3. Developments within Canada
ONTARIO
Timmons is looking for a more cost effect solution in
collecting garbage and recycling.
Many Orillia apartment dwellers do not wish to participate
in ‘green bin’ collection unless they are provided with
larger (outside) containers because of the odor.
Long-term garbage plan in Waterloo region may include
bag fees, tags, and incineration.
Toronto proposal to raise trash pick up fees by 3%.
Toronto is considering how they could turn their waste
into energy rather than hauling it to other cities.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Recycling program of
cigarette butts
launched in
Vancouver.
SASKATCHEWAN
Regina is moving forward with a
mandatory, private sector
recycling program at multi-
family properties.
QUEBEC
Montreal has launched a project to
recycle #6 polystyrene containers
with the help of the Canadian
Plastics Association.
ALBERTA
Multi-housing recycling to become
mandatory.
Calgary to extend recycling
programs to apartments, likely
using private companies.
GFL buys Alberta waste firm – its
first solid waste operation in
western Canada.
Calgary is encouraging businesses
to recycle paper and cardboard. By
2017 there will be a ban on these
items being sent to the landfill
4. Developments within the
U.S.A
ALABAMA
• Residents of
Montgomery will be
receiving mixed-
recycling (“One-
bin”) which is
believed to divert
80% of all waste
from the landfill.
Recyclables will be
sent to a sorting
plant.
CALIFORNIA
• New recycling law
does not allow
comingling of
materials
• An environmentally
conscious restaurant
was excited to take
part in a WM food
waste recycling
program.
• A facility that
converts cooking oil
and other food
wastes to energy will
be opening later this
year.
COLORADO
• Denver expands
fee-based
($30/month)
compost program to
residents.
5. CONNECTICUT
•A compost leader with New Haven Farms is piloting a
project where he will go house to house collecting
people’s compostable waste.
•Lake Compounce Amusement Park made a 3-year
agreement with Covanta that the organic waste from the
park will be processed at a new organics recycling facility.
INDIANA
•Around 300 businesses in Louisville are being asked to
change the way they dispose of their waste. Participating
restaurants will use special food-waste containers to
collect scraps. If the plan goes well, the city expects to
recycle 85% of the wastes generated by businesses.
MICHIGAN
• Ann Arbor is a city that cares greatly about
recycling and has recently added food waste
to their list of what residents should/need to
recycle.
6. NEWYORK
• Expanding its public space
recycling container coverage
• The Department of Sanitation
will provide homeowners with
bins to collect organic waste.
The city seeks to divert 75% of
all waste from landfills by 2030.
• Electronics waste program has
been launched for residents.
• Residents in 15 buildings will be
able to deposit their old
electronics in a designated room
or bin that a city contractor will
pick up.
RHODEISLAND
• The state implemented a
new bill that bans food
waste from grocery stores,
food manufactures, and
restaurants.
7. TEXAS
• Houston is moving forward with a plan that will allow residents to throw all
waste and recycling into one bin. Waste and recyclables will be sorted at a
processing plan. They city hopes to divert 50-60% of all waste within the
first year.
VERMONT
• The state is looking for proposals from waste management and recycling
firms to take on a 2-year contract managing electronic waste.
WASHINGTON
• Neighborhoods in Yakima move forward with pilot recycling program. The
program is currently free, however, some residents have said they are
willing to pay for the service if need be.
• The University of Washington is working alongside Pacific Cascade Corp. to
increase waste diversion at sports venues.
• Starbucks is struggling to meet personal recycling goals.
8. GeneralDevelopments CALIFORNIA
• WM adds 6 compressed natural gas trucks to its fleet in
Chico.
• University of California-Davis and Clean World partner
together to open an anaerobic digestion operation at the
university.
KANSAS
• The city of McPherson is beginning single stream
curbside recycling in May 2014. Blue boxes will be
distributed and residents will not need to sort anything.
MASSACHUSETTS
• Beginning October 1, 2014, this state is starting a
commercial food-waste disposal ban. The ban will require
any entity that disposes of at least one ton of organic
material per week to donate or repurpose useable food.
Remaining food waste will be shipped to an anaerobic
facility for conversion to energy, or sent to composting and
animal-feed operations.
NORTH CAROLINA
• H2GO began a cooking oil recycling program. They
want to educate the public on proper disposal of leftover
grease and cooking oil.
10. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
• The National Restaurant Association
pushes food recycling, compost, and
reduction. In 2010, of the 60 million tons of
food waste, 40 million tons were sent to
landfills.
FLORIDA
• South Florida airports are beginning to look
more seriously at recycling. Some are
starting out slowly, looking for a suitable
vendor to provide comprehensive recycling
services.
ILLINOIS
• Cook County to face stricter recycling laws.
Local towns will have the option to decide
how recyclables are collected.
Influences of possible U.S.A
expansion
11. LOS
ANGELES
LA is changing the way
it collects trash. The city
will be divided into 11
zones for garbage
collection and
companies will have to
compete to win
contracts for each zone.
Winning bidders will
have to provide
separate bins for
recycling, food scraps,
etc.
MARYLAND
The city of Frederick is
having trouble keeping
recycling ‘under
control’. City is seeking
a solution, possibly,
more frequent pickups.
MICHIGAN
This state is to increase
residential recycling
across the whole of
Michigan.
12. NEW HAMPSHIRE
Landlords owning apartment buildings with more than
4 units, must seek privately owned trash disposal
contractors.
NEW YORK
* 67% more Americans would be willing to compost if
it were easy and cheap.
* NY is expanding collection of organic waste to
70,000 new households.
VIRGINIA
Solid Waste Authority trying to keep local residents
interested in recycling. The board would like to keep
recycling drop-off centers open around the county if a
cost-effective way can be found to collect materials.
14. Deaths and Injuries in North
America
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15. DEATHS
ILLINOIS
37 year old ABC Disposal
killed when dumpster
slipped while being lifted.
(2014)
IOWA
57 year old killed when
dumpster popped out of
slot. (2008)
INDIANA
1 person died after being
thrown from dumpster into
truck. (2013)
LOS ANGELES
Homeless man crushed to
death after falling asleep in
dumpster and being thrown
into truck. (1989)
MANITOBA
39 year old was killed after
being crushed by a
dumpster he was sleeping
behind. (2009)
MARYLAND
A homeless man was
thrown from dumpster into
compactor and died. (2009)
16. MICHIGAN
50 year old employee of
Republic Waste Services
was pinned and killed by
dumpster he was trying to
lift into air. (2002)
MONTANA
A woman fell into a
dumpster, and because of
the angle she fell, was
unable to breathe and died.
(2013)
OHIO
A delivery man died when a
dumpster fell on him. The
dumpster was hooked to a
semi-trailer at a 45-degree
angle. The man went to
retrieve something, and the
dumpster shifted and fell on
him. (2013)
TEXAS
Man dead after garbage bin
where he slept was emptied
into trash compactor. (2012)
17. ACCIDENTS
CALIFORNIA
Garbage truck driver
seriously injured when
pinned under dumpster.
(2014)
Taco Bell manager locks
dumpster with homeless
man inside. (2014)
FLORIDA
47 year old man, sleeping in
dumpster, suffered back
injury after being thrown into
truck. (2014)
INDIANA
1 person suffered severe
injuries after being thrown
from dumpster into truck.
(2013)
MICHIGAN
A man sleeping in a
dumpster survived being
thrown into a garbage truck.
He was treated for non-life-
threatening injuries. (2014)
18. TORONTO
Man nearly compacted after
being thrown from
dumpster. (2012)
VIRGINIA
Man injured after falling
asleep in dumpster. (2002)
MINNESOTA
Homeless man suffers
injuries after being thrown
into truck from dumpster.
(2013)
OREGON
27 year old suffered injuries
to head and chest after
being tossed into dump
truck. (2014)
WASHINGTON
Couple sleeping in
dumpster suffer slight
injuries. (2014)
19.
20. An Interesting Incident
BROCK UNIVERSITY
DISCIPLINES STUDENT FOR RECYCLING
A Brock University student was suspended for promoting recycling.
He claims the campus does not provide easy access for students
to recycle and that the dumpsters are filled with recyclable
material. To prove his point, he made a video (which can be found
on YouTube), showing where the dumpsters are and how the
majority of the students take the easy (or lazy) approach to
throwing everything into the bins that are closer to their residence
than going the extra distance to use the recycle bins. The student
feels that this will lead to a negative ripple effect when the other
students move on: If they are not recycling now, they will probably
not recycle later.
21. Reducing organic waste to
landfills is a hot topic this
year.
Paper and cardboard
represent the largest source
of waste in Canada.
Every year we dispose of 24
million tons of leaves and grass
clippings, which could be
composted to conserve landfill
space.
As of July 12, 2013, the U.S
is disposing of 95% of their
food waste in landfills and
incinerators.
