CIF Bulletin

RPRA and Stewardship Ontario Release Stakeholder and Indigenous Peoples Engagement and Communications Plan

Registration is open for meetings on October 12 & October 27 to solicit input from Municipalities and First Nations Communities

Please read on for additional detail and for links to important documents

On August 14, the Ontario Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Chris Ballard issued a Direction for Proposal for an amended Blue Box Program Plan (a-BBPP), to the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority ("the Authority") and to Stewardship Ontario (SO).

The letter directs the Authority and SO to submit a proposal for an amended Blue Box Program Plan by February 15, 2018.

As part of this program, on October 2, the Authority and SO released a joint engagement and communications plan to consult with five key stakeholder groups and Indigenous Peoples. Materials include:

For more information: RPRA's Blue Box Program Plan Amendment webpage

Consultation for Ontario Municipalities & First Nations Communities in 2 Phases

Phase 1: October 2 to November 17, 2017 - webinars and in person meetings for Ontario municipalities and First Nations communities to gather feedback on proposed features of a draft a-BBPP

Phase 2: December 22, 2017 - draft a-BBPP will be released for written comment with comments due January 15, 2018

SO has posted information concerning invitations to meetings for Municipal and First nations staff, both for attendance in person or by webcast, including:

Module 1 discussions - Thursday, October 12 - 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Module 2 discussions - Friday, October 27 - 1:30 to 4:00 p.m.

More information for Municipal and First Nations staff:

SO's meeting invitation
SO's Amended Blue Box Program Plan Initiative webpage

This is your opportunity to get involved and provide input at this important juncture concerning the future of Ontario's Blue Box Recycling system.

Update to CIF Website

Over the next couple of days, the "Resources" section of the CIF website will become "Centre of Excellence". This is where we'll continue to house all the information you're used to finding and add a few new pieces that we think you'll find valuable. If you're having trouble finding anything or would like to send along some comments, we're just an email away at communications@thecif.ca

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