Waste management master plan review and update underway

City achieves 53% diversion from landfill, aims higher

Numbers released last month show the City of Peterborough is among the leaders in Ontario for waste diversion from landfill, with a diversion rate of 53 per cent. Still, the City is looking for ways it can do better.

Residents and stakeholders are invited to attend a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 7 p.m. to learn about the City’s review and update of its 2012 Waste Management Master Plan and to give input. To register for the meeting, please visit connectptbo.ca/wasteplan2022 or call 705-742-7777 ext. 1724.

Through updating the Plan, the City will consider proven waste diversion programs, policies and strategies that have been implemented successfully in other jurisdictions across Ontario.

Recommendations on waste management activities generated through the review process will go to City Council to consider updates to the City’s Waste Management Master Plan.

Councillor Gary Baldwin, Chair of Council’s Waste Management Portfolio, says he is looking forward to the conversation about how the community can work together to manage and reduce the amount of waste going to the landfill.

“We are in the process of starting city-wide household organic waste collection, that should begin next year. This will be a huge step forward for our community,” Baldwin says. “The Waste Management Master Plan update will take a broader look at how we handle waste management services.” Waste diversion numbers are released as part of the annual Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority Datacall, Ontario's standardized waste reporting and calculation process. The numbers released on January 13, 2022 reflect data for 2020.

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