Municipalities owning major Blue Box related assets and businesses may need to value them prior to making decisions to retain or divest Blue Box operations following transition to IPR. The CIF developed a number of tools to value these assets: A sample template for consulting work to obtain a business...
Communities were seeking data on municipal litter quantities, composition and collection costs for ground and public space bin litter and specifically for blue box material litter. The Municipal Resource Recovery and Research Collaborative (M3RC) was also looking for municipality-wide litter data to assist with advocacy efforts. As a result, CIF...
Following completion of the CIF/M3RC Community Cooperation Letter, municipalities were seeking additional solutions to ensure the effective coordination and performance of all waste and diversion collection contractors. To respond to this request, by-law clauses were developed and vetted through a municipal steering committee consisting of members of the CIF Program...
The CIF, in partnership with M3RC, prepared a letter for use by local communities to assist in communicating to various blue box program stakeholders (e.g., producer responsibility organizations, Reverse Logistics Group and their contractors) expectations for the effective management of key program service delivery details. The letter was developed by...
Post-transition (January 1, 2026, onward), producers will no longer allow non-eligible source blue box material to be collected with eligible source blue box material. As a result, communities who wish to continue providing blue box service to non-eligible sources will need to make appropriate arrangements. Some communities may find it...
Between July 2023 and December 2025, all municipalities in Ontario will be transitioning blue box programs to producers and as a result will have less information on whether recycling efforts are improving within their individual communities. The Municipal Datacall will also be coming to an end and municipal governments will...
The construction of medium to high density multi-residential buildings continues to increase across Ontario, leading to growing concerns about the proper design of garbage, recycling and organics collection systems for these types of buildings. To address these concerns, CIF developed a report that: identifies changes to provisions in the Ontario...
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...
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 Best Practices |...
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 Best Practices | Planning |
