Environment and Climate Change Committee

WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has been transitioning recycling programs to an Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) model which is intended to make producers of products and packaging fully responsible for the cost of collection and recycling at end of life; and WHEREAS four (4) recycling programs offered in Ontario have fully transitioned to the IPR model (batteries, electronics, tires and hazardous and special products), and the fifth program (blue box) to fully transition in 2026, each with their own challenges and successes, arising through the transition of each program; and WHEREAS the Hazardous and Special Products (HSP) Program fully transitioned in Ontario under the Province’s IPR program on January 1, 2023; and WHEREAS not all household hazardous waste materials are designated under the HSP regulation and remain a safe disposal concern, and WHEREAS the City of Ottawa has and continues to hold Household Hazardous Waste collection events to ensure that hazardous materials are safely managed and disposed of and do not end up in our collection vehicles, in the Trail Waste Facility Landfill, in the natural environment or other waste processing facilities; and WHEREAS full compensation for Household Hazardous Waste collection events is not required under the HSP regulation, even though many of the items collected are designated material for producer responsibility; and WHEREAS the Provincial Blue Box Program will fully shift the City of Ottawa’s blue and black bin re

shall be directed to: Plan a robust Community and Partner Engagement process which meaningfully engages all interested parties, including members of the former Stakeholder Sounding Board (SSB), for their input and guidance in developing the Terms of Reference for the in-depth evaluation of Scenario 1 (Status Quo and Private Facilities), Scenario 2 (Waste to Energy Incineration Facility), and Scenario 5 (Construct a New Landfill), as described in recommendation #2 of the staff legislative report on the Waste Management Technologies Feasibility Study; and By Q2 2026, report back to the Environment and Climate Change Committee with a proposed stakeholder engagement plan which achieves this goal.

legal landscape around fossil fuel advertisements in Canada is rapidly evolving. This is partly due to the ongoing legal challenge against the anti-greenwashing legislation under the Competition Act , which forms the legal basis for the City of Ottawa to refuse advertisements due to false, unverified, or misleading environmental claims. Staff shall therefore be directed to monitor the decision which results from this ongoing legal challenge and upon delivery of a court decision, prepare and provide a report to Finance and Corporate Services Committee and the Environment and Climate Change Committee regarding the results and any further action potentially required as it pertains to the City of Ottawa advertising policy. For (10) M. Luloff, T. Kavanagh, T. Tierney, R. King, S. Menard, C. Curry, L. Johnson, S. Devine, D. Brown, and W. Lo Against (1) D. Hill

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