End Markets – Page 2

March 20, 2009

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 End Markets | Innovation | Material Separation |...

End Markets | Innovation | Material Separation |

December 9, 2013

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...

Centre of Excellence | End Markets | Material Separation |

August 22, 2018

Development of a New CIF Price Sheet

This project considered development of a new methodology for determining the composite index associated with the CIF Price Sheet. Documents CIF Ontario Price Sheet Blog Post Related Projects Project #869 Project #779 Project #1172 Categories Centre of Excellence | End Markets |

Centre of Excellence | End Markets |

January 1, 2018

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...

Centre of Excellence | End Markets |

October 22, 2018

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...

Centre of Excellence | End Markets |

July 26, 2019

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...

Centre of Excellence | End Markets |

October 14, 2014

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...

Centre of Excellence | End Markets |

October 20, 2019

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 Best Practices | End...

Best Practices | End Markets |

August 21, 2017

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...

Centre of Excellence | End Markets |