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21Jun 201821 Jun 2018

Tomlinson Springhill

The Springhill site is owned by the City of Ottawa but operated by Tomlinson. Here is a recent video they…

24Mar 201829 Apr 2018

Image by Kai Kalhh, Pixabay

News Release: Ottawa Moving Backwards with Green Bin Program

WASTE WATCH OTTAWA Ottawa is Moving Backwards with Its Proposed Changes to the Green Bin Program Allowing Plastic Bags and…

15Sep 201729 Apr 2018

Analysis Finds City is Squandering Landfill Capacity

Waste Watch Ottawa Analysis Finds City’s Lack of Planning and Public Education is Squandering Landfill Capacity Ottawa is dumping much…

Research & Best Practices

A Look At Different Waste Hierarchies

28 Apr 201821 Jun 2018

Here in Canada, the waste hierarchy most often referenced is by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME). Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Waste Free Ontario…

WWO News Release

News Release: Ottawa Moving Backwards with Green Bin Program

24 Mar 201829 Apr 2018

WASTE WATCH OTTAWA Ottawa is Moving Backwards with Its Proposed Changes to the Green Bin Program Allowing Plastic Bags and Dog Waste will Create Problems and Reduce Compost Quality Ottawa,…

WWO Research & Reports

Analysis Finds City is Squandering Landfill Capacity

15 Sep 201729 Apr 2018

Waste Watch Ottawa Analysis Finds City’s Lack of Planning and Public Education is Squandering Landfill Capacity Ottawa is dumping much of its recyclable and green waste into landfill, squandering both…

Vancouver is Canada’s Greenest City. We could learn from them?

17 Mar 201917 Mar 2019

Here is some interesting news from Vancouver and how they are dealing with waste. Thanks to ED for letting WWO know about this story! https://thetyee.ca/News/2019/02/28/Less-Waste-Vancouver-Green-Goal/

New Group in Ottawa with a Proposal on Single Use Water Bottles

For information on the Ottawa Water Study/Advisory Group visit https://www.facebook.com/owsagottawa/posts

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…

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.…

Calgary is monitoring their Green Bin contents. Will Ottawa be doing the same when ours are over-filled with plastics?

Here is an interesting story from the Calgary Herald thanks to a reader. WWO thanks you for sharing with us! https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/city-looks-to-expand-program-that-snoops-on-residential-recycling-bins

FCM Webinar Series : Five Waste Topics

8 Feb 20198 Feb 2019

To register for specific webinars (there is one every week starting on Feb 14 and ending on March 14) please go to FCM site at https://fcm.ca/en/events-training/workshops-webinars/gmf/webinar-series-plastic-waste-management-solutions?fbclid=IwAR2-MvXeCBM_ogPpbUwa6XeQoui-fos3HFeybtjzjpe6eX42ysSefWvcL6w

An interesting/innovative project in Ottawa to increase waste diversion

This is worth reading at https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2019/01/22/how-visuals-can-boost-multi-family-recycling/

Deposit Refund Systems: A Business Case?

This thoughtful article suggests there may be a business case within an EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility ) system. Excellent reading. https://www.cmconsultinginc.com/2018/05/in-my-opinion-a-business-case-for-deposit-return/

Saskatoon Debate on User Pay: Worth Reading

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-garbage-organics-utility-property-taxes-1.4911410

Overview of Waste Issues for Councillors-Elect Nov 15/18

WWO new councillor briefing Nov 15 2018