Item - 2018.GM28.29

The Government Management Committee received the report (May 23, 2018) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Treasurer for information.

The General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services gave a presentation on the Circular Economy Procurement Implementation Plan and Framework.

In 2016, City Council approved the Long Term Waste Management Strategy and directed the City Manager to form a Cross-Divisional Circular Economy Working Group (the Working Group) to make the City of Toronto the first city in the province with a Circular Economy. Members of the Working Group include: Solid Waste Management Services (Chair), Purchasing and Materials Management Division, Parks, Forestry and Recreation, City Planning, Facilities Management, Economic Development and Culture, Transportation Services, and Toronto Water. Subsequently, Government Management Committee in November 2017 directed the City Manager to report back to Government Management Committee with a strategy for City procurement to drive waste diversion through the Circular Economy.

This report provides information on the Circular Economy Procurement Implementation Plan and Framework (the CE Framework) that can be applied within the City's purchasing process to drive waste reduction, economic growth, and social prosperity. The CE Framework is the result of collaboration and efforts of the Working Group and is supported by their respective Divisions.

The report summarizes work undertaken by the Working Group, stakeholder engagement activities, and timelines for interim and final project reporting. It also describes potential pilot projects that will be explored and includes a jurisdictional scan describing how other governments include elements of a Circular Economy within their procurement processes.