Waste Management Strategic Plan
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About the project
Niagara Region is developing a Waste Management Strategic Plan. This plan will provide a framework and direction for waste management over the next 25 years. Research, reports and consultations will inform the plan and be a guide for Niagara Region staff and Regional Council.
We invite interested parties to engage in the development of the plan. Join our interactive open houses and surveys throughout the year and pitch in your ideas for the future of Niagara Region's waste programs and systems.
Project timeline
Phase One: Assessment of system - where we are
early 2023 - Completed
Identify gaps, strengths and opportunities for Niagara Region
Early 2024 - completed
Assess baseline life cycle
Early 2024 - completed
Engage with interested parties on vision, goals and guiding principles
Phase Two: Development of direction and system options - where we want to go
Mid to late 2024 - completed
Engage with interested parties on program delivery, alternative waste processing and the benefits of these recommendations
Mid to late 2024
Evaluate and shortlist recommended options for the strategic plan
Phase Three: Preferred system - how we're getting there
Late 2024
Recommend a system that includes facilities, resources, diversion strategy and funding strategy
Early 2025
Assess life cycle for the recommended system
mid 2025
Engage with interested parties on the draft strategy
mid to late 2025
Develop implementation plan with detailed timelines for the short-term (five years) and longer term (five - 25 years)
Stay Informed
Subscribe to the Waste Management Strategic Plan quarterly newsletter for information on public engagement, project status and updates.
Reports and Documents
Phase One: Where we are
- Technical memo #1 - Legal Review
- Technical memo #2 - Waste Generation Trends
- Technical memo #3 - Demographic Trends
- Technical memo #4 - Comparative Scan of Peer Municipal Better Practices
- Technical memo #5 - Trends in Alternative Technologies
- Technical memo #6 - Review of Existing Disposal Capacity
- Technical memo #7 - Financial Review
- Technical memo #8 - Better Practices
- Current State Report
- Phase One Engagement Summary Report
Online open houses - May 9, 2024
- Public online open house - Phase One (video)
- Industrial, commercial and institutional online open house - Phase One (video)
Phase Two: Where we want to go
Online open house - Sept. 16, 2024
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