Approved & Completed Projects
Over four hundred projects have been approved according to MIPC’s approved strategic areas, as shown below. Click on the links in the strategic areas in the table below to see a listing of projects underway or completed including reports as they become available.
| MIPC Strategic Area | Number of Approved Projects | Total Funding ($millions) |
|---|---|---|
| Best Practices | 269 | $25.801 |
| Innovation | 14 | $2.278 |
| Emerging Technologies | 7 | $.519 |
| Communication & Education | 93 | $1.442 |
| Project Support | 70 | $1.326 |
| Knowledge Resource Centre | 12 | $.138 |
| Total | 465 | $31.503 |
Best Practices
Title: Creating & Maintaining a Greener Black-River Matheson
(BRM) (#100)
Proponent: Twp. Of Black-River Matheson
CIF Funding: $41,900
Priority Area: Increase existing materials
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
Title:
Cooperative Recycling Plan (#102)
Proponent: Townships of Gillies
CIF Funding: $40,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Developed cooperative recycling plan for 6 rural municipalities surrounding City of Thunder Bay (Townships of Gilles, O'Connor, Oliver-Paipoonge, Neebing, Conmee & Shuniah).
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Title:
Materials Recycling Centre Viability Review (#103)
Proponent: Norfolk and Haldimand Counties
CIF Funding: $19,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Studied impact of Haldimand County removing themselves and their material from the current co-ownership arrangement with Norfolk MRF.
Title:
Recycling Transfer Facility (#110)
Proponent: Fort Frances
CIF Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Phase 1 study of options to develop BB transfer facility.
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Title: Expansion of Blue Box Collection (#112)
Proponent: Elliot Lake
CIF Funding: $1,100
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Expand curbside recycling collection to new residential development; support for communications and recycling boxes.
Title: New Recycling System (#117)
Proponent: Township of Assiginack
CIF Funding: $46,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Research, test and implement all new BB recycling system.
Title:
Integrated Waste Management Plan (#120)
Proponent: Township of Elizabethtown- Kitley
CIF Funding: $12,900
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Developed integrated waste management plan.
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Title:
Renfrew County MRF Plan (#121)
Proponent: Township of McNab-Braeside
CIF Funding: $14,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Prepared business plan to consider purchase of Bauman MRF in Renfrew County.
| Report |
Title:
Optimizing Stratford's Blue Box Program - Part 2 (#124)
Proponent: City of Stratford
CIF Funding: $33,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Program to evaluate & improve recycling at multi-residential facilities and depot.
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Title:
Implement MRes Best Practice; Signage for Recycling Depots (#125)
Proponent: City of Sarnia
CIF Funding: $58,875
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Implement best practices with database update, site visits, performance monitoring, new P&E, additional carts.
Title: Waste Management Plan (#129)
Proponent: City of Timmins
CIF Funding: $30,000
Priority Area: Geographic optimization
Develop waste management plan to increase waste diversion and initiate long term waste management plan.
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Title: Automated Single Stream Processing (#135)
Proponent: Bluewater Recycling Association
CIF Funding: $2,000,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 Project 176.
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Title: MRF Upgrades (#137)
Proponent: Quinte Waste Solutions (QWS)
CIF Funding: $140,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
Title: Eddy Current Installation (#138)
Proponent: Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling
CIF Funding: $49,550
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Install Eddy current separator in MRF.
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Title: MRF Upgrade - Fibre Line (#142)
Proponent: Niagara Region
CIF Funding: $525,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
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Title: Southwesten Ontario Regional
MRF (#146)
Proponent: City of London
CIF Funding: $4,500,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
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 some individual municipalities from Middlesex County, Elgin County and Lambton Counties. Preliminary discussions are underway with these municipalities.
Title: Multi-residential (MR) Containers
(#149)
Proponent: Quinte Waste Solutions
CIF Funding: $61,700
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Implement E&E best practice on MR collection containers.
Title:
Intergrated Waste Management Plans (#150)
Proponent: Quinte Waste Solutions
CIF Funding: $30,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Developed inegrated waste management plan.
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Title:
Material Processing Option Review (#155)
Proponent: Simcoe County
CIF Funding: $49,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Reviewed MRF operations and transportation alternatives.
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Title:
Program Blue Prints (#158)
CIF Funding: $100,000
Priority Area: Other
Developed blue prints to examine program improvements in light of better and best practices.
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Title: Sawtooth Bin Wall (#160)
Proponent: Elizabeth Kitley
CIF Funding: $26,000
Priority Area: Other
Construction of sawtooth wall to facilitate roll-off bins for recyclables at transfer station.
Title: Optical Sorting (#161)
Proponent: Niagara Region
CIF Funding: $595,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Improve container line in MRF with optical sorting and film recovery system.
Title: Recycling Transfer Station
(#162)
Proponent: Timmins
CIF Funding: $436,418
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Construct transfer station for BB material as result of recommendations in CIF #129.
Title:
Blue Box Governance Review (#170)
Proponent: Cochrane
CIF Funding: $7,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
CIF managed BB program; recommended options to enhance program at request of the Town.
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Title:
Program Review (#171)
Proponent: Sault North Waste Management Council
CIF Funding: $7,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
CIF managed project to evaluate and recommend BB program enhancements for consideration at the request of the proponentl.
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Title: Automated Blue Box Recycling
Collection (#173)
Proponent: City of Timmins
CIF Funding: $517,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Support for incremental cost of automation component of vehicles for automated BB recycling collection, plus recycling cart purchase and promotion and education.
Title: MRF Upgrade (#177)
Proponent: City of Guelph
CIF Funding: $336,128
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Capitalization of a new optical sorter for containers; expected to reduce overtime and labour costs while improving throughput and capture of residual materials.
| Report |
Title:
Tower Renewal - Maximizing Residential Waste Diversion, Part A (#178)
Proponent: City of Toronto
CIF Funding: $38,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
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Title: Development Support for Cooperative
Collection and Processing RFP (#180)
Proponent: Mattawa/Paineau-Cameron
CIF Funding: $7,500
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Support proponent communities in joint evaluation of a multi-municipal recycling RFP and investigate viability of developing a transfer station.
Title: Multi-residential
(MR) Performance Indicators (#183)
Proponent: City of London
CIF Funding: $6,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Develop MR best practice benchmarks.
Title: Blue Box
(BB) Transfer Station (#186)
Proponent: Halton Region
CIF Funding: $175,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Construct transfer facility for BB materials to allow for transportation to processing facility.
Title:
Blue Box (BB) Transfer Station upgrades (#187)
Proponent: Kenora
CIF Funding: $248,833
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Upgrades to transfer facility to allow for loading into a compaction trailer.
Title: Large Capacity Blue Boxes (BBO for
Container Stream (#189) Proponent: Durham Region
CIF Funding: $921,800
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
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Title:
Implement Multi-residential (MF) Best Practices (#193)
Proponent: Durham Region
CIF Funding: $71,400
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Implement best practicesfor MR recycling with database update, site visits, performance monitoring, new P&E, more carts, in-unit containers for all MR households.
Title:
Transfer Facility Upgrades (#194)
Proponent: Fort Frances
CIF Funding: $74,379
Priority Area: Other
Upgrade loading ramp for transfer of recyclables; construct public drop-off depot.
Title:
Waste Management Plan (#196)
Proponent: Timiskaming Shores
CIF Funding: $6,100
Priority Area: Other
Develop Waste Management Plan.
Title:
Multi-residential (MR) Container Density Factors (#201)
CIF Funding: $5,700
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Visual inspections at MR buildings to determine average density factors & benchmark recycling performance.
Title:
Compaction Bins for Municipal Transfer Station (#209)
Proponent: McDougall Township
CIF Funding: $53,822
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
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.
Title:
Collection RFP Development (#211)
Proponent: South Frontenac
CIF Funding: $10,000
Priority Area: Other
Consulting support to develop RFP for recycling collection and processing services for the Township.
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Title:
Implement Multi-residential (MR) Best Practices (#212)
Proponent: Niagara Region
CIF Funding: $249,750
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
MRF ESCO (#216)
Proponent: City of Guelph
CIF Funding: $10,000
Priority Area: Other
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.
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Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#218)
Proponent: City of London
CIF Funding: $194,725
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title: Building Code & Design Standards
for Multi-residential (MR) (#219) CIF Funding: $49,770
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
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Title:
Implement Multi-residential (MR) Best Practices (#221)
Proponent: City of St. Thomas
CIF Funding: $27,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
Recycling Program Evaluation (#225)
Proponent: Municipality of Killarney
CIF Funding: $6,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Review existing BB recycling program and recommend possible options for program enhancement; undertaken by the CIF at the request of the Municipality.
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Title:
Multi-Municipal Recycling Program Development (#226)
Proponent: North East Superior
CIF Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
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Title:
MRF Upgrade (#227)
Proponent: Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre (OVWRC)
CIF Funding: $20,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
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Title:
Recycling Program Evaluation (#230)
Proponent: West Nipissing
CIF Funding: $11,390
Priority Area: Existing Materials
Recycling processing operations review with options to consider for program enhancement; undertaken by CIF at the request of the Municipality.
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Title:
MRF ESCO (#232)
Proponent: Northumberland County
CIF Funding: $7,500
Priority Area: Other
MCW Consulting completed an energy efficiency study of Northumberland’s MRF; identified potential savings of almost $10,000/yr through lighting retrofit program.
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Title:
Expansion of Blue Box Collection (#235)
Proponent: County of Peterborough
CIF Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Other
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 on municipal boundaries; resulted in increased efficiency in collection and simplified services.
Title:
Multi-residential (MR) Community Housing Recycling Rooms (#237)
Proponent: City of Toronto
CIF Funding: $212,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Toronto Communicty Housing Corporation (TCHC) is North Americal'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.
Title:
Integrated Recycling Plan (#240)
Proponent: Sarnia
CIF Funding: $45,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Piloting of the CIF Recycling Planning Guideline and Template. Seven municipalites in Lambton County requested assistance from CIF with plan development and agreed to pilot the new planning template.
Title: Haldimand County
Transfer Station (#241)
Proponent: Haldimand County
CIF Funding: $916,942
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
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. Based on this information, Haldimand subsequently applied for and received funding in Jan of 2010 to construct a transfer station.
Title:
The Big Blue: Increase Container Capacity and Control Litter (#242)
Proponent: City of Greater Sudbury
CIF Funding: $42,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#250)
Proponent: Region of Waterloo
CIF Funding: $171,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
MRF Upgrade (#251)
Proponent: Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre
CIF Funding: $867
Priority Area: Other
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 (muscoloskeletal disorder) related injuries, lost time and alternative duty costs.
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Title:
Public Sector MRF Capacity and Capability Study (#254)
CIF Funding: $75,000
Priority Area: Other
To provide individual municipal owners, The Association of Municipalities of Ontario, Toronto and Stewardship Ontario with a comprehensive independent information on the capacity, capability, condition and expansion plans of public sector MRFs in Ontario.
Title:
Town of Perth Recycling Program Enhancements (#255)
Proponent: Town of Perth
Funding: $36,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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 second large capacity recycling container, expanding the types of materials included in the program, promotion and education initiatives in regards to the program changes, and some benchmarking and monitoring to measure the impact of the changes on the system. The expected outcome is to improve the programs efficiency and boost the recovery rate by a minimum of 5%.
Title:
Noelville Landfill Recycle Depot Restructure (#259)
Proponent: Noelville Landfill Recycle Depot Restructure
Funding: $55,448
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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. Also included in the project is the expansion of one of the pubic recycling depots due to the high volume of use of the depot.
Title:
Recycling Program Evaluation (#260)
Proponent: Madawaksa Valley
Funding: $8,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
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Title:
Recycling Program Evaluation (#261)
Proponent: Town of Bancroft
Funding: $6,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
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Title:
Recycling Program Evaluation (#262)
Proponent: Township of Killaloe, Hargarty & Richards
Funding: $6,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
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Title:
Recycling Program Evaluation (#263)
Proponent: Township of North Dundas
Funding: $6,474
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
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Title:
Implementation of BB Recycling Program (#264)
Proponent: Township of Assiginack
Funding: $4,900
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Implementation of a depot-based blue box recycling program in the municipality. Support is for promotion and education efforts and the purchase of blue boxes for the residents of the Township.
Title:
P&E Enhancement (#269)
Proponent: City of Sarnia
Funding: $5,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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 monitered to determine the effectivness of the tool.
Title:
MRF Upgrade - Container Baler System (#271)
Proponent: Northumberland
Funding: $209,025
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
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Title:
Recycling Strategy Development (#274)
Proponent: Town of Plympton-Wyoming
Funding: $8,795
Priority Area: Increasing Existing Materials
Development of a Recycling Plan for the Town of Plympton-Wyoming.
Title:
Simcoe County Mobile Education Unit (#276)
Proponent: County of Simcoe
Funding: $45,000
Priority Area: Increasing Existing Materials
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. Approximately $45,000 in funding, representing 50% of eligible costs, was provided by the CIF.
Title:
Simcoe County School Recycling Program (#277)
Proponent: County of Simcoe
Funding: $85,000
Priority Area: Increasing Existing Materials
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 43% of the eligible costs was provided by the CIF.
Title:
Roll-off Bins for Glass Collection (#278)
Proponent: Township of North Frontenac
Funding: $4,820
Priority Area: Increasing Existing Materials
Assist with the purchase of bins to be used to collect glass at the public recycling depots.
Title:
Curbside Automated Cart Collection (#284)
Proponent: City of Guelph
CIF Funding: $1,311,905
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 to be over $350,000/year when full implemented. Implementation is expected to take several years.
Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#286)
Proponent: City of Barrie
CIF Funding: $37,290
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Guelph MRF Energy Efficiency Upgrades (#287)
Proponent: City of Guelph
CIF Funding: $118,399
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 from the CIF which represents approximately 42% of the unfunded portion of the project. Annual savings of $117,227 are expected as a result of these improvements which represents a payback of just over 1 year on the CIF investment. Almost $700,000 in additional upgrades were identified by the consultant which Guelph staff are considering for implementation in future years.
Title:
Cooperative Recycling Haulage (#288)
Proponent: Kenora
Funding: $137,500
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
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 between Kenora and Dryden for recycling material haulage services which will result in cost savings for both Kenora and Dryden.
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Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#301)
Proponent: Town of Perth
Funding: $6,020
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
Large Curbside Containers (#302)
Proponent: City of St. Thomas
Funding: $41,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
For the purchase and distribution of the 22 gallon blue boxes for the City. The boxes will be promoted for the use of the containers stream of collection.
Title:
MRF ESCO (#314)
Proponent: Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre
Funding: $10,000
Priority Area: Other
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.
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Title:
Large Blue Box Distribution & Promotion (#327)
Proponent: Township of Madawaska Valley
Funding: $20,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
The distribution of large sized blue boxes to residents, along with program promotion to increase the capture of blue box materials.
Title:
MRes: RFID Integration with On-Board Weigh Scales (#328)
Proponent: Peel Region
Funding: $240,500
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
Title:
Cooperative Waste Recycling Plan (#331)
Proponent: Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation
Funding: $45,000
Priority Area: Other
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.
Title:
Large Yellow Box Distribution & Promotion for New Materials (#332)
Proponent: Town of Smith Falls
Funding: $34,000
Priority Area: Increase 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.
Title:
MRF Preventative Maintenance Audit (#336)
Proponent: Region of Durham
Funding: $5,000
Priority Area: Other
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 to better assess the potential value of conducting preventative maintenance audits of municipal MRFs.
Title:
Stationary Box Recycling Collection (#338)
Proponent: The Blue Mountains
Funding: $4,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title: City of Windsor Public Space Recycling Program (#340)
Proponent: Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority
Funding: $75,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
MRF ESCO (#347)
Proponent: City of Hamilton
Funding: $10,000
Priority Area: Other
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.
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Title:
Strong Twp MRF Weigh Scale (#354)
Proponent: Township of Strong
Funding: $1,159
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#358)
Proponent: City of North Bay
Funding: $17,017
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
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.
Title:
Multi-residential Cart Purchase (#359)
Proponent: Town of Smith Falls
Funding: $3,270
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
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.
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Title:
London Mres In-Unit Blue Bags (#366)
Proponent: City of London
Funding: $17,690
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
Development of a Co-operative Recycling Services RFP (#373)
Proponent: City of Sarnia
Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Support for the development of a co-operative recycling services RFP for 7 municipalities in Lambton County as per best practice.
Title:
Development of a Recycling Services RFP (#374)
Proponent: City of Brockville
Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Other
Support for the development of a recycling services RFP for the City of Brockville to meet best practice.
Title:
MRF Residue Compactor Upgrade (#376)
Proponent: Region of Peel
Funding: $127,833
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 compaction system will eliminate this double handling and allow Peel Region to divert additional material from expensive ‘after hours’ disposal options to a nearby residue recovery facility thereby improving their diversion rate. The project is expected to cost approximately $256,000 with an anticipated payback of only one year. The CIF will contribute 50% of total costs.
Title:
OVWRC MRF Lighting Retrofit (#380)
Proponent: Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre
Funding: $9,507
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
Title:
Recycling Services RFP Development Support (#381)
Proponent: City of Stratford
Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Other
Support for the development of an RFP for recycling services.
Title:
MRF Operations Assessment (#382)
Proponent: Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority
Funding: $10,000
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
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.
Title:
Development of a Cooperative Recycling Services RFP (#385)
Proponent: Twp of Madawaska Valley and Twp of Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards
Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Other
Support for the development of a cooperative recycling services RFP for the Townships of Madawaska Valley and Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards to meet best practice.
Title: Development of a Cooperative Recycling Services RFP (#392)
Proponent: Town of Renfrew and Town of Arnprior
Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Other
Support for the development of a cooperative recycling services RFP for the Towns of Renfrew and Arnprior to meet best practice.
Title: Increase Curbside Collection Capacity (#394)
Proponent: Chippewas of Nawash First Nations
Funding: $1,407
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
The Chippewas of Nawash are relaunching their recycling program with distribution of larger boxes to capture additional plastics and encourage additional participation through a ‘grass roots’ promotional campaign.
Title: Public Space Recycling - Phase 2 (#396)
Proponent: City of Toronto
Funding: $390,503
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 payback of approximately one year and Cif is contributing almost $391,000 to assist with, amongst other things, monitoring and measuring obligations.
Title: Large Curbside Containers and Promotion & Education Campaign (#397)
Proponent: Town of Aylmer
Funding: $18,125
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
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.
Title: Multi-Residential Best Practices (#399)
Proponent: County of Wellington
Funding: $15,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title: Recycling Services RFP Development Support (#408)
Proponent: Municipality of Grey Highlands
Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Other
Support for the development of an RFP for recycling services.
Title: Sarnia Mres - RFID Tag Installation on Cart Inventory (#417)
Proponent: City of Sarnia
Funding: $3,250
Priority Area: Other
Sarnia will update existing cart inventory to add RFID tags and to add new descriptive labels identifying recyclables accepted in program. Labels will be updated to include new plastics to be added to the program.
Title: Delivery of Large Curbside Containers and Promotion & Education Campaign (#419)
Proponent: City of Brantford
Funding: $37,800
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title: Large Blue Box Distribution and P&E Campaign (#421)
Proponent: Township of Elizabethown-Kitley
Funding: $7,000
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
The Township will be distributing new large capacity blue boxes to its curbside collection area and providing new P&E materials to enhance the capture of plastics and other blue box materials.
Title: Recycling Services RFP Development Support (#422)
Proponent: City of St. Thomas
Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Other
Support for the development of an RFP for recycling services.
Title: Transfer Station Scale Upgrades (#425)
Proponent: City of Woodstock
Funding: $10,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
Title: Hamilton MRF Energy Efficiency Upgrades (#427)
Proponent: City of Hamilton
Funding: $96,951
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 $230,000 after incentives and the CIF will contribute approximately 42% of these costs.
Title: Study of the Optimization of the Blue Box Material Processing System in Ontario (#428)
Funding: $400,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
StewardEdge Inc. was retained to undertake a study to determine an optimized transfer and MRF infrastructure for Ontario.
Title: Implementation of Multi-Residential Best Practices (#432)
Proponent: Town of Aylmer
Funding: $7,933
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Aylmer has 40 multi-res buildings. Alymer will implement multi-res best practices.
Title: Recycling Workshops for Superintendents & Property Managers (#434)
Funding: $48,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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 muncipalities to implement workshops.
Title:
Large Curbside Containers (#447)
Proponent: Township of Malahide
Funding: $10,494
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Purchase & delivery of 2,905 large curbside recycling containers.
Title:
Large Curbside Containers (#448)
Proponent: Municipality of Central Elgin
Funding: $19,923
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Purchase & delivery of 5,515 large curbside recycling containers.
Title:
Large Curbside Containers (#449)
Proponent: Municipality of Thames Centre
Funding: $17,701
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Purchase & delivery of 4,900 large curbside recycling containers.
Title:
Large Curbside Containers (#450)
Proponent: Municipality of Bayham
Funding: $9,952
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Purchase & delivery of 2,755large curbside recycling containers.
Title:
Transfer Station Upgrades (#504.11)
Proponent: Municipality of Centre Hastings
Funding: $11,745
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Enhancment of centralized collection areas for cottagers on private laneways. Installation of depot structure to hold glass containers and OCC which will clean up the collection areas. The “stations” are the same as the ones used by QWS for MR collection in urban areas.
Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#508.4)
Proponent: City of Kawartha Lakes
Funding: $19,850
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
Transfer Facility Upgrades (#508.11)
Proponent: City of Kawartha Lakes
Funding: $425,248
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
This project involves the design and construction of a new, LEEDS certified, centralized transfer station at the City of Kawartha Lakes’ Lindsay Ops Landfill site to replace the City’s out-dated facility at the west end of the municipality. The new facility will provide the City easy and efficient access for collection routing and is expected to reduce annual operating costs by almost $200,000/year excluding additional one time capital cost savings. Up to $425,248 in funding, representing approximately 46% of the project costs was provided by the CIF.
Title:
Armour Township MRF Upgrades (#511.11)
Proponent: Armour Township
Funding: $12,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 of 7 years is expected.
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Title:
Essex Windsor Regional Landfill Public Depot (#513.11)
Proponent: Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority
Funding: $15,047
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
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 $38,000. The CIF contributed approximately $15,000 in funding representing 46% of the project costs with a payback of under 2 years compared with current curbside collection and disposal costs.
Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#513.4)
Proponent: Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority
Funding: $61,250
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
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Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#514.4)
Proponent: City of Oxford
CIF Funding: $19,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#517.4)
Proponent: City of Greater Sudbury
CIF Funding: $36,425
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Transfer Station Upgrades (#522.11)
Proponent: Township of Admaston/Bromley
CIF Funding: $13,400
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#525.4)
Proponent: City of Woodstock
CIF Funding: $23,780
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Implementation of Multi-Residential Best Practices (#534.4)
Proponent: City of Brantford
CIF Funding: $35,935
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Toronto Public Space Recycling (#548.7)
Proponent: City of Toronto
CIF Funding: $95,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 trialling new container designs in an effort to reduce contamination. The total cost of the project is estimated to be over $212,000 and CIF will be committing up to $95,000 or 45% of project costs.
Title:
Toronto Auto Cart Collection Expansion (#548.11)
Proponent: City of Torono
CIF Funding: $1,418,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 almost $900,000 per year are expected through the conversion of these 46 vehicles to automated collection trucks. The total project costs are approximately $11,700,000 and will divert an additional 3,000 tonnes of blue box material annually.
Title:
Public Space Recycling (#558.7)
Proponent: City of London
CIF Funding: $6,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Carts for Automated Collection (#562.11)
Proponent: Township of Southgate
CIF Funding: $12,055
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Niagara Public Space Recycling Program - Phase 1 (#564.7)
Proponent: Region of Niagara
CIF Funding: $55,207
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
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Title:
Multi-Residential Best Practices -Phase 2 (#565.4)
Proponent: City of Peterborough
CIF Funding: $10,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Public Space Recycling (#565.7)
Proponent: City of Peterborough
CIF Funding: $6,712
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Implement MRes Best Practices (#566.4)
Proponent: Region of Peel
CIF Funding: $600,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title:
Peel MRF QC Station Installation (#566.11)
Proponent: Peel Region
CIF Funding: $172,232
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 aluminium) and reduce the loss of recyclables into the residue stream. The new stations are expected to reduce the amount of residue outbound in the recyclables streams by over 170 tonnes per year and capture an additional 1,700 tonnes of recyclables from the residue thereby reducing disposal costs and improving revenues. The project is expected to have a payback of approximately 2 years and received $172,232 in CIF funding representing 49% of project costs.
Title:
Public Space Recycling (#567.7)
Proponent: City of Hamilton
CIF Funding: $21,077
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
This project supports the launch of the City’s new public space recycling program and incorporates many of the CIF’s recommended better practises. It includes innovative social marketing components and performance testing of plastic tri-sort containers. The initiative involves distribution of approximately 400 recycling containers with primary goals of improving capture of material and reducing contamination. $21,077 in funding was provided to purchase the necessary containers and test the new system’s performance.
Title:
Transfer Facility Upgrades (#581.11)
Proponent: Strong Township
CIF Funding: $22,950
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 $22,950 or 46% of the funds required to complete this project. A payback of six years is expected.
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Title:
Curbside Recycling Implementation and Material Transfer (#616.8)
Proponent: Town of Cochrane
CIF Funding: $232,412
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
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.
Title:
Multi-Residential Best Practices (#617.5)
Proponent: City of Cornwall
CIF Funding: $21,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title: Multi-Residential Best Practices (#619.5)
Proponent: County of Dufferin
CIF Funding: $14,700
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title: Implementation of Multi-Residential Best Practices (#631.5)
Proponent: Halton Region
CIF Funding: $88,160
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title: Fenelon Falls Compactor System (#636.9)
Proponent: City of Kawartha Lakes
CIF Funding: $22,388
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
City of Kawartha Lakes intends to install a compactor at its Fenelon Falls transfer station to improve hauling efficiencies of its blue box materials. The project will cost approx $47,939, has a projected payback of under 5 years and CIF will contribute 47% or approx $22,388.
Title:
Public Space Recycling Compaction Containers (#637.13)
Proponent: City of Kenora
CIF Funding: $48,864
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
Title:
Open Space Recycling (#638.13)
Proponent: Township of Killaloe, Hagarty & Richards
CIF Funding: $5,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
Public Space Recycling (#639.13)
Proponent: Municipality of Killarney
CIF Funding: $2,878
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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 highly visible. The total project cost is approximately $10,100 and CIF is contributing 28% of the funds.
Title:
Markham’s Big Blue Belly Solar Compaction Public Space Recycling Project (#643.13)
Proponent: Town of Markham
CIF Funding: $40,126
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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, the Town has agreed to be the first Canadian community to pilot a computer electronic monitoring system that will use wireless technology to send information to the Town indicating when the units are full. The Town will conduct extensive monitoring to determine the unit’s payback and cost savings related to reduced collection time and increased revenues from additional recyclables collected. The project is expected to reduce collection costs by 50% and increase recycling capture rates. CIF is contributing $40,126 (46%) of the total project costs.
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Title:
Recycling Depot Signage Upgrade (#644.9)
Proponent: Municipality of Meaford
CIF Funding: $2,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Installation of signage at one of Meaford’s two public drop offs to improve sortation and general communication with the public.
Title:
Public Space Recycling (#644.13)
Proponent: Municipality of Meaford
CIF Funding: $3,624
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
The Town of Meaford operates two public depots in town. The CIF is providing approx $3600, or 45% funding, to assist staff in upgrading signage at their sites to facilitate materials separation and instruction to facility users.
Title:
North Bay MRF Container Line (#649.8)
Proponent: City of North Bay
CIF Funding: $96,115
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
Title:
Aluminum Blower Replacement (#656.2)
Proponent: Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre
CIF Funding: $26,370
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
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 up to 44% of costs.
Title:
Public Space Recycling (#666.13)
Proponent: City of St. Thomas
CIF Funding: $46,250
Priority Area: Increasing Exisiting Materials
The City of St. Thomas is implementing an open space recycling program in the downtown area and a number of parks and public spaces throught 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.
Title: MRF Preventative Maintenance Audit (#671.10)
Proponent: Region of Waterloo
CIF Funding: $2,500
Priority Area: Other
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 $,5000 and was funded 50% by the CIF to better assess the upkeep of this key piece of provincial infrastructure.
Title: Waste Recycling Plans
Funding: $1.7 million
WDO has identified recycling strategies/plans as a best practice. The CIF will provide assistance to municipal programs for the completion of a Waste Recycling Plan.
Alfred and Plantagenet, Twp of
Aylmer, Town of
Bancroft, Town of
Barrie, City of
Blind River, Town of
Bonnechere Valley, Township of
Bruce Area Solid Waste Recycling
Central Frontenac, Twp of
Chippewas of Georgina First Nation
Cochrane Timiskaming Waste Management Board
Dutton-Dunwich, Municipality of
Espanola, Twp of
Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority
Gananoque, Town of
Grey Highlands, Municipality of
Haldimand County
Hamilton, City of
Hastings Highlands, Municipality of
Kingston, City of
Lanark Highlands, Twp of
London, City of
Madawaska Valley, Twp of
Meaford, Municipality of
McKellar, Twp of
North Grenville, Municipality of
Northern Bruce Peninsula
Northumberland County
Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre
Peterborough, City of
Prescott, Town of
Sables-Spanish Rivers, Twp of
Sioux Lookout
Smith Falls, Twp of
Southwold, Twp of
The Archipelago, Twp of
The Blue Mountains, Town of
Tri-Neighbours Board of Management
West Elgin, Municipality of
Whitestone, Municipality of
Title: Multi-Municipal
Waste Recycling Plans
Funding: $45,000 for each
Development of a co-operative Waste Recycling Plan as per WDO best practice.
Proponents (# Project Number)
Township of Malahide (#294) - includes Bayham & Central Elgin
Township of Strong & Municipality of Magnetawan (#298)
Township of East Ferris (#305) - includes Municipality of Powassan and Chisholm Township
Municipality of Dysart et al (#307) - includes Minden Hills, Algonquin Highlands, & Highlands East
Township of McNab/Braeside & Township of Horton (#311)
Town of Carleton Place et al (#312) - includes Mississippi Mills, Beckwith, Drummond/North Elmsley & Montague
Dufferin County (#355) - includes Amaranth, East Garafraxa, East Luther Grand Valley, Melancthon, Mono, Mulmur, Orangeville and Shelburne
Title: Purchase of Large Curbside Containers
Proponent: 2010 & 2011 REOI Respondents
Funding: $2.6 million
WDO has 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).
Innovation
Title: TiTech Optical Sorting (#118)
Proponent: Hamilton
CIF Funding: $132,250
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Install a two-valve TiTech Polysort Optical sortation system in the MRF.
CIF Funding: $1,900,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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 process materials through the duration of this project through a public tendering process. The CIF and Stewardship Ontario will begin working with interested municipalities to start the project in 2010 running through 2011. For more information, see the joint Stewardship Ontario-CIF announcement & Mixed Plastics Processing for Ontario Municipalities.
Title:
EPS Densification (#130)
CIF Funding: $20,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Status: Completed
Engineering to develop a mobile expanded polystyrene densification program that can go from municipality-to-municipality to process EPS and send to market.
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Title:
Route Optimization Software (#181)
CIF Funding: $6,190
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
The purpose of Project 181 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 of the project. The first phase included conducting a scan of route optimization software providers to identify those providing simple, inexpensive routing systems. The second phase included contacting the identified vendors and their customers to determine the capabilities and efficacy of the available systems. CIF staff are working to determine if there is sufficient interest amongst municipalities to warrant further work in the subject area.
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Title:
Peterborough Transfer Station Solar Compactors Project (#275)
Proponent: County of Peterborough
CIF Funding: $74,807
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 frequency and reduces operating costs by avoiding the cost of hauling partially filled bins typical of pre-scheduled automatic pick-ups. Installation of compactors at the two sites is expected to reduce hauling costs by over $10,000/year with a project payback of approximately 4 years.
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McKellar Transfer Station Solar Compactors Project (#280)
Proponent: Township of McKellar
CIF Funding: $76,213
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 and a project payback of under 3 years.
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Title:
Whitestone Transfer Station Solar Compactors Project (#281)
Proponent: Municipality of Whitestone
CIF Funding: $159,810
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 over $40,000/year with a project payback of under 4 years is expected.
Title:
McDougall Landfill Solar Compactors Project (#282)
Proponent: Townshop of McDougall
CIF Funding: $90,447
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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% of the cost of providing the service with open top rolloffs. A project payback of under 5 years is expected.
Title:
Carling Transfer Stations Solar Compactors Project (#283)
Proponent: Township of Carling
CIF Funding: $119,957
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 with a project payback of under 3 years is expected.
Title:
Markham Polystyrene Densification Project (#291)
Proponent: Township of Markham
CIF Funding: $55,110
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Installation of a cold densification unit to process expanded polystyrene.
Title:
Muskoka Transfer Stations Solar Compactors Project (#303)
Proponent: District of Muskoka
CIF Funding: $197,775
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 monitoring devices to keep staff informed of when bins need to be switched out. Installation of compactors at these sites is expected to reduce hauling costs by over $68,000/year with an expected project payback of approximately 6 years. $197,775 in funding was provided by the CIF for this value added system improvement.
Title:
Maximizing Residential Waste Diversion - Phase 2 (#315)
Proponent: City of Toronto
Funding: $61,600
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
Implementing On-Truck RFID Tracking for Collection (#351)
Proponent: City of Timmins
CIF Funding: $30,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Install RFID readers on the automated curbside collection vehicles to track the recycling container information in the new collection program.
Title:
McMurrich/Monteith Compactor Installation (#405)
Proponent: Township of McMurrich/Monteith
CIF Funding: $20,677
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
Emerging Technologies
Title: Bollegraaf Film Grabber (#119)
Proponent: Hamilton
CIF Funding: $308,700
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Install a Bollegraaf mechanical film grabber in the MRF.
Title:
Plastic Low Pressure Intrusion Technology (#139)
CIF Funding: $60,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Development of equipment that will use mixed plastic waste material to produce durable, waterproof, insect and rot resistant deck, fencing and other materials.
Title:
International Technology Scan (#195)
Proponent: CIF Staff
Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 total of thirteen European and Asian countries were contacted with submissions received back from the majority. Several companies with new technologies of potential interest were identified and require additional follow-up.
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Title:
Thermoset PET (#207)
Proponent: NAPCOR
CIF Funding: $35,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Work with NAPCOR and Stewardship Ontario to evaluate processing alternatives for Thermoset PET.
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Title:
Natural Gas Vehicles (#217)
CIF Funding: $5,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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 aternative fuel vehicle usage.
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Title:
Field Trial of Hydrogen Injection System in Recycling Trucks (#344)
CIF Funding: $56,500
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
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.
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Communication & Education
Title: Improved Rural Recycling
Depots Through Signage (#101)
Proponent: West Nipissing
CIF Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Goals are to: 1) install proper signage at out lying depots; 2) maximize rural recycling depot site efficiency, increase participation, capture and minimize contamination.
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Title:
40% Diversion (#116)
Proponent: Seguin Township
CIF Funding: $32,200
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Increase diversion from 22% to 40% using depots and two stream collection through promotion and education.
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Title:
Increase Multi-res Compliance (#156)
Proponent: Essex-Windsor
CIF Funding: $39,800
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Implement an outreach program to increase the number of multi-res buildings by 20-30%.
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Title:
Multi-res P&E (#166)
CIF Funding: $120,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
CIF has developed printed materials to promote recycling in the multi-res sector. Partner municipalities may access their login here. To find out how your municipality can have access to the materials developed under this project contact Anne Boyd at aboyd@london.ca or 519-661-2500 ext 7304.
Title:
Multi-res (#174)
Proponent: Peterborough
CIF Funding: $13,250
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Install 100 new carts, inventory all buildings, stickers, P&E.
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Title:
Small Program P&E Plan (#192)
CIF Funding: $150,000
Priority Area: Other
Development of a P&E plan template for small program usage as well as the development of communication material templates.
Title:
Enhanced Website (#198)
Proponent: Peterborough County
CIF Funding: $5,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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 monitered to determine the effectiveness of the tool.
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Title:
Enhanced Website (#200)
Proponent: Kenora
CIF Funding: $5,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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 monitered to determine the effectiveness of the tool.
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Title:
Enhanced Website (#214)
Proponent: Wellington County
CIF Funding: $5,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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 monitered to determine the effectiveness of the tool.
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Title:
Communication Evaluation(#233)
Proponent: Ottawa Valley
CIF Funding: $4,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
An assessment of the best practices the program compared to the “Rural Collection – South” group of municipalities.
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Title:
Cooperative Multi-Municipal Recycling Communications Program Implementation
(#265)
Proponent: Township of Gillies
CIF Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
Perfecting Indoor Public Space Recycling (#268)
Proponent: Town of Whitby
Funding: $50,000
Priority Area: Increase existing materials
$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 practises in this area of blue box recycling. Total project costs are budgeted at over $123,000.
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Title:
Multi-Cultural Communications Strategy Research and Best Practice (#285)
Proponent: Halton Region
CIF Funding: $25,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Undertake research with a number of multi-cultural groups in the Region to determine better and proper communications strategies and materials. The research will be used to develop new communications materials and determine best practices for the production of communications in diverse communities.
Title:
BB Program Communications Relaunch (#308)
Proponent: Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority
CIF Funding: $53,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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 P&E efforts.
Title:
Waste Disposal Site Signage (#323)
Proponent: Township of Lanark Highlands
CIF Funding: $2,175
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
The production and installation of new and enhanced signage for the blue box recycling collection depot are at the landfill site as per best practice.
Title:
North Bay Blue Box Promotions (#371)
Proponent: City of North Bay
Funding: $5,000
Priority Area: Increase existing materials
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.
Title:
Promotion of Expanded Recycling Program & Distribution of Large Curbside Containers (#377)
Proponent: Norfolk County
CIF Funding: $44,500
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
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.
Title:
P&E Campaign for Expanded Materials (#404)
Proponent: Township of Malahide
CIF Funding: $5,000
Priority Area: Increase New 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.
Title:
Promotion and Education Campaign (#411)
Proponent: City of Ottawa
CIF Funding: $201,000
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
Promotion to support the recent addition of additional plastics (mixed plastics) to the Ottawa blue box program. The year long campaign will utilize different media channels to inform residents and promote the capture of plastic packaging. The City will also be co-operating with the provincial plastics campaign that has been developed by Stewardship Ontario.
Title: Promotion & Education Initiatives (#412)
Proponent: City of Woodstock
Funding: $13,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title: Mixed Plastics Promotion & Education Campaign (#415)
Proponent: City of Kawartha Lakes, City of Peterborough, Peterborough County, County of Northumberland
Funding: $130,000
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
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 be used in Ontario municipalities.
Title: York Mixed Plastics P&E Campaign (#420)
Proponent: Region of York
Funding: $26,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title: Muti-Residential Promotion & Education Templates (#433)
Funding: $7,600
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Development of a Microsoft Word document template for use in promoting recycling in multi-residential buildings.
Title: P&E for Mixed Plastic Implementation (#624.4)
Proponent: Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority
Funding: $100,000
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
Promotion and education support, up to $100,000, for the EWSWA to promote the addition of mixed plastics to its blue box program in 2012. The funding support is 60% of the P&E costs as per the CIF priority for the enhancement of plastics capture. This initiative in co-operation with CIF Project 624.3 distribution of large capacity blue boxes.
Title: P&E Initiatives for Plastic Packaging (#642.4)
Proponent: City of London
Funding: $16,000
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
Providing enhanced (60%) support for P&E initiatives to promote the expanded collection of plastic packaging that the City has added to the blue box program.
Title: Signage Upgrade for Public Space Recycling (#667.13)
Proponent: City of Stratford
Funding: $2,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Title: Small Community Recycling
Promotion & Education
Proponent: 2010 & 2011 REOI Respondents
Funding: $1.01 million
Priority Area: Increase existing materials
CIF will assist smaller municipalities with promotion and education to promote recycling programs.
Completed Project Reports:
Municipality of Grey Highlands
Title: Multi-residential
Recycling Promotion & Education
Proponent: 2010 REOI Respondents
Funding: $50,000
Priority Area: Increase existing materials
CIF has allocated $50,000 to expand access to the web based application that CIF developed for standardized print promotion and education material for multi-residential programs.
Project Support
Title:
Multi-residential Recycling Co-ordinator (#113)
CIF Funding: $120,000
Priority Area: Increase existing materials
The Multi-Residential Working Group has recommended hiring a full or part-time coordinator to manage multi-res program improvements across Ontario.
Title:
Municipal Contracts Database (#122)
CIF Funding: $87,000
Priority Area: Other
The goal is to provide an on-line resource to municipalities that will 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 (EE project 341). The project team will:
- gather, catalogue, review and annotate a database of municipal blue box contracts;
- develop a searchable index on a website to match user profiles;
- identify preferred practices and remove municipal ID, note challenges and opportunities in the documents and
- periodically update against current events ie: CIF, revised practices, new requirements.
Title:
Mobile Glass Processing (#128)
CIF Funding: $5,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
The CIF is providing staff support to investigate rural glass processing options.
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Title:
North Shore Lake Superior Recycling Study (#136)
CIF Funding: $20,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Status: Completed June 2009
Objective: Review the options for implementing blue box recycling along the North Shore of Lake Superior from Dorion to Manitouwadge.
Findings:
- 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 communities and cooperate on the storage and transportation of the recyclables to the processing facility.
- The report has been forwarded to the participating communities for consideration by the respective councils.
Title:
Emerging Technologies Evaluation (#145)
CIF Funding: $45,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
OCETA to develop an evaluation criteria, prepare an environmental scan on research partners and evaluate rivalries.
Title:
RFQ Development (#147)
CIF Funding: $13,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Development for an RFQ for energy management consultants.
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Title:
Decision Tree Tool (#148)
CIF Funding: $21,700
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Status: Completed
Development of a decision tree for blue box transfer stations.
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Title:
Open Space (#152)
CIF Funding: $25,000
Priority Area: Other
Extension of Nestle Waters and City of Sarnia pilot.
Title:
Partnership Programs (#157)
CIF Funding: $1,500
Priority Area: Other
Research available federal and provincial partnership programs.
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Title:
Open Space Recycling Literature Search (#159)
CIF Funding: $8,500
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
A literature search was conducted on all existing open space recycling programs. The data was reviewed to determine if the search identified any "better practises" 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 consolidated under project 202.
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Title:
Provincial Infrastructure Funding (#167)
CIF Funding: $3,000
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Love Environmental to advocate potential partnerships for CIF and province.
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Title:
Stakeholder Review (#169)
CIF Funding: $9,700
Priority Area: Other
Status: Completed
A stakeholder review was undertaken to determine their needs for future CIF projects and direction as part of developing the 2010 work plan.
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Title:
Eastern Ontario MRF Opportunities (#172)
CIF Funding: $20,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Review current status of municipal contracts and programs around and east of Ottawa - develop MRF Strategy as requested by CIF Committee.
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Title:
Bluewater Efficiency Study (#176)
CIF Funding: $39,047
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
Status: Completed
AET and Jacques Whitford to review collection efficiency of Bluewater Recycling Associstion's change to automated single stream collection.
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Title:
Waste Shed Analysis (#179)
CIF Funding: $36,100
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
University of Waterloo to undertake a transporation study to develop waste shed opportunities.
Title:
MRF Commissioning Protocol (#191)
CIF Funding: $6,600
Priority Area: Technology Improvements
Develop a MRF commissioning Protocol best practice document.
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Title:
Better Practices in Open Space Recycling (#202)
CIF Funding: $4,410
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
This project involved evaluating the results of Project 159 to determine if any Best Practises in open space recycling were identifiable and proven through quantitative analysis. The resulting report summarizes identified better practises for consideration in developing open space recycling programs.
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Title:
Integrated Recycling Plans (#215)
CIF Funding: $33,900
Priority Area: Other
Development of a Municipal Waste Recycling Strategy template that can be used by municipalities to assist them with meeting WDO’s best practices.
Title: 2010 Multi-residential Recycling Program Support (#224)
CIF Funding: $30,000
Priority Area: Increase existing materials
CIF provides staff support to assist municipalities to evaluate and implement innovation and best practices with their multi-residential blue box program.
Title:
MRes Access Database Template (#236)
CIF Funding: $7,600
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
This project will develop a database template for multi-res properties. The template will be available for use by Ontario municipalities.
Title:
Plastics Project Support (#238)
CIF Funding: $45,000
Priority Area: Other
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.
Title:
Open Space Recycling in Canada (#248)
CIF Funding: $3,600
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
Subsequent to completion of Project 202, CIF Projects Committee requested that an additional scan be completed to determine if any further research on better practises 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, the number that have quantitatively evaluated their performance is limited.
Title:
Meeting Entropex’s Mixed Rigid Plastics Bale Specifications (#257)
CIF Funding: $15,000
Priority Area: Increase New Material
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.
Title:
Blue Box Recycling Plan Workshops (#258)
CIF Funding: $77,500
Priority Area: Other
Project to organize and deliver up to 10, one-day workshops to present and demonstrate the CIF Recycling Plan Guideline and Template materials.
Title:
Development & Delivery of a Pilot Workshop (#329)
CIF Funding: $12,500
Priority Area: Increase New Materials
Development of a pilot workshop on adding #3-7 plastics to municipal blue box programs.
Title:
2011 Multi-residential Recycling Program Support (#345)
CIF Funding: $20,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Support for municipalities to improve their multi-residential recycling initiatives.
Title:
First Nations Waste Recycling Strategy Training (#349)
CIF Funding: $4,800
Priority Area: Other
Provision of workshop support to assist Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation with delivery of recycling plan training to local bands.
Title:
Scope Development for a Provincial School Blue Box Curriculum (#356)
CIF Funding: $6,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
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.
Title:
Cornwall MRF Evaluation (#357)
CIF Funding: $60,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
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.
Title:
Eastern Ontario Transportation Logistics Analysis (#362)
CIF Funding: $3,000
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
This project involves modelling 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.
Title: Coordination of School Curriculum Development Initiative (#369)
CIF Funding: $4,630
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
A number of municipalities have expressed a continuing interest in the development of a standardized blue box resource that could be provided to teachers and incorporated into the existing curriculum. The CIF is exploring the cost implications of this initiative and contracted Trow Associates to coordinate the activities of the CIF’s associated working group.
Title: Report Template for Small Capital Projects (#370)
CIF Funding: $5,650
Priority Area: Other
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.
Title: Train the Trainer Workshop for Mres Stakeholders (#379)
CIF Funding: $7,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Material
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.
Title: Ontario Blue Box Current State Fibre Study (#390)
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
CIF Funding: $25,000
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 project looking at what action, if any, may be necessary from a mrf design and marketing perspective.
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Title: Brantford Transfer Station Transportation Logistics Analysis (#400)
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
CIF Funding: $1,040
This project involves modelling 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.
Title: Transportation Logistics Analysis of Eastern Ontario (#401 & #402)
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
CIF Funding: $5,000
This project involves modelling 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.
Title: Collection & Processing Decision Tree (#451)
Priority Area: Geographic Optimization
CIF Funding: $3,000
This project will produce a draft decision tree which will serve as a guide in the development of a municipal decision tree leading toward recycling collection & processing efficiency gains.
Title:
2012 Multi-residential Recycling Program Support (#452)
CIF Funding: $10,000
Priority Area: Increase Existing Materials
Support for municipalities to improve their multi-residential recycling initiatives.
Knowledge Resource Centre
Request for Proposal (RFP), Tender & Waste Recycling Plan (WRP) Development
Brant County - WRP Development
Carleton Place - RFP Development re: Recycling Services
Chatham-Kent - RFP Development re: Recycling Services
Dufferin County - RFP Development re: Recycling Services
Durham Region - MRF Operations RFQ
Kingston - RFP Development re: Recycling Services
Lloyalist Twp - RFP Development re: Recycling Services
Muskoka District - WRP Development
Ottawa - RFP Development re: Processing Capacity
Thunder Bay - WRP Development
Timmins - WRP Development
Curbside Single-Family Audits, MRF Commodity Bale & Residue Audits and MRF Composite Paper Packaging (CPP) Observations (#711)
In the spring of 2012 the KRC secured funds from SO to co-fund a series of 4 season curbside single-family waste compostion 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 provide both stewards and municipalities with up to date compositional information from across Ontario.
ABOUT US
CIF was created to help Ontario municipalities undertake best practices initiatives to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of blue box recyclingprograms.
Program funding is derived by setting aside a percentage of the fees that companies contribute to municipalities as their share of the cost of operating Ontario's blue box programs.
