British Columbia municipalities were surveyed/interviewed to identify lessons learned with regards to their contracts or agreements with Recycle BC, the Producer Responsibility Organization responsible for managing the blue box program. Documents Project synopsis Presentation Related Projects Categories Transition |
This project sought to describe British Columbia's local government authorities’ experience with implementation of producer responsibility for residential packaging and paper products (PPP). Documents Report Presentation ORW October 2020 - Panel 2 - The British Columbia EPR Experience |
CIF developed a depot summary operations costing tool to help municipalities identify detailed operating costs and capital expenditures at each blue box depot. The Master Summary Costing tool enables municipalities to combine the individual depot costs into a single overall cost. Documents Depot Master Summary Costing Tool (.xlsx) Depot...
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...
CIF developed a depot costing tool to help municipalities identify detailed operating costs and capital expenditures at each blue box depot and combine the individual depot costs into a single overall cost. This tool is paired with a sample filled in for a fictitious depot. This tool could be used...
CIF developed a number of transition resources that were specific to First Nations Communities. A customizable PowerPoint tool "Backgrounder on the Ontario Blue Box Program Transition to Producer Responsibility" for First Nation communities. This resource includes instructional slides on how to use the tool and a wide range of blue...
In 2022, CIF launched a First Nation Blue Box Transition Working Group (FNTWG) with the goal of helping First Nation staff understand the blue box transition process and the implications of the various schedules and agreements, as well as allowing for an exchange of learnings and to identify communication and...
Prior to their Transition Date, there was possibility of an opportunity for a Municipality to rely on their WDTA Blue Box Program, as an Alternative Collection System (ACS) to meet their Producer obligations under the Regulation. CIF developed a form and guidance to assist Municipalities in applying for this option. For...
CIF developed a Blue Box Producer Calculator to help municipalities determine their producer status and whether they have reporting and management obligations. RPRA originally approved the calculator for use by municipalities for the reporting periods from 2021 (2020 data) to 2024 (2023 data). However, RPRA will now allow municipalities to use the CIF calculator for reporting...
Since the Blue Box Program’s inception, communities have invested in collection containers to deliver residential blue box collection services across Ontario. Some private waste management companies that are service providers for Circular Materials (CM) are approaching communities to negotiate the purchase of collection containers, including curbside blue boxes and carts,...
