The CIF Ontario Recycler Workshop goes online!

The CIF Ontario Recycler Workshop (ORW), originally scheduled to take place in May, has been reimagined as an online event on October 6 and 8, 2020. Join us for any of the webinar sessions described below!

With release of the RRCEA Blue Box regulations on the horizon, ORW will incorporate engaging discussions around what is known and still unknown about transitioning Ontario's Blue Box program to an Individual Producer Responsibility (IPR) framework.

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Panel 1: RRCEA Blue Box Regulations. The here and now

Tuesday, October 6, 2020. 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Tune in for this moderated discussion on transitioning to an IPR framework. Speakers representing a range of different perspectives will talk about how they see the new regulation shaping their sphere of work in the future.

Panel 2: Planning for transition. Enforcement, contamination, new tech

Tuesday, October 6, 2020. 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

This session offers municipalities a better understanding of how to anticipate and respond to the impacts of transition. Topics covered will range from municipal enforcement strategies through to shifting contamination definitions. It will also feature an update on London’s efforts to divert flexible film and other difficult to recycle plastics using the Hefty® EnergyBag® program.

Panel 3: Preparing collection systems for transition

Thursday, October 8, 2020. 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

With IPR on the horizon, what are municipalities doing to prepare their collection systems for transition? This panel highlights a selection of transition projects that municipalities can consider as implementation strategies are revealed in the coming months. This includes the logistics and costs of alternate collection methods for problematic materials and making program changes in response to managing contamination.

Panel 4: Ask an expert. Operational transition guidance from the pros

Thursday, October 8, 2020. 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

This facilitated Q&A panel with leading experts, will focus on how to maintain efficiency and effectiveness as municipalities move towards transitioning to IPR. Industry experts will share insights into implementing successful P&E, setting up collection standards for contamination and enforcement, lessons learned from BC’s experience with EPR, and other guidance.

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Use this form to sign up for any and all of the panels described above.

Registration Form

Final details and speakers will be released closer to the event dates.
The deadline for registering is October 2, 2020.
The ORW is free of charge to participants.