Category: OTTAWA WASTE MANAGEMENT
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WWO Proposes that City of Ottawa evaluate User Pay options as part of our new Waste Management Master Plan
In an interview with 1310 NEWS, Duncan Bury, the spokesman for Waste Watch Ottawa, talks about the results of his report on Ottawa’s waste management. Bury hopes it will give City council ideas on improving their waste planning process and encourage people to use recycling bins correctly.
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WWO suggests a User Pay “nudge” to increase curbside recycling in Ottawa.
Ottawa’s waste diversion performance continues to be mediocre and is below the provincial average and well behind leading municipalities. One way of achieving significant improvement would be to implement a partial or full user pay system for garbage. User pay systems are widely used in Ontario municipalities and are a proven factor in achieving much…
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User-Pay for garbage can play a major role in Ottawa’s new Waste Master Plan
As the City Ottawa starts work on a new solid waste master plan (Environmental Protection, Water and Waste Management Committee, June 25, 2019: Solid Waste Master Plan Roadmap), Waste Watch Ottawa (WWO) urges that a major component of the planning process and the plan itself should be a user pay system for garbage.
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Motion to Delay Allowing Plastics in Ottawa’s Green Bins
This is the text of a Motion put forward by Councillor Menard this week. It will be discussed at the next Standing Committee Meeting. Please let your Councillor know your views.
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Maybe allowing “plastics in the green bin” really was a bad idea last year? Lets re-think it now.
Councillor Menard introduced a motion today to delay/review this decision by the previous Council. Please let your Councillor know what you think before it comes to a vote in March.
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