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Remove Planned Expansion for Multi-Residential Buildings, Schools, and Specified Long-Term Care Homes and Retirement Homes – Remove planned expansion to more multi-residential buildings, specified long-term care and retirement homes and schools to reduce future costs.
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The Ministry posted amendments to the Blue Box Regulation (O.Reg 391/21) made under the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act, 2016 (RRCEA) that also included a request for feedback with regards to efficiencies for small businesses located on residential routes.
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If the intent is to decrease waste and disposable packaging by making the manufacturers accountable for covering the costs of recycling, then it is essential that the manufacturers remain responsible for the costs.
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This government is forcing Dresden and the surrounding area to have a Dump without a promised environmental assessment. It said this is necessary because we are sending too much garbage to the states.
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As a resident of Ontario and a parent in a household of three, I’m deeply concerned about the proposed reduction in Blue Box recycling services.
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Hello.
I feel it is absolutely imperative that the producers of packaging are responsible for paying to recycle it. This should have happened years ago. End of story.
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Please do not walk back the requirements for recycling materials on the production industry. They will always say they can’t do it. If they have no choice they will make it happen.
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On behalf of the Ontario Business Improvement Area Association (OBIAA), which represents over 300 Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) and thousands of small businesses across Ontario, we write to express concern about the impacts of Ontario Regulation 391/21 on commercial areas and small businesses, p
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The Lindsay Downtown Business Improvement Association represents more than 165 businesses in Lindsay, Ontario. We strongly support maintaining recycling services in our downtown area to aid local businesses and the environment.
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Cart based system for the Niagara Region. The open bins are causing lots of litter on the collection days. It's really frustrating to see good recyclables flying around ending up in the garbage. Please do cart based system in the Niagara region.
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Please see the attached letter from Mary Donaghy, Director of Education, Ottawa Catholic School Board.
Christine Marshall (she/her)
OCSB K-6 Consultant - Elementary Student Success
Science, Environmental & Outdoor Education
570 W Hunt Club Rd, Nepean, ON, K2G 3R4
613-224-2222 x3073
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I am against the reduction in targets to divert plastic waste from landfills and allowing producers of plastic waste more time to fulfill their obligations to reduce packaging.
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While these changes are good in theory and at first look, implementation already does not seem to be going well. Confusion and rising costs are already occurring (as per usual with anything the gov puts forward without due analysis or planning).
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Producers should model successful programs that focus on protecting resources, not destroying them. Deposit-Return Systems (DRS) are most popular.
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This proposed change is laughably bad. It benefits no one but producers of wasteful products and the waste industry, while putting ordinary people on the hook for wasteful industry practices.
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The proposed amendments would delay recycling targets by five years (from 2026 to 2031) and allow up to 15% of targets to be met through incineration, which does not qualify as recycling under Canadian standards.
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