This is a copy of my email to the MOE for your information. ~~~~~~~~~~~ I am writing to you in response to an article in today’s Guelph Tribune concerning allowing compostable plastic bags in organic waste carts in Guelph. My husband and I moved to Guelph from Toronto 25 years ago. A few years after […]
Category: Takin’ out the Trash
Residents invited to comment on compostable bags in green carts
The City of Guelph is applying to the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) to allow the Organic Waste Processing Facility (OWPF) to accept organic waste collected in certified compostable plastic bags. The City is phasing out the use of regular plastic bags for organic waste collection, in accordance with the OWPF Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA) […]
First 15,000 households to receive waste carts starting September 24
The delivery of Guelph’s first green, blue and grey waste carts to one-third of city neighbourhoods, approximately 15,000 households, starts Monday, September 24. Homes will receive a food scraps container to keep in the kitchen and three carts: an 80-litre green cart for organics, a blue cart for recyclables and a grey cart for garbage. […]
Parks Canada eyes eradication in war on rats – The Globe and Mail
Please bookmark this article as you may need help to eradicate the rats that multiply as a consequence of Guelph’s new unlined organic bins. EK http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/parks-canada-eyes-eradication-in-war-on-rats/article4398744/
Residents’ aware new waste collection carts on their way
A recent City of Guelph-commissioned telephone survey reveals 98 per cent of residents in neighbourhoods scheduled to receive carts this fall are aware of the new waste cart collection program. MetroLine Research Group Inc., an independent research company in Kitchener, administered the telephone interviews on behalf of the City to a statistically significant sample of […]
carts collection program update
report – guelph waste cart program
City opens education centre on waste diversion
Today a new waste diversion education centre at the City’s Waste Resource Innovation Centre on Dunlop Drive officially opened its doors. Environmentally focused students in the Eco Club at nearby Ken Danby Public School were the first visitors to officially tour the centre. The interactive, 800-square foot room with 10 learning stations offers visitors — […]
waste carts interactive online collection map
Solid Waste Resources has updated the online collection map to be an interactive map for residents to view which year their household will receive carts. Staff http://guelph.ca/living.cfm?itemid=80949&smocid=2877
City to open new waste diversion education centre
The new education centre at the Organics Waste Processing Facility will officially open its doors to students, environmental groups and community members next week. The interactive room with 10 learning stations offers visitors a 45-minute guided tour of how the City collects and processes Guelph’s organics, recyclables and garbage, and identifies the role every individual […]
Clean and Green Update
Update memo from staff. clean and green