specialty items such as Household Chemical Waste, remain at the current public drop off only.

The challenges with this option is that it would require siting an appropriate location, obtaining the necessary approvals from the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, building/purchasing the required infrastructure (weigh scale, bins, roadway), engaging a hauling contractor and hiring three to five full time employees to operate the site. All of this would be costly and time consuming and should not be considered as a quick solution.

Since the current public drop off depot is owned by the Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA), any additional depots would involve the EWSWA as well. If this option is of value, it is recommended that a request be brought forward to the EWSWA Administration for review of cost and feasibility.

2. Dedicated clean up crew

The "C" in the PACE model suggests swift clean up of any illegally dumped items to avoid attracting additional illegal dumping. Currently the budget for clean ups on municipal property is $81,000. Items dumped on municipal lands are generally removed within 48 hours of the department being notified via 311 Service Requests. A dedicated collection crew would allow for a more proactive approach. This crew would patrol known dumping areas and clean up shortly after the dumping occurs, regardless of a 311 service request. This option is not recommended by Administration for the following reasons. Firstly, patrolled dumping locations will increase in popularity by those trying to avoid tipping fees, knowing their items will be collected in short order by the City of Windsor. Secondly, this approach discourages re-use of any useable items as it will be more convenient to simply discard the item without feeling guilty about any environmental harm.

3. Expand the Bulk Collection program

The current program already strongly supports the Abatement portion of the PACE model. Curbside bulk collection is offered twice a month for each collection zone, at a cost of $10 per item. Residents are currently allowed to place a maximum of 2 items per collection. The only requests for change to the current program received by the department has been to increase the number of items per collection from 2 to 3. this, with minor budgetary impact by reducing the maximum number of stops per week from 80 to approximately 65. The table below shows the recent data for this program. It is possible to do