Moving Film and Polystyrene out of the Recycling Stream – A Case Study Sue McCrae General Manager Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre MWA Fall Workshop 2016

Ottawa Valley Waste Recovery Centre 1.5 hrs NW of Ottawa Waste Management Board Service 4 Partner Municipalities Petawawa, Pembroke, Laurentain Valley, North Algona Wilberforce Population: 40,000 Households: 17,000

MWA Fall Workshop 2016 Municipal Landfill Site Recycling Facility to extend landfill capacity Two Stream Program Included Recycling of Polystyrene & Film since 2002 Removed Colored Polystyrene in Garbage Bag Limit every 2 weeks

MWA Fall Workshop 2016 May Board Meeting – provided a regular market and processing update on Polystyrene issues They asked – What other problem materials are there? June Meeting – Film Plastics

MWA Fall Workshop 2016 Cost Polystyrene $24,000/year to process & ship ~5 tonnes Film Cost to process far exceeds revenue received ($2,135 in revenue over a 2 year period) High costs to recycle small portion of waste stream

MWA Fall Workshop 2016 Operational & Maintenance Issues Baling Loss revenues – film covering other materials Film mixes with other recyclables Non-recyclable film plastic

MWA Fall Workshop 2016 Options Contacted CPIA – No funding opportunities at this time Depot Collection?

MWA Fall Workshop 2016 CIF Presentation to the Board in June on the Bigger Picture Mike Birett What’s happening across the Province Implications on funding Packaging trends Bill 151

MWA Fall Workshop 2016 Board Decision Effective, October 1 st, 2016 – Polystyrene and Film Plastic no longer recyclable. Place these materials in regular garbage.

MWA Fall Workshop 2016 The Message Effective October 1 st, 2016, Styrofoam™ and Plastic Bags no longer recyclable. Looked to other Municipal campaigns “Difficult decision” “Regrettably been discontinued” Reinvest those savings in other diversion programs

MWA Fall Workshop 2016 P&E Campaign Be clear – includes all types of polystyrene

MWA Fall Workshop 2016 Sue McCrae General Manager , ext /ovwrc/OVWasteRecovery