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?