Recommendation: That the following actions
be taken with respect to the waste diversion and garbage collection updates:
a)
the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to prepare business plans for the following
initiatives from the report “Road Map 2.0 – The Road to Increased Resource
Recovery and Zero Waste”:
i)
the
provision of two blue boxes, at no cost, to residents of newly-constructed
homes as part of recycling education and awareness;
ii)
the
establishment of a multi-residential recycling cart purchase program that
sells roll-out carts at cost; and,
iii)
the
addition of vegetable oil and used oil collection to the EnviroDepots;
it being noted that the above-noted
initiatives have public support and can be achieved with minimal cost;
b) the
Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to report back to the Civic Works Committee,
by April 2014, with respect to:
i)
an
identification and evaluation of best practices implemented in other
municipalities for garbage and recycling collection;
ii)
an
evaluation of the City of London’s current collection system in order to
identify opportunities for further savings through optimization;
iii)
public
feedback with respect to frequency of garbage and recycling collection; and,
iv)
an
evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of contracting garbage
collection, and identification of the processes that are required to be
followed if such an option were to be pursued;
c) the
report entitled “Road Map 2.0 – The Road to Increased Resource Recovery and
Zero Waste” BE RECEIVED and BE APPROVED for release for the purpose of public
engagement, which will include outreach through traditional media, social
media, the City’s website and at community events between January 2, 2014 and
April 30, 2014;
it being further noted the Civic Works
Committee received the attached presentation from the Director,
Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste with respect to this matter. (2013-E07)
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