Item - 2017.PW23.6

The Public Works and Infrastructure Committee:

1.  Received the report (August 22, 2017) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services for information.

At its meeting of July 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2017, City Council adopted a staff report providing an update on new Provincial waste management framework legislation. City Council requested that the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services report back to the September 19, 2017 Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, on a list of proposed principles that will guide the discussions and negotiations between the City and producers of designated materials collected in the City's waste diversion programs.

This report outlines:

-   Proposed municipal principles to guide transition of the existing Blue Box  Program Plan during transition under the Waste Diversion Transition Act, 2016 and as a future full Extended Producer Responsibility program under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016; and

 
-   City staff engagement with implementation of the Waste Free Ontario Act, 2016, including collaborations with key producers, steward representatives, other municipalities and Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change representatives and staff to advance transition of existing diversion programs to full Extended Producer Responsibility.