3Rs update3Rs update

Sue McCrae,Chair, MWA

MWA Fall Workshop October 2012

MWA Fall Workshop October 2012MWA Fall Workshop October 2012

MHSW Committee

MeetingsMay 28 –teleconferenceSeptember 20 – teleconference

IssuesIncentivesSplitting of MHSW program into Three Phases by ProvinceSHHWINew SO Phase One contracts

Markets, Operations & Contracts Committee

MeetingsJune 19 – Guelph, plus MRF tourNovember – location t.b.d.

IssuesFalling market pricesMRF rationalization study

MWA Fall Workshop October 2012

Organics Diversion CommitteeMeetingsApril 17 In Halton + tour of L&Y siteSept. 14: Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre (Pembroke) + tour of siteNov. (date t.b.d.): St. Thomas (host) + tour of Orgaworld (London)

IssuesCompost Guidelines (released Sept. 25) Compostable products/packaging (e.g. Kraft Canada compostable gum bottle)

MWA Fall Workshop October 2012

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

MWA Fall Workshop October 2012

Multi-Res committee

MeetingsFebruary 14 – teleconferenceMay 9 – teleconferenceOctober 3 – Richmond Hill - meeting + 2 tours

– a multi-res building

– Tours of Toronto Recycling Inc

Train-the-trainer workshopsProject 183 – M-R Indicators – report expected this fall

MWA Fall Workshop October 2012

AdvocacyMHSW – 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 SOAMO WM Task ForceJoint AMO/MWA Technical Advisory Group (JAMTAG)

MWA Fall Workshop October 2012

WDO, and the IFOsWDO, 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 OntarioOntario Electronic Stewardship Ontario Tire Stewardship

Meeting with the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario

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?Questions?