Transcript MWA Fall Workshop October 2012

3Rs update
Sue McCrae,
Chair, MWA
MWA Fall Workshop October 2012
MHSW Committee
Meetings
May 28 –teleconference
September 20 – teleconference
Issues
Incentives
Splitting of MHSW program into Three Phases by Province
SHHWI
New SO Phase One contracts
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Markets, Operations & Contracts
Committee
Meetings
June 19 – Guelph, plus MRF tour
November – location t.b.d.
Issues
Falling market prices
MRF rationalization study
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Organics Diversion Committee
Meetings
April 17 In Halton + tour of L&Y site
Sept. 14: Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre
(Pembroke) + tour of site
Nov. (date t.b.d.): St. Thomas (host) + tour of
Orgaworld (London)
Issues
Compost Guidelines (released Sept. 25)
Compostable products/packaging (e.g. Kraft Canada
compostable gum bottle)
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Promotion & Education Committee
Meetings
May 10: Teleconference with a presentation from Jennifer
Baker of JB Consulting on social media and the benefits to
municipalities
MWA P&E Awards Sub-committee - co-ordinated and
judged the awards
Nov/Dec: Presentations from P&E Award winners on the
development of their winning submissions
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Multi-Res committee
Meetings
February 14 – teleconference
May 9 – teleconference
October 3 – Richmond Hill - meeting + 2 tours
– a multi-res building
– Tours of Toronto Recycling Inc
Train-the-trainer workshops
Project 183 – M-R Indicators – report expected this fall
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Advocacy
MHSW
– MHSW Municipal Steering Group – with AMO, RPWCO
- ongoing, including discussions with SO on Phase One
contracts and program administration/costs
- SHHWI advisory group
- OES Stakeholder group
AMO Municipal Caucus – preparing for “meta’ discussion
with SO
AMO WM Task Force
Joint AMO/MWA Technical Advisory Group (JAMTAG)
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WDO, and the IFOs
Progress report from WDO CEO Michael Scott
available at the WDO website: www.wdo.ca
Printed updates in the program from:
Stewardship Ontario
Ontario Electronic Stewardship
Ontario Tire Stewardship
Meeting with the
Environmental
Commissioner of Ontario
Invited to a round table workshop in
November to help “kick start” EPR in
Ontario
Currently at “an impasse” – Gord Miller
Questions?