Andrew Winters & Allison Tyldesley Niagara Region Collaborating with Community Partners in Niagara Region Andrew Winters & Allison Tyldesley Niagara Region MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Presentation Overview Background of Niagara Region The Broken Spoke Community Involvement Collection Locations Impact Recipients Illegal dumping History Community Impact Trends Next Steps MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Niagara Region Lake Ontario Hamilton USA Haldimand County Lake Erie MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Niagara Region MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 The Broken Spoke MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 The Broken Spoke This program promotes the REUSE of bikes It is a partnership with: The District School Board of Niagara, The Broken Spoke and Niagara Region’s Waste Management Services MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 The Broken Spoke At the Port Colborne High School, students in The Broken Spoke program refurbish and repair bicycles for reuse Program is part of the High School Special Skills credit program The Niagara Region partnered in April 2016 MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Collection Locations Bikes are collected at the following collection sites: Walker Environmental Niagara Region Drop-off Depots Humberstone Niagara Road 12 Bridge Street Recycling Centre Port Colborne High School MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Impact Total bikes collected: 1,253 in 2016 1,254 as of October 1, 2017 Total number of bikes donated by The Broken Spoke program 4,680 bikes to date Niagara Region won a Bronze Promotion and Education award in the Print Tool category for MWA MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Recipients of Donated Bikes MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Background A working group was re-established in 2012, to ensure a consistent approach to handling and mitigating illegal dumping in Niagara region Members include Niagara Region waste management, communication and roads staff, representatives from each of the twelve area municipalities, and community partners MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Background (cont’d) The main focus of the group is to: Educate Niagara region residents on this costly occurrence Identify “Hot Spots” or areas prone to illegal dumping activity Develop and apply techniques to mitigate illegal dumping in the region MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Community Partners MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

Crime Stoppers of Niagara May 9 media event showcased the official partnership, garnered substantial media coverage Ontario chapter of Crime Stoppers encouraging other municipalities to follow Increase in exposure, media outlets and community awareness

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Trends #/YEAR 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 (Q3) Illegal Dumping Reports 394 506 530 589 480 Online Reporting Tool Submissions 42 83 112 129 126 Warning Letters Issued 35 39 37 32 Compliances Achieved 1 2 5 4 3 Offence Notices Issued 7 Rewards Awarded N/A MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Next Steps MWA Fall Workshop October 2017

MWA Fall Workshop October 2017 Andrew Winters Program Manager, Disposal Operations and Engineering Niagara Region Andrew.winters@niagararegion.ca Allison Tyldesley Associate Director, Collection & Diversion Operations Allison.Tyldesley@niagararegion.ca MWA Fall Workshop October 2017