DOCUMENT 1
Ottawa’s Waste Plan: Phase 1 Recommendations
Vision, Guiding
Principles, Goals, Objectives and Targets
November 2011
VISION
By 2042, Ottawa
will have room in its municipal landfill because as a community we improved our
rates of reducing, reusing and recycling, and managed our assets wisely.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
·
Follow
the waste hierarchy
·
Demonstrate
leadership
·
Promote
stewardship
·
Foster
partnerships
·
Be
customer focused
GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Goal 1: Generate Less Waste.
Objectives
a)
Federal
and provincial regulations need to be amended to reduce packaging waste.
b)
Manufacturers
and retailers need to reduce waste in the production and sale of their goods.
c)
Local
businesses, institutions and individual consumers need to make sustainable
choices in the purchase of goods and services.
d)
City
policies, programs, and practices need to reduce waste generation at City
facilities and facilitate the above.
Goal 2: Optimize Waste Diversion.
Objectives
a)
Waste
recovery facilities and stable markets need to be established within a
financially feasible distance of Ottawa.
b)
Comprehensive
and consistent diversion programs need to be available in every household and
place of work.
c)
Waste
diversion receptacles need to be accessible in public spaces.
d)
Programs
for special wastes need to be widely available.
e)
People
need to make full use of the programs and services provided.
Goal 3: Deliver Reliable, Safe and Affordable
Municipal Waste Services.
Objectives
a)
Waste
assets and programs need to be designed, managed, and delivered to minimize environmental
and community impacts.
b)
Municipal
waste services need to be resilient and constant.
c)
Municipal
waste services need to be affordable.
d)
A
safe work environment needs to be maintained at all times.
Goal 4: Customers Have a High Degree of
Satisfaction with the City’s Waste Services.
Objectives
a)
Customers
must receive reliable and friendly service.
b)
Problems
must be addressed in a timely and satisfactory manner.
c)
Services
must be available in both official languages, and in ways to meet special
needs.
d)
Program
design and delivery must consider Ottawa’s cultural diversity.
Goal
5: Ensure Asset Optimization,
Financial Accountability and Risk Management in all Aspects of Program Design
and Service Delivery.
Objectives
a)
Municipal
waste assets must be managed to optimize their use and life expectancy.
b)
A
balance of private and public sector assets and services must be used to
mitigate financial and service delivery risks.
c)
All
services delivered must be based upon full-cost recovery, and employ user pay
where appropriate.
d)
City-owned
landfills must be reserved for residential residual wastes.
Goal 6: Province Increases its Regulatory and
Financial Leadership in Waste Management.
Objectives
a)
Expanded
and increased funding of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) programs is
needed.
b)
Update
of the Waste Diversion Act and
enforcement of its policies is required.
c)
Increased
municipal influence over local waste management facilities and systems is
needed.
Goal
7: Provide Regular Assessment and
Reporting on Waste Programs and Services.
Goal 8: Obtain Access to Data Affecting Waste
Management in Ottawa.
Objectives
a)
Continuous
improvement of municipal waste management data collection, management, and use
is required.
b)
Waste
generation and flow data needs to be published by the Province.
c)
Local
businesses and institutions must share waste data and learning.
d)
Annual
updates are needed to Council on implementation of Ottawa’s Waste Plan.
e)
An
update of Ottawa’s Waste Plan is
necessary every five years.
Goal 9: Manage
Waste Locally
Objectives to be established during phase 2 of the
planning process.
Goal 10: The
City Actively Supports Waste Diversion by Local Businesses and Institutions.
Objectives to be established during phase 2 of the
planning process.
TARGETS
Target 1: Residential Waste Generation
Residential
waste generation kg/capita/yr |
2010 [1] |
2015 |
2022 |
2042 |
360 |
350 |
325 |
300 |
Target 2: Municipal Capture Rates by Material Type and Source
Municipal
Capture Rates (%) |
2010[2] |
2015 |
2022 |
2042 |
Residential Curbside Program [3] |
||||
Paper & fibre |
65 |
75 |
85 |
95 |
Metals |
30 |
45 |
60 |
95 |
Glass |
57 |
70 |
80 |
95 |
Recyclable Plastics |
25 |
40 |
55 |
95 |
Green Bin Organics |
35 |
60 |
70 |
90 |
Leaf & Yard Waste |
99 |
99 |
99 |
99 |
Residential High-density Program [4] |
||||
Paper & fibre |
45 |
65 |
75 |
90 |
Metals |
25 |
35 |
50 |
95 |
Glass |
45 |
60 |
75 |
95 |
Recyclable Plastics |
25 |
35 |
50 |
90 |
Organics [5] |
n/a |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
City Facilities |
||||
Paper & fibre |
n/a |
85 |
90 |
95 |
Metals |
n/a |
70 |
80 |
95 |
Glass |
n/a |
70 |
80 |
95 |
Recyclable Plastics |
n/a |
70 |
80 |
95 |
Organics |
n/a |
50 |
65 |
90 |
Public Right-of-Way (ROW) and Spaces |
||||
Paper & fibre |
n/a |
50 |
70 |
90 |
Metals |
n/a |
50 |
70 |
90 |
Glass |
n/a |
50 |
70 |
90 |
Recyclable Plastics |
n/a |
50 |
70 |
90 |
Organics |
n/a |
50 |
70 |
90 |
Municipal Construction &
Demolition (C&D) Projects |
||||
Asphalt |
n/a |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Wood |
n/a |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Metal |
n/a |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Drywall |
n/a |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Shingles |
n/a |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Concrete |
n/a |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Target 3: Institutional, Commercial and Industrial (IC&I) and
Construction and Demolition (C&D) Capture Rates by Material Type and Source
Area
businesses and institutions are challenged to strive for these targets as
community partners in waste management.
Capture Rate
(%) |
2010 |
2015 |
2022 |
2042 |
Industrial, Commercial &
Institutional (IC&I) Properties |
||||
Paper & fibre |
n/a |
85 |
90 |
95 |
Metals |
n/a |
70 |
80 |
95 |
Glass |
n/a |
70 |
80 |
95 |
Recyclable Plastics |
n/a |
70 |
80 |
95 |
Organics |
n/a |
60 |
65 |
90 |
Non-municipal Construction & Demolition (C&D) Projects |
||||
Asphalt |
n/a |
50 |
70 |
95 |
Wood |
n/a |
50 |
70 |
95 |
Metal |
n/a |
70 |
80 |
95 |
Drywall |
n/a |
50 |
70 |
95 |
Shingles |
n/a |
50 |
70 |
95 |
Concrete |
n/a |
50 |
70 |
95 |
Target 4: Public Health, Safety, and the Environment
a)
Maintain
100 per cent regulatory compliance with facility Certificates of Approval and
all provincial and federal regulations applicable to City waste operations.
b)
Zero
workplace accidents per year.
c)
Less
than five odour incidents per year at City facilities.
Target 5: Customer Service
a)
Less
than 1 per cent missed pick-ups per day.
b)
90
per cent household participation rate in municipal diversion programs by 2042.
c)
90
per cent of customers highly satisfied with the City’s waste services programs.
Target 6: Asset and Financial Management
a)
Trail
Waste Facility is still operating in 2042.
b)
Springhill
Waste Facility is still operating in 2022.
c)
Adherence
to the 10-year financial plan for waste services.
d)
On
average, cost of service increases in the years 2013-2042 are no greater than
the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Ottawa.
Target 7: Information Sharing
a)
Access
to inter-jurisdictional waste generation and flow data, by material type, by
2015.
b) Development of a
Municipal Waste Management Plan to guide solid waste planning and services for
the next 30 years.
[1] Methodology: tonnes of residential waste collected divided by the population data from City of Ottawa planning projections, August 2011.
[2] Following consultations, it was determined that the method used to derive capture rates for the curbside and high density programs required adjustment. Baseline numbers have been revised as needed to reflect annual capture rates, as opposed to point-in-time audit results contained in the Discussion Paper. This necessitated a re-examination of 2015 targets, which have been adjusted to be more realistic.
[3] Based on data in City of Ottawa Residential Curbside Waste Characterization Study Green Bin Program Rollout 2010 Final Report, Viridis Environmental Incorporated
[4] 2010 capture rate for high density residential based on summary of data from audits completed in 2005 and 2006 per City of Ottawa Solid Waste Services Division Multi-Unit Waste Characterization Study Quarterly Reports, Integrated Environmental Waste Services.
[5] As of October 2011, 45 medium and high density housing developments that have containerized waste collection receive Green Bin service.