1. Batteries Dead? Recycle Instead! Craig Bartlett Durham Region MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 #DurhamBattery

2. MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 Battery Program Timeline September 12, 2012  Curbside Pilot Program Approved by Council  Corporate Partnerships  Sole Source Agreement with Raw Materials Company November 12, 2012  Curbside Pilot Program Launched Region-wide  First of its kind for a Regional Municipality in Canada  Guinness Record – most batteries collected in 24 hours September 4, 2013  Permanent Curbside Program Approved by Council

3. MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 The Original Battery Bag

4. MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 Battery Sticker

5. MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 Battery Collection System Curbside Collection  Twice annual collection in spring and fall;  Battery bags placed on top of fibre Blue Box;  Battery stickers placed on sealable bag;  Collection Contractors separate battery bags into 20L pails on their collection equipment;  Full pails exchanged for empty pails by Supervisors;  Collected batteries delivered to Waste Management Centre for debagging into steel drums.

6. MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 Managing Collected Batteries Debagging for Raw Materials Company

7. MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 Unacceptable Materials  Residue rates continue to be negligible for each collection. Examples: compact fluorescent bulbs, ink cartridges, remote controls, smoke detectors, electric toothbrushes.

8. MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 Guinness World Records®  Durham Region is official holder of Guinness World Records® for most batteries collected in one location on November 15, 2012;  5,090 kilograms (11,221 lbs 8 oz).

9. MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 Curbside Battery Diversion YearSeasonCollection PeriodNet Weight (Tonnes) Net Weight (Kilograms) Total Tonnes 2012FallNovember 12 to 1622.4622,46222.46 2013SpringMarch 18 to 2213.7113,70936.17 2013FallNovember 4 to 810.1910,19146.36 2014SpringApril 21 to 2514.0414,03760.40 2014FallNovember 3 to 718.0418,04078.44 2015SpringApril 20 to 2416.4016,40094.84 2015FallNovember 2 to 617.3417,340112.18 Note: Spring 2016 Data Not Available

10. MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 Multi-Residential Expansion  Regional Council approved program in 2013;  Battery collection program available at fifty (50) buildings to date;  Properties being added every year;  Buildings manage materials directly with Raw Materials Company;  Durham receives revenue ($/lb) from Raw Materials Company Inc.  Approximately 1.5 tonnes have been diverted from waste stream to date.

11. MWA Spring Workshop May 2016 Craig Bartlett Manager, Waste Operations 905-668-7711 ext.3561 Craig.Bartlett@Durham.ca