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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…

WWO Comments at EPWWM on Climate Issues and Waste Policy Matters.

WWO EPWWM presentation Dec 17 2019 (1)

GHG emissions from Ottawa’s municipal landfill: CBC Report (2018)

16 Dec 201916 Dec 2019

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-landfill-greenhouse-gas-emissions-1.4952239

Plastics Primer: Post from PCN and WWO

21 Nov 201916 Dec 2019

WWO-PCN-March 2019 PDF

Waste Policy Initiatives in Montreal

https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/montreal-plans-to-divert-85-of-garbage-away-from-landfills-by-2030

Our Green Bins and where all the contents go…… CBC Story

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-green-bin-compost-facility-tour-photos-1.5324407

Renewing the Blue Box: Final report on the blue box mediation process

8 Aug 20198 Aug 2019

The Special Advisor on Recycling and Plastic Waste report outlines recommendations for transitioning the management of Ontario’s Blue Box Program to producers of plastic and other packaging. The report, written…

WWO Proposes that City of Ottawa evaluate User Pay options as part of our new Waste Management Master Plan.

https://www.ottawamatters.com/local-news/waste-management-expert-pushes-city-to-charge-homeowners-for-garbage-1548147

WWO suggests a User Pay “nudge” to increase curbside recycling in Ottawa.

24 Jun 201924 Jun 2019

Diverting More Curbside Waste With a User Pay System June 25, 2019

USER PAY FOR GARBAGE CAN PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN OTTAWA’S NEW WASTE MASTER PLAN JUNE 24, 2019

News Release Waste Watch Ottawa User Pay for Garbage June 24, 2019 final

Zero Waste Hierarchy

20 Jun 201921 Jun 2019

Zero Waste Canada was founded on the principles of Zero Waste as defined by the Zero Waste International Alliance. The Zero Waste Hierarchy describes a progression of policies and strategies…