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Over 500 residents have already taken the time to watch our video on the proposed changes to waste services.

🎥 Yes, the video is long — and that’s by design. It replaces a traditional in-person info session (which is often poorly attended) and lets you watch on your own time.

🔗 Each section of the video is timestamped so you can skip to the topics that matter most to you:

  • 0:00 — Why the plan is being updated
  • 1:07 — Provincial Regulations
  • 6:45 — How waste is managed in Clarence-Rockland
  • 10:32 — Options for updating the Solid Waste Plan
  • 12:41 — Recommended Updates: Waste Reduction / Reuse
  • 13:49 — Recommended Updates: Recycling
  • 15:25 — Transition Period
  • 17:17 — Recommended Updates: Organics
  • 19:07 — Recommended Updates: Waste Collection
  • 21:01 — Recommended Updates: Promotion and Education
  • 21:59 — Recommended Updates: Municipal Policies
  • 24:59 — Recommended Updates: Opportunities

What We’re Proposing — and Why It Matters

Each proposal is based on resident feedback, local needs, and provincial regulations.

✅ Organics Collection

  • What’s Proposed: Plan and implement a curbside organics program.
  • Why Feedback Is Needed: To understand how ready residents are to compost and what support they need.
  • Timeline: Short-term (1–5 years) planning; Medium-term (5–10 years) implementation.
  • Regulation: Required under the Food and Organic Waste Policy Statement (2018) and the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act (RRCEA), 2016.

✅ Garbage Collection Frequency

  • What’s Proposed: Shift to every-other-week garbage pickup, aligned with organics rollout.
  • Why Feedback Is Needed: To gauge household comfort and ensure the change won’t negatively impact residents.
  • Timeline: Medium-term.
  • Regulation: Aligns with best practices supporting diversion goals in the Strategy for a Waste-Free Ontario (2017)

✅ Clear Bag Program

  • What’s Proposed: Transition to a clear garbage bag program.
  • Why Feedback Is Needed: To assess community support and identify concerns about privacy, cost, and accessibility.
  • Timeline: Short-term planning; Medium-term rollout.
  • Regulation: Supports sorting and diversion targets under the Waste-Free Ontario Strategy (2017) and RRCEA, 2016 

✅ User-Pay Model

  • What’s Proposed: Study the feasibility of a full user-pay system.
  • Why Feedback Is Needed: To explore fairness and affordability from a resident perspective.
  • Timeline: Medium-term.
  • Regulation: Encouraged under the Waste-Free Ontario Act (2016) 

✅ Promotion & Education

  • What’s Proposed: Launch a new education strategy and conduct regular waste audits.
  • Why Feedback Is Needed: To ensure communication is clear, inclusive, and effective.
  • Timeline: Short-term.
  • Regulation: Supports public awareness goals under the RRCEA, 2016

✅ Recycling & Diversion

  • What’s Proposed: Textile recycling pilots, battery collection, and depot promotion.
  • Why Feedback Is Needed: To identify which programs residents value most and where improvements are needed.
  • Timeline: Short-term promotion; Medium-term pilot programs.
  • Regulation: Aligns with O. Reg. 391/21 (Blue Box) and other IPR regulations under the RRCEA, 2016 

✅ IC&I Waste Limits

  • What’s Proposed: Reduce landfill use by industrial, commercial, and institutional sectors.
  • Why Feedback Is Needed: To preserve landfill space for residential use and balance business realities.
  • Timeline: Short-term.
  • Regulation: Supports diversion targets in the Strategy for a Waste-Free Ontario (2017)

✅ Landfill Expansion

  • What’s Proposed: Review options to purchase adjacent land for future expansion.
  • Why Feedback Is Needed: To plan responsibly for future generations and understand community views on long-term disposal strategies.
  • Timeline: Short-term review; Ongoing assessment in future updates.
  • Regulation: Aligns with long-term waste management strategies under the Waste-Free Ontario Act (2016)

Why Your Voice Matters

  • Make informed decisions that reflect community values
  • Balance service improvements with cost efficiency
  • Build a waste system that works for everyone

How to Participate

📍 Visit: consultations-cr.ca

🌐 If the site doesn’t open in your preferred language, use the toggle in the top left corner.

🔐 You’ll be asked to log in or create an account before taking the survey. This helps us:

  • Protect the integrity of the results
  • Ensure responses are genuine
  • We keep your personal information safe, as protected under the Municipal Act

Thank you for taking the time to participate.