Item No. 8.23

Committee Matters: SCM 153/2020

Subject: Preparations for Recycling Transition to Extended Producer Responsibility - City Wide

Moved by: Councillor Francis Seconded by: Councillor Kaschak

Decision Number: ETPS 759 THAT Council ENDORSE the following resolution: WHEREAS the amount of single-use plastics leaking into our lakes, rivers, waterways is a growing area of public concern;

WHEREAS reducing the waste we generate and reincorporating valuable resources from our waste stream into new goods can reduce GHGs significantly;

WHEREAS the transition to full producer responsibility for packaging, paper and paper products is critical to reducing waste, improving recycling and driving better economic and environmental outcomes;

WHEREAS the move to a circular economy is a global movement, and that the transition of Blue Box programs would go a long way toward this outcome;

WHEREAS the City of Windsor is supportive of a timely, seamless and successful transition of Blue Box programs to full financial and operational responsibility by producers of packaging, paper and paper products;

AND WHEREAS the Association of Municipalities of Ontario has requested municipal governments with Blue Box programs to provide an indication of the best date to transition our Blue Box program to full producer responsibility;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:

THAT given the information available at this time, the City of Windsor intends to transition their Recycling Collection program to full producer responsibility on August 27th, 2024; and,

THAT this decision is based on the fact that this transition date coincides with the expiration of the current Service Agreement for Recycling Collection; and, THAT the City of Windsor would be interested in providing collection services to Producers should we be able to arrive at mutually agreeable commercial terms; and further,