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THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK

 

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REPORT NO. 7

OF THE REGIONAL

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

MEETING HELD ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2004

 

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For Consideration by

The Council of The Regional Municipality of York

on September 23, 2004

 

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Chair:               Regional Councillor D. Wheeler

 

Members:          Regional Councillor D. Barrow

                        Mayor Wm. F. Bell

                        Regional Councillor M. Ferri

                        Regional Councillor J. Heath

                        Regional Councillor F. Scarpitti

                        Mayor T. Taylor

                        Regional Chair B. Fisch, ex officio

 

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

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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1  APPLICATION FOR A WASTE TRANSFER STATION, MILLER WASTE SYSTEMS

 

[see also Attachment 1]

 

2  REGIONAL STAFF RESPONSES TO THE MOE'S PROPOSED 60% WASTE DIVERSION GOAL

 

[see also Attachment 1]

 

3  YORK REGION LITTER PREVENTION STRATEGY 

 

4  BACKYARD COMPOSTER DISTRIBUTION PILOT

 

5  SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RESERVE FUND

 

[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:

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

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1.  Jos�e Rousseau, Regional Director, Toronto Region, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, dated August 23, 2004, regarding Funding Contribution. Received.

 

2.  Sheila Birrell, Town Clerk, Town of Markham, dated June 24, 2004, regarding Elimination of Plastic Bags for Leaf and Yard Material Collection (5.1). Received and referred to staff.

 

OTHER BUSINESS

 

3.  Regional Councillor Heath provided Committee with an update of the "Mission Green" being undertaken in Markham and brought samples of the recycling containers and promotional material.

 

 

PRIVATE SESSION

 

Committee resolved into Private Session at 11:08 a.m. to discuss a legal matter and reconvened at 11:35 a.m. with no report.

 

 

 

The Solid Waste Management Committee adjourned at 11:35 a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

September 15, 2004                                                                                         D. Wheeler   

Newmarket, Ontario                                                                                          Chair

 

(Report No. 7 of the Solid Waste Management Committee was adopted, without amendment, by Regional Council at its meeting held on September 23, 2004.)