1. 2013 UPDATE
Brooke Carere
Environmental & Utilities Services Technician
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District
September 18th, 2013

2. Revisiting the mission…
BCPSC is a coalition of regional districts, provincial agencies and associations contributing to solid waste management, waste reduction, and product stewardship.

3. 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

4. 1. SHARING INFORMATION Meetings and documentation of outcomes
Website at

5. Members-only webpage

6. Members-only forum

7. 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

8. Working Group Templates

9. Waste Characterization WG
OBJECTIVE
To develop a provincial municipal Solid Waste Characterization Tool Kit to help local government, MoE and stewards evaluate stewardship programs.

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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.

14. 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

15. EPR Policy WG OBJECTIVE
To support the continuous improvement of pollution- prevention programs.

16. 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
Review OCP and zoning requirements
Identify mechanisms for pollution prevention once
diversion goals are achieved

17. 3. REPORTING TO MOE
Update MoE during conference calls and other meetings
Receive updates from MoE on a continual basis

18. Contact Information
Joanne de Vries – BCPSC Coordinator
Nicole Kohnert – BCPSC Chair
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