Long-Term Waste Management Strategy Update

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As we update Dufferin County’s Long-Term Waste Management Strategy, we want to hear from you!

In 2018, Dufferin County completed its first Long-Term Waste Management Strategy (LTWMS). Options for programs and services to help meet Dufferin’s waste reduction and diversion goals, and future planning were included.

It’s time to update the strategy! We’ll be;

  • reviewing and assessing the County’s current waste management systems and the previous LTWMS options

  • identifying opportunities for improvement and future potential options, and

  • developing a sustainable, community-informed approach for the County for our waste management needs into the future

Key to the success

As we update Dufferin County’s Long-Term Waste Management Strategy, we want to hear from you!

In 2018, Dufferin County completed its first Long-Term Waste Management Strategy (LTWMS). Options for programs and services to help meet Dufferin’s waste reduction and diversion goals, and future planning were included.

It’s time to update the strategy! We’ll be;

  • reviewing and assessing the County’s current waste management systems and the previous LTWMS options

  • identifying opportunities for improvement and future potential options, and

  • developing a sustainable, community-informed approach for the County for our waste management needs into the future

Key to the success of this project is making sure the strategies and decisions reflect the priorities, needs, and perspectives of our community, while promoting long-term environmental sustainability.

We look forward to hearing about your thoughts and ideas!

Please take a few minutes to fill out the first of our two surveys, to tell us about your experiences with and ideas for waste services, and our various programs including waste reduction and diversion. Fill out the fall survey and enter your email address for a chance to win 1 of 10 $25 gift cards to a Dufferin-area retailer or restaurant of your choice.

Are you interested in being part of a Table Talk? Fill in the fall survey and indicate your interest at the end.

What’s next? As we review the current LTWMS and look at future options, we will prepare project information, Council reports and presentations, and a draft for the LTWMS Update that we will share on Join In Dufferin under Documents/Resources (see the righthand panel on this page). The 2018 LTWMS documents are also under this area, and include the Executive Summary and Final Report, in addition to a link to our Dufferin County Waste Services website.

Please check out our Project Phases section, where you can see the various components of this project, including a planned spring survey and two Public Information Centres (Open Houses) to give your thoughts on the draft LTWMS Update. We’re also here to listen and answer questions through this Join In Dufferin page during the duration of this LTWMS update.

  • Fall Survey

    Dufferin County is updating our 2018 Long-Term Waste Management Strategy (LTWMS Update), and we'd like your input! The LTWMS Update will look at the County’s current waste management systems and recommendations such as waste reduction and diversion and identify opportunities for improvement and future potential options. 

    The focus is on the next five years, and this LTWMS Update will continue to help shape the future of sustainable waste management in Dufferin County. 

    The purpose of this survey is to provide a platform to gather the public’s current perspectives, challenges and ideas on the County’s waste management services and programs. We want to hear from you!

    As a reminder, since July of 2023, residential Blue Box collection services are no longer under the responsibility of or managed by Dufferin County and therefore are not included in this survey and waste management strategy update. Information about to the residential Blue Box program can be found at the Circular Materials website (link below), or by contacting their contractor GFL at 1-888-941-3345 ext. 1 or emailing dispatch-sandhill@gflenv.com.

     https://www.circularmaterials.ca/resident-communities/dufferincounty/

    This survey includes thirteen waste related questions. Please share it with your family, friends and colleagues. The closing date for participation is December 8 at 12pm (Noon).

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