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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

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REPORT NO. 5

OF THE REGIONAL

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON JUNE 2, 2004

 

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For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

on June 10, 2004

 

 

Chair: Regional Councillor D. Wheeler

 

Members: Regional Councillor D. Barrow

Mayor Wm. F. Bell

Regional Councillor J. Heath

Regional Councillor F. Scarpitti

 

Staff Present: A. Campbell, L. Bigioni, S. Cartwright, M. Garrett, K. Price, K. Schipper, E. Wilson

 

Others: D. Thomson, McCarthy, T�trault

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1  WASTE DIVERSION ONTARIO FUNDING

 

2  PROMOTION AND EDUCATION PROGRAM

[see also Attachment 1] 

3  FEDERAL PACKAGING GUIDELINES UPDATE

 

4  RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE

 

5  TRILLIUM RECYCLING PROPOSAL

[see also Attachment 1] 

6  UPDATE - COMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS

 

The Solid Waste Management Committee advises Council of the following matters having been considered by the Solid Waste Management Committee with the following action:

 

 

PRESENTATIONS

 

1. Kazuo Kato and Kaoru Shin, General Manager, Sales Division, Environmental Plant Division, Trillium Recycling and Energy Management Corporation, regarding a development proposal (recycle, compost and engine-generator to aspire to zero waste).  Received. (Please refer to Clause 5, Trillium Recycling Proposal, relating to Request for Proposal, New and Emerging Waste Management Technology Research Facility, RFP No. P-03-80).      

           

           

COMMUNICATIONS     

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1. Carolyn Lance, Administrative Assistant to the Town Clerk, Town of Georgina, May 7, 2004, regarding the Town of Georgina's position on the collection of yard waste in clear plastic bags. Received and referred to staff.

           

2. Anita Moore, Town Clerk, Town of Newmarket, May 14, 2004, regarding the Town of Newmarket's position on the collection of yard waste in clear plastic bags and the elimination of grass clippings from the curbside collection. Received and referred to staff.

 

3. Sheila Birrell, Town Clerk, Town of Markham, May 26, 2004, regarding Expanded Curbside Recycling Program. Received and referred to staff. In considering this communication, Committee requested a special meeting of the Solid Waste Management Committee be held on June 16, 2004, immediately following the Transportation and Works Committee, to consider a further staff report regarding the costs associated with processing additional blue box material and bag breaking and bag removal at the Bales Drive Material Recovery Facility.

           

4. Sheila Birrell, Town Clerk, Town of Markham, May 26, 2004, regarding Waste Diversion of Ontario Funding. Received.

           

5. Regional Councillor Barrow, Town of Richmond Hill, June 1, 2004, regarding Minutes of Waste Management meeting of May 18, 2004. Received and referred to staff.

 

PRIVATE SESSION

 

Committee resolved into Private Session at 10:50 a.m. to consider legal matters and resumed in Public Session at 11:25 a.m. with no report out.

 

 

The Solid Waste Management Committee adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

June 2, 2004                                                                                                    D. Wheeler

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                                        Chair

 

 

(Report No. 5 of the Solid Waste Management Committee was adopted, without amendment, by the Council of The Regional Municipality of York at its meeting on June 10, 2004.)