Strategy Initiave
| Description
| Status
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1. Conduct an assessment on special curbside waste collection
| Review special curbside waste collections and the potential of collecting more/less items curbside, or increasing the frequency of existing programs (i.e. leaf and yard waste).
| Ongoing
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2. Evaluate recycling collection under the new Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) framework
| The County of Simcoe's blue box program transitions to IPR on January 1, 2024 therefore recycling collection services need to be assessed and negotiations with the Producer Responsible Organization (PRO), Circular Materials (CMO) needs to be undertaken.
| Ongoing
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3. Review impacted ineligible properties with the transition to Individual Producer
Responsibility (IPR)
| Review the impacts of Individual Producer Responsibility
(IPR) framework on ineligible properties within the County. Analyze the
implications of no longer servicing these locations, and assess whether
collection from these properties should continue past January 1, 2026.
| Ongoing
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4. Assess
Guidelines for Waste Collection from Multi-Family Developments
| Conduct an assessment on implementing design
guidelines for multi-family developments that intend to improve waste diversion
opportunities for this challenging sector.
| Ongoing
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5. Investigate
the Potential to Service the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional
(IC&I) Sector with Organics Collection
| Complete an assessment to determine the level of
interest from the IC&I sector not currently using the County’s organics
program to use a curbside organics collection program.
| Ongoing
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6. Assessment
on Mandatory Participation in the Organics Program
| Assess instituting a mandatory participation
by-law for organics, to ensure all serviced locations participate in curbside organics
collection.
| Ongoing
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7. Conduct
Research and Implement an Effective Organics Promotion and Education (P&E)
Campaigns
| Research other successful P&E campaigns to
identify best practices to promote organic diversion program participation and
implement effective organics campaigns.
| Ongoing
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8. Continued
Development of Environmental Resource and Recovery Centre (ERRC)
| Proceed with the design of this facility, the
approvals and ultimately the construction of the site.
| Ongoing
Click here to learn more about the ERRC.
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9. Review
Continued Operation of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Depots
| Evaluate the risks and costs to continue to operate HHW depots, now that the program has transitioned to IPR.
| Complete. Approved by Council.
See Council report here
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10. Assess the Current Rate Schedule at County Waste Facilities
| Assess the total cost for services associated with waste disposal and processing of divertible material and propose a new rate schedule to Council for approval.
| Ongoing
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11. Complete an assessment on extending hours at county waste facilities
| Conduct an assessment of current and potentially extended waste facility site hours.
| Ongoing
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12. Complete an assessment to relocate Matchedash Waste Facility to the Medonte closed landfill
| Complete an assessment on Medonte closed site replacing Matchedash waste facility, for increased accomodation for leaf and yard waste drop off, composting operations and diversion programs.
| Ongoing
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13. Explore purchasing property in South Simcoe for future waste management facilities
| Complete an assessment on potential properties
to purchase for future curbside waste transfer, public drop-off and leaf and
yard waste management.
| Ongoing
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14. Enhance Promotion & Education (P&E) programming
| Develop an effective and innovative P&E
program that will improve public knowledge and understanding of the County’s
waste programs, which would ultimately increase waste diversion/reduction.
| Ongoing
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