Category: WWO REPORTS
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Plastics Primer: Post from Prevent Cancer Now and Waste Watch Ottawa
Plastic, Microplastic and Compost Healthiest Waste Management Solutions
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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 better rates of waste diversion than is being achieved by the City of Ottawa.
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Plastic Contamination in our Green Bin Compost…… See Photos
Using plastic bags in our municipal green bins can further degrade the quality of the compost. These photos show a recent sample of compost from the our contractor’s facility.
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A Waste Management Agenda for the Next Ottawa Council – Released Aug 27/18
The new Council needs to address Ottawa’s lackluster recycling and green bin programs to ensure that more of our municipal waste is diverted from landfill disposal. Our municipality trails most other cities in Ontario and action is needed to make our City an environmental leader and to extend the life expectancy of the City’s Trail Road landfill.
Waste Watch Ottawa 