2013 UPDATE Brooke Carere Environmental & Utilities Services Technician Squamish-Lillooet Regional District September 18th, 2013
Revisiting the mission… BCPSC is a coalition of regional districts, provincial agencies and associations contributing to solid waste management, waste reduction, and product stewardship.
Reviewing key purposes… To gather and share industry information among members To contribute to the development of a waste management system that supports the shift to producer responsibility in BC To provide MoE with information regarding EPR program effectiveness in RDs throughout BC
1. SHARING INFORMATION Meetings and documentation of outcomes Website at www.bcproductstewardship.org
Members-only webpage
Members-only forum
2. CONTRIBUTING TO EPR IN BC 2013/2014 Priorities Undertake tasks agreed to by the following working groups Waste Characterization Eco-Depot Design Stewardship Plan Consultation EPR Policy Use working group templates to guide, record, and track progress
Working Group Templates
Waste Characterization WG OBJECTIVE To develop a provincial municipal Solid Waste Characterization Tool Kit to help local government, MoE and stewards evaluate stewardship programs.
Waste Characterization Actions 1. Determine criteria that prompt study Oct 2013 2. Continue to communicate with SABC about its commitment to MoE to create a waste characterization discussion paper (by the end of September) TBD 3. Establish a cost-sharing formula Dec 2013 4. Work with MoE to update guidelines June 2014 5. Coordinate with FCM and CCME 6. Monitor and compare results Dec 2015 7. Review and revise tool kit as needed Ongoing
Eco-Depot Design WG OBJECTIVE To assist in the development of eco-depots for the provision of acceptable service level standards for rural and other areas of BC for EPR program implementation.
Eco-Depot Design Actions 1. Assess RD interest and capacity TBD 2. Share outcomes with SABC Continue to communicate with SABC about its commitment to MoE to create an eco-depot discussion paper (by the end of September) and about SABC being the umbrella organization for all stewards 3. Inventory opportunities for collaboration
Stewardship Plan Consultation WG OBJECTIVE To act as a clearing house for information during consultation on new and existing stewardship plans, and to facilitate informed input.
Stewardship Planning Actions 1. List consultation dates on BCPSC website 2. Alert members of opportunities for input 3. Call for volunteers to review and provide summary 4. Circulate the summary for member review and input 5. Decide whether to submit a formal BCPSC response 6. Post BCPSC response and any RD responses on website 7. Send out reminder one week before deadline 8. Forward BCPSC response to steward
EPR Policy WG OBJECTIVE To support the continuous improvement of pollution- prevention programs.
EPR Policy Actions Create a spreadsheet including wording related to high-level vision, operational strategies, policies and ideas, minor vs. major amendments to plan, and recommendations Share spreadsheet with all members as a tool for use in the development/upgrade of SWMPs and related plans 3. Review OCP and zoning requirements Identify mechanisms for pollution prevention once diversion goals are achieved
3. REPORTING TO MOE Update MoE during conference calls and other meetings Receive updates from MoE on a continual basis
Contact Information Joanne de Vries – BCPSC Coordinator jo@freshoutlookfoundation.org Nicole Kohnert – BCPSC Chair Nicole.Kohnert@rdno.ca (250) 550-3741