Upgraded the loading ramp resulting in reduced loading times. Added new 8 yd3 recycling bins and directional signage. 42% reduction in labour requirements achieved and increase in diversion expected. Documents Final Report: Fort Frances Transfer Station Upgrades Blog Post Related Projects Categories
McKellar Transfer Station Solar Compactors Project
This project involves the replacement of side loading covered roll off bins for the collection of blue box recyclables at the McKellar transfer station with two compactor bins. The compactors are solar powered with 110V or single phase back up and will reduce bin pick up frequency through increased compaction of recyclables resulting in a projected savings of almost $40,000/year […]
Dryden Small Program P&E Plan
CIF assisted smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs. Dryden implemented a P&E program which included depot signage. Diversion of recyclables increased but mostly due to other P&E efforts. Documents Final Report: Small Program P&E Plan Implementation Blog Post Related Projects Small Community Recycling Promotion & Education Project #529.2 Categories […]
Waste Recycling Plan – McMurrich/Monteith
Waste Diversion Ontario (now the Resource Recovery and Productivity Authority) identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan. McMurrich/Monteith Township does not offer curbside recycling so review conducted of depot operations. Recommended better signage, P&E and outreach, e.g. community contest. […]
Recycling Program Evaluation
Review existing Blue Box recycling program and recommend possible options for program enhancement; undertaken by the CIF at the request of the Municipality. Review of depot operations and costs, especially waterfront depot experiencing high contamination rates. Report recommends improving signage at depots with clear, easily read signs that emphasize graphics and remove waterfront depot and […]
Open Space
Extension of Nestle Waters and City of Sarnia pilot. Installation of public space bins at 3 parks and 3 arenas and 8 convenience stores focusing on beverage container recycling. Baseline and post waste audits conducted. Public awareness campaign implemented resulting in beverage container recovery rates of average 75% at parks, 73% at arenas and 84% […]
Open Space Recycling in Canada
Subsequent to completion of Project 202, CIF Projects Committee requested that an additional scan be completed to determine if any further research on better practices in open space recycling, supported by quantified analysis, had been conducted by municipalities across Canada but not published. This project supports the findings of Project 202 in that while many municipalities have open space recycling programs, […]
Better Practices in Open Space Recycling
This project involved evaluating the results of Project 159 to determine if any Best Practices in open space recycling were identifiable and proven through quantitative analysis. The resulting report summarizes identified better practices for consideration in developing open space recycling programs. Discusses four best practices for public space: clear and consistent signage, placement of the recycling bins Design of the […]
Recycling Transfer Facility
Phase 1 study of options to develop BB transfer facility. Review of existing operations to develop recommendations to increase new transfer station effectiveness. Examined three options – Transtor system, compaction trailer, current system optimization. Documents Final Report: Improvements to the Town’s Recyclable Material Transfer Station Blog Post Related Projects Categories
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