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AMRC 2008 Fall Conference
Waste Diversion Ontario
Update
October 24, 2008
Presentation Outline
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Update on Blue Box Program
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Blue Box review
Next steps on best practices
Plastics market strategy
Continuous Improvement Fund
Comments on MHSW & WEEE
Update on Used Tires Program
WDO Board Restructuring
Blue Box Review
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Minister directed WDO to
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Conduct a review of BBPP
Use EPR principles to form framework for review
Consult with relevant stakeholders
Submit report with recommendations
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By March 20, 2009
Link to Minister’s correspondence on WDO
website
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Under Latest News items
Blue Box Review Issues
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Program performance
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Material specific performance
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Targets by material for next 5 years
Consistency across municipalities
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Program has achieved 63% diversion
Target for next 5 years
For materials collected
Problematic wastes e.g. 15 litre PET bottle
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Managing through BBPP or other mechanisms
Blue Box Review Issues
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Blue Box wastes from IC&I
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Blue Box wastes collected outside of Blue
Box system e.g. garbage & litter
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If & how BBPP could be extended
Collection options beyond municipal curbside &
depot
Stewardship for these options & materials
disposed as waste or litter
Additional Blue Box wastes
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Reconsider BBPP definition to include other
products covered by Blue Box Waste Regulation
Blue Box Review Issues
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Environmentally responsible management
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Stewardship fees
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From collection to final market
Revising fees to increase diversion & recycled
content
EPR funding
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Moving BBPP towards full EPR funding
Impact to management of municipal recycling
programs
Blue Box Review
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WDO consultation process likely to include
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Survey of Ontario residents
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Facilitated meetings with
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Number surveyed sufficient to be statistically significant
Stewardship Ontario Board
AMO-AMRC Waste Management Task Force
OWMA Board
ENGOs
Other industry associations
Facilitated MIPC-Blue Box retreat
Blue Box Review
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WDO consultation process likely to include
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Posting of draft report for comment
Workshop/webcast to review draft report
Written submissions during consultation period
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To [email protected]
Consultation plan & backgrounder
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Posted on WDO website
Likely early November
Blue Box Best Practices
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MIPC-Blue Box established
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BP Model Working Group
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Review BP Study cost model parameters, data inputs,
analog programs
BP Funding Distribution Working Group
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Develop methodology based on BP
Under consideration
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Base funding for all programs
Enhanced BP funding calculated using system of points
for best practice activities
More information should be available at next ORW
More Blue Box
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Plastics market strategy
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Stewardship Ontario
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Issued REOI – received 7 responses
Issuing RFP for new processing capacity for rigid
packaging # 1 to # 7 & film plastic
WDO administration of CIF
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Entered into agreement with SO & AMO to
support CIF Director being employed by AMO
Approved Strategic Plan, 2008 Operations Plan
Delegated authority to MIPC-BB & CIF
Committee to implement Operations Plan
MHSW
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Phase 1 implementation issues
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Delayed execution of municipal agreements &
development of commercial collection system
Some retailers charged visible fees on July 1
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Consumers paying new fees but no new services
Phase 2 development issues
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Exploration of substantive issues
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Collection options to provide program accessibility
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Residential collection, incentives, retail take-back
Transition from shared to full responsibility
WEEE
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Phase 1 implementation issues
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Service providers registering
Audits of processors to begin shortly
Concerns among some processers regarding
methodology to allocate WEEE; may limit investment in
new capacity/technologies
Phase 2 development issues
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Orphan equipment e.g. typewriters
Likely higher costs due to lower material revenue
Likely lower diversion due to higher % of plastics
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For which there are currently limited 3Rs markets
Used Tires
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Program Request Letter (PRL)
– Brand owners & first importers
– On-road & off-the-road (OTR) tires
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90% diversion within 5 years
Higher value uses & green technology
Address stockpiles as a priority
Vendor qualification standards
Tracking & auditing
Used Tires - PRL
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Minister directed
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“There shall be a single fee paid by the stewards that is
associated with the program”
“Collectors participating in program shall not charge
consumers additional fee for management of tires
following removal from vehicle”
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Stewards may choose to pass fee to customer as visible
fee on new tire
Customers should not be charged an additional fee by
retailers or municipalities for management of scrap tire
Used Tires – Current System
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Householders &
Businesses
Collectors
tire retailers
municipalities
In cost of service
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private waste
or separate tire
management
management fee
companies
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Consolidators
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Haulers
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3Rs
Non-3Rs
Fabricators and
Processors
Use as fuel or
landfill cover
• Money & tires track
together
• Retailers charge
consumers up to ~$5/tire
• Collectors pay haulers who
then pay processors
• System drives lowest cost
management choice
• As a result, tires are
directed to TDF & Ontario
processors lack feedstock
Used Tires – Program Plan
Brand owners &
first importers
Householders &
Businesses
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In retail price of
tire or separate
visible eco-fee
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Stewards’ fees
Ontario Tire
Stewardship
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Consolidators
Collectors
tire retailers
municipalities
and private waste
management
companies
Haulers
3Rs
Fabricators
and
Processors
• Stewards pay fees
to OTS
• OTS uses fees to
pay for “collecting,
storing, transporting,
processing and
marketing” scrap tires
Issues Under Discussion
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Various processing incentives
– For crumb rubber by mesh size &
fabricated products
– Possibly manufacturing incentive to
encourage creation of new products &
market demand
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Hauler incentive to pick up & transport
– Likely on a distance & quantity basis
Issues Under Discussion
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How should haulers be paid?
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Possibly consolidation incentive
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To accept tires from local haulers
To manage seasonal surge
Should program offer incentive to collection
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Directly by OTS
Through collectors or processors
Or will collectors provide service at no charge?
Value of each financial incentive
Used Tires - Challenges
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Layering stewardship program onto existing
marketplace
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Mature collection & hauling system
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>8,000 collection points
~40 hauling companies
3Rs processing capacity
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< 10 operating companies
With reported annual capacity for 5 to 9 million tires
Compared to ~12 million tires generated annually
Used Tires - Challenges
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Used Tires Plan due to Minister by
December 31, 2008
– OTS asked WDO to request extension
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WDO Board agreed to request 2
month extension to February 27, 2009
– Decision at October 22 Board meeting
– Request submitted to Minister October 23
WDO Governance
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Restructured board
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5 Directors jointly appointed by 14 industry associations
3 Directors jointly appointed by AMO & RPWCO
1 Director appointed by City of Toronto
1 Directly jointly appointed by RCO & OEN
1 Directly appointed by Minister from MOE
5 Directors appointed by Minister to represent public interest
3 groups of Directors
– 5 industry – 5 other stakeholders – 5 public interest
Director of Waste Management Policy Branch
– who will abstain from voting
WDO Governance
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Board retreat on November 26/27
– Orientation for new Directors
– Opportunity for interaction among
returning & new Directors
– Consideration of go-forward operational &
policy issues
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First meeting of new Board on
December 17
WEEE
Contacting
WDO
Email
Datacall
MHSW Report
BBPP Review
Executive Director
Telephone
Fax
Website
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
416 226 5113
416 226 1368
www.wdo.ca