Waste Reduction and Recycling Support (WRARS) Fund

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1 Waste Reduction and Recycing Support (WRARS) Fund Compost Matters in Manitoba Conference Brandon, Manitoba June 29, 2011 Jim Ferguson, Manager, Municipa and Business Programs jfkdsafjkdjfkajfkasjfkdsjfkjfksdjfkdsjfdsjfkjfkjfk dsajfkdsjfkdsjfkdsjfksjfdksjfdksfjkdsjfkdsjfdksj dskfjkdsfjdksjafkdjskdjfkdsjk

2 Waste Reduction and Recycing Support (WRARS) Levy Announced March 2009 Budget WRARS Fund estabished through amendment of The Waste Reduction and Prevention Act (Section 14) $10 per Tonne Levy on a waste andfied Incudes residentia and ICI waste Three (3) phase introduction approach Phase I: Cass 1 andfis > 30,000 T (Juy December 2009) Phase II: a Cass 1 andfis (January - December 2010) Phase III: a Cass 2 and 3 andfis (January 2011)

3 Purpose Purpose: Improve Manitoba s waste diversion rate Encourage sustainabe waste management practices Support E-waste and HHW programs unti industry funded programs estabished Tota Program Budget FY 11/12: $2.7 miion

4 Supports Waste Reduction Objectives Disincentive for waste disposa - increase waste disposa costs Connects the waste disposa and waste diversion objectives Increased incentive for recycing, ICI, C&D waste and organics diversion Compements producer responsibiity program impementation Reward municipa recycing efforts through fund sharing formua Reduce waste bi through diversion increase $ reward through enhanced recycing/diversion

5 Manitoba Landfis Landfi Cass Municipa NACC Landfis Landfis Cass With Tota Weigh Scae Tota Park Landfis Tipping Fee Survey (2009): Cass I (7) - $14.50 to $55/tonne Cass II (3) - $20 to $30 per tonne but most have no fees Cass III - no tipping fees Tota

6 Popuation Served by Landfi Cass

7 WRARS Fund Dedicated Fund estabished in WRAP Act A WRARS evy revenue deposited in Fund Annua Report and Audit requirements Disbursements Fund Administration 80% municipa recycing support (WRARS Rebate) 20% administration, e-waste and HHW program support Green Manitoba administers Fund

8 Program Detais Waste transfer stations exempt Private industria sites exempt (singe generator use) First Nation andfis exempt Burning is not diversion A waste diversion activities are exempt from evy (recycing, composting, wood chipping) Landfi owners are required to remit the evy not to charge evy (options for cost recovery)

9 Municipa Recycing Rebate WRARS Rebate based on reported MMSM recycing tonnage Muti-Materia Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM) recycing support maintained WRARS rebate based on % share of tota recycing reported: Tota WRARS Municipa Fund / Tota Tonnes Recycing Reported = $ per Tonne Rebate

10 WRARS Fund 2010 LEVY REVENUE $8.54 miion EXPENDITURES Administration Municipa Fund (80%) HHW/E-waste Programs Other $100,000 $6.75 miion $1.61 miion $75,000 TOTAL $8.54 miion

11 WRARS Phase II Resuts (2010) Municipaities Participating: 57 Landfis Participating: 13 Waste Reported: 854,210 Tonnes Waste Per Capita Reported: 958 kgs Recycing Reported: 62, T % of Popuation Reporting: 83% Recycing Rebate $110.62/Tonne Recycing Per Capita Reported: 70 kgs $50,000 aocation to support Community Counci recycing programs

12 Phase III Cass 2 & 3 January 1, 2011 evy appied to a Cass 2 and 3 andfis 133 addition andfis (8 with scaes) Registration process neary compete Options for measuring waste without scaes set out in WRARS Guide Provincia Parks and Northern Community Councis incuded Levy Payments Due: Juy 31, 2011 Rebate Payments: September 2011

13 Enhanced Diversion Proposa Expanded diversion eigibiity (under review) Incentive to enhance organics and C&D waste diversion Options Under Review: Expand eigibiity within existing rebate formua (with or without suppementa $) Estabish separate registration and reporting process (specific activity: organics) Eigibiity expanded to private sector Impementation timing dependent on Ewaste/HHW program transition (2012)

14 Organics Diversion Next Steps (For Discussion Ony) Registration of composting operations (Pubic and Private) Survey of compost operations and wastes processed Survey in 2009/10 identified 48 (25%) municipaities composting Possibe Criteria Dedicated funding poo Environmenta approva required Residentia and ICI organics eigibe Excudes biosoids and on-farm manure CCME quaity standard Private sector eigibe Weight based measurement (Per tonne payment)

15 Emerging Trends Renewed interest/awareness of need for waste diversion systems, incuding organics More attention focused on waste management system costs and cost recovery Interest in regiona waste partnerships Increased ICI recycing (paper, organics) New business opportunities for waste processing Shinge recycing Wood chipping (paet processing) Abiity to measure waste disposa and diversion activities WRARS web-based dbase and waste reporting system

16 LANDFILL WASTE TRANSFER LANDFILL

17 SHINGLE RECYCLING

18 Wood Chipping Brush Wood Chipper Eiminate Burning at WDG s and Transfer Stations

19 Wood Waste (Brandon)

20 Composting - Brandon Windrow Turner Turner Bades Turner in Action Watering the Windrows

21 Curbside Organics (Brandon)

22 Questions / Discussion Thank you