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TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
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MEETING: COUNCIL
DATE: OCTOBER 29, 1990
REPORT #: WD-89-90 FILE #:
SUB,JECT: BLUE BOX RECYCLING PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that Council approve the following:
1. THAT Report WD-89-90 be received;
2 . THAT the Region of Durham be advised that the Town of
Newcastle accepts the operational responsibility for blue box
collection from December 1, 1990 to December 31, 1991 in
accordance with the terms contained in the Regional Council
Resolution of October 17, 1990 in this regard; and
3 . THAT a copy of Report WD-89-90 be forwarded to Mr. C. W.
Lundy, A.M.C.T. , Regional Clerk.
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REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENT
No. l: Report WM90-42 to the Waste Management Committee
dated October 17, 1990.
2.0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 Blue Box Recycling Program Started in 1986
In 1986, Durham Region started a Blue Box Recycling Program
which includes the recycling of old newsprint, tin 'or steel
cans, aluminium cans, glass containers and P.E.T. soft drink
containers .
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The program has been in effect in the Town of Newcastle since 1987
and provides blue box collection for 9,201 residences located in
Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono.
.About 1500 tonnes of recyclables are collected in the Town each
year under the Blue Box Program.
2 .2 Contract With Durham Recycling Centre Incorporated
Durham Region and the Province established and funded Durham
Recycling Centre Incorporated and Durham Region entered into a
contract with Durham Recycling to provide collection and processing
of the recyclable materials .
Durham Region owns 18 trucks which are used for collecting the
recyclable materials and the materials are processed at a
processing plant located on Garrard Road in Whitby.
The contract between Durham Region and Durham Recycling Inc. will
be terminated on December 1, 1990.
2 .3 Funding For the Blue Box Program
The cost for the blue box recycling program, which is more than
$200/tonne, is paid for by the Region, the Province, revenues from
the sale of recyclables and by a tipping fee of $83.33/tonne which
is paid by the area municipalities to the Region for each tonne of
material collected from the blue boxes .
2 .4 Region Proposes to Make the Blue Box Program Self-supporting
The Region's 1990 Solid Waste Management Program included the
following item:
"THAT the Region of Durham explore with the Area
Municipalities the concept of making the recycling
operationself-supporting through the implementation
of a blue box collection fee (in addition to the
present recycling tipping fee) to fund the
collection costs related to the blue box recycling
program and be charged to those Area Municipalities
which choose to contract this collection service to
Durham Region. "
2 .5 Meetings With Regional Staff
Since waste collection is under the jurisdiction of the area
municipalities, staff of the Region approached staff of the area
municipalities requesting their review and decision on the method
of blue box collection.
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Several meetings were held with staff of the Area Municipalities
and the Region to discuss how the Area Municipalities preferred to
proceed to continue the blue box collection in light of Durham
Recycling terminating their operation as of December 1, 1990.
A censuses was reached that the operational responsibility for blue
box collection should be an Area Municipality responsibility and
that a co-operative tender be called to obtain bids from
contractors to provide the service.
2 . 6 Decision of Regional Council - October 17 , 1990
On October 17, Regional Council adopted the following amended
recommendations of the Waste Management Committee (refer to Report
contained in Attachment No. l) :
"a) THAT Durham Region agree to the request from Durham
Recycling Centre Inc . (DRC) to extend the DRC
contract to December 1, 1990, in order to allow DRC
to wind down operations; and
b) THAT in order to ensure uninterrupted operation
of the blue box recycling program after
December 1, 1990, Durham Region endorse the
following interim recycling action plan:-
Collection
i) Effective December 1, 1990, the area municipalities
will assume direct operational responsibility for
blue box collection;
ii) Durham Region will continue to finance all blue box
collection costs for a thirteen month period from
December 1, 1990, until December 31, 1991;
iii) Effective December 1, 1990, Durham Region will lease
to the area municipalities, for a nominal fee, the
existing fleet of eighteen ( 18) recycling pick-up
vehicles for the thirteen month period from December
1, 1990, to December 31, 1991;
iv) Durham Region will continue to purchase blue boxes
in bulk and provide blue boxes to area
municipalities, as required, for distribution to
residences;
Processing
THAT Durham Region take the required action for the Works
Department to operate the recycling processing operations
effective December 1, 1990 . "
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2 . 7 Co-operative Tender Has Been Called
Subsequent to Regional Council's decision of October 17, 1990, a
co-operative tender was called by the Town of Whitby on behalf of
all the Area Municipalities and was advertised on Friday, October
19, to close at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 31. The contract is
intended to commence on December 1, 1990, and expire on December
31, 1991.
One of the features of the tender is that the Region's eighteen
( 18) vehicles for blue box collection will be made available to the
contractor at a nominal cost.
It should be emphasized that no municipality is obliged to
participate in the co-operative tender following receipt of
tenders .
If the Town does not participate in the co-operative tender then
it must make other arrangements, on its own, for the continuation
of the Blue Box program. In this case none of the Region's
existing vehicles will be made available to the Town for
collection.
2 . 8 Who Pays for the Blue Box Program After December 31, 1991?
Staff will be submitting a subsequent report for Council's
consideration, which will be recommending the Region maintain the
same financial arrangements regarding the collection of recyclable
material after December 31, 1991.
2 . 9 Expansion of the Blue Box Program to All Residents in the Town
The possible expansion of the blue box program to all residences
in the Town, including apartment buildings and to commercial and
industrial establishments will be dealt with in a future report.
3.0 SUMMARY
3 . 1 Following is a summary of the foregoing:
1. The contract between Durham Region and Durham
Recycling Centre Incorporated expires December
1, 1990.
2 . The effect of action taken by Regional Council
on October 17, 1990, is that operational
responsibility for blue box collection has been
passed on to the area municipalities .
3 . The Region will continue to finance all blue
box collection costs until December 31, 1991.
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4. A co-operative tender was called on Friday,
October 19 for the collection and disposal of
recyclables . The tender closes on October 31
and a report will be submitted to the General
Purpose and Administration Committee in
November to deal with the tender.
4.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
4 . 1 THAT Report WD-89-90 be received;
4 .2 THAT the Region of Durham be advised that the Town of Newcastle
accepts the operational responsibility for blue box collection from
December 1, 1990 to December 31, 1991 in accordance with the terms
contained in the Regional Council Resolution of October 17, 1990
in this regard; and
4 . 3 THAT a copy of Report WD-89-90 be forwarded to Mr. C. W. Lundy,
A.M.C.T. , Regional Clerk.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
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Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Lawrence E. Kotseff,
Director of Public Works Chief Administrative Officer
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October 24, 1990
Attachment
pc : Mr. C. W. Lundy, A.M.C.T.
Regional Clerk
Region of Durham
105 Consumers Drive
Whitby, Ontario
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The Regional Municipality of Durham
Chief Administrative Officer and
Commissioner of Works
Report to the Waste Management Committee
Report No. : WM90-42
Date: October 17, 1990
SUBJECT:
DURHAM RECYCLING CENTRE INC. - CONTRACT EXTENSION TO DECEMBER 1, 1990.
- INTERIM RECYCLING ACTION PLAN
RECOMMENDATION:
A. THAT Durham Region agree to the request from Durham Recycling Centre
Inc. (DRC) to extend the DRC contract to December 1, 1990, in order
to allow DRC to wind down operations ;
B. AND THAT in order to ensure uninterrupted operation of the blue box
recycling program after December 1, 1990, Durham Region endorse the
following interim recycling action plan : -
Collection
1. Effective December 1, 1990, the area municipalities will assume
direct operational responsibility for blue box collection.
2. Durham Region will continue to finance all blue box collection
costs for a thirteen month period from December 1, 1990, until
December 31, 1991 at which time the area municipalities will
assume full financial and operational responsibility for blue box
collection.
3. Effective December 1, 1990, Durham Region will lease to
the area municipalities , for a nominal fee, the existing fleet of
eighteen (18) recycling pick-up vehicles for the thirteen month
period from December 1, 1990, to December 31, 1991.
4. Durham Region will continue to purchase blue boxes in bulk and
provide blue boxes to area municipalities, as required, for
distribution to residents.
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Processing
1. That the Region take immediate action to contract the processing
operations commencing December 1, 1990 for a term of thirteen
months, and that for the purposes of this short-term contract,
the Region 's normal tendering procedures be waived.
2. The Region request the prospective contractors to give
hiring preference to current DRC employees who make application
for employment.
REPORT:
At its meeting of October 3, 1990, Council learned of the Intention of
the Board of Directors of the Durham Recycling Centre (DRC) to dissolve
its operations and terminate the services of its employees effective
December 1, 1990, The DRC Board of Directors passed the following motion
on Thursday, September 27, 1990:
"To direct staff to request a contract extension by the Region
of Durham from October 31, 1990 to December 1, 1990 in order to
allow Durham Recycling Centre to wind down operations."
The matter was referred by Council to the Waste Management Committee.
Subsequently, the Region's Waste Management Committee, on
October 9, 1990, met and directed Staff to prepare a report and
recommendations on the operational and labour considerations involved in
the issue. This report is in response to that directive.
Collection By Area Municipalities
Durham Recycling Centre Inc. (DRC) is a private, not for profit company
which presently operates the blue box recycling program under contract
with Durham Region (which has jurisdiction over waste disposal ) and under
agreement with Durham's area municipalities (which have jurisdiction over
waste collection) .
It Is imperative that the blue box recycling program continue operations
In Durham Region , To this end, Durham Region and its area municipalities
have co-operated to develop an interim plan of action to ensure that blue
box collection and processing continues without interruption after
December 1, 1990.
We are advised that effective December 1, 1990, Durham Region 's area
municipalities will assume responsibility for blue box collection. This
will have the advantage of integrating all waste collection (eg, blue box
collection, leaf collection , garbage collection) under one agency - the
area municipality.
It is expected that co-ordination of waste collection activities under
the area municipalities will provide an opportunity for increased
efficiency and a higher level of service to residents who will have only
one agency to call for all collection queries,
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ProcessIpa-Pp±rations - Options
Nrhain Region 's Jurisdiction over waste disposal includes processing of
recyclables and your staff has therefore considered the Region 's position
relative to the processing component of the recycling operation, It is
apparent that the Region has various options available to it in regard to
processing, and we have obtained legal opinion on the rights of DRC
employees with respect to employment and on the Region 's obligations
thereto. There is general agreement that the Region 's options are
essentially two, One is to have a contractor take over the processing in
the same way that area municipalities have decided to contract the
collection. Alternatively, the Region could assume direct control .
These options are examined below.
Option "A" ,
Na e t e Recycling Processing Operations Assigned
to Another Contractor
This option would Involve the Region taking immediate action to ensure
that arrangements be made for a new contractor to replace Durham
Recycling Centre Inc. as the contractor responsible for operation of the
processing part of the blue hox. program. The experience in other Regions
has been that the hiring of a qualified contractor would be less costly
than having the Region take direct control of recycling processing.
An experienced contractor would have "hands-on" recycling expertise that
is not presently available among Region staff. In addition, recycling
contractors have demonstrated productivity improvements which allow them
to reduce staffing costs. Recycling contractors have the flexibility to
introduce now equipment and operational method,, as changing work
requirements dictate, The Region will recommend to any prospective
contractor that preferred consideration be given to the hiring of QRC
employees should the contractor require additional staff to fulfill the
contract.
Option "B",
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Have t hW c gionls Works Department Take Over The Processing Operation
If the Region were to take over the processing operation, we could expect
the Labour Relations Board to require us to provide Region rates and
working conditions, or allow collective bargaining to take place in which
the Union would fight to have the DRC Collective Agreement, with its
lower wage schedule and operational practices, brought immediately into
line with the Region 's Collective Agreement with its own Outside
Workers . -
We are aware that due to the wage and benefit levels and other operating
differences that presently exist between DRC and the Region, the Region
would incur substantial cost increases were it to assume control of the
DRC processing operations . The DRC processing workforce fluctuates, but
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an analysis of wages and benefits carried out recently by regional staff
indicated that the Region could expect that wage and benefits
equalization COStS would add about $750,000 per year to the current
(1990) recycling processing costs budgeted at approximately $1.7 million.
Other costs resulting from less operational flexibility could well add to
this figure.
CONCLUSION
Council and Staff are aware of the critical budget difficulties projected
for 1991. At a time when our ability to even maintain the Region 's
present operating obligations will be sorely tested, we are unable to
support the expenditure of costly additional in-house programs at this
time. Kindly note that in order for a contractor to be selected in time
for the December 1, 1990 w1ndup by DRC, time is absolutely critical , and
the normal tendering procedures should be waived.
Respectfully submitted.
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W.A. TO e—Vees, P. Eng.,
Commissioner of Works Chief Administrative Officer
TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
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MEETING: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
DATE: OCTOBER 29, 1990
REPORT #: WD-89-90 FILE #:
SUBJECT: BLUE BOX RECYCLING PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that Council approve the following:
1. THAT Report WD-89-90 be received; and
2 . THAT the Region of Durham be advised that the Town of
Newcastle:
a) Endorses the "Joint Response of the Area
Municipalities to the Region of Durham
Regarding the Blue Box Collection Within the
Region" (Attachment No. l to Report WD-89-90) .
b) Accepts the operational responsibility for
blue box collection.
3 . AND THAT a copy of Report WD-89-90 be forwarded to Mr. W. A.
Twelvetrees, P. Eng. , Commissioner of Works, Region of
Durham.
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REPORT
1.0 ATTACHMENT
No. l: Joint Response of the Area Municipalities to
the Region of Durham Regarding Blue Box
Collection With the Region.
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2.0 BACKGROUND
2 . 1 Blue Box Recycling Program Started in 1986
In 1986, Durham Region started a Blue Box Recycling Program which
includes the recycling of old newsprint, tin or steel cans,
aluminium cans, glass containers and P.E.T. soft drink containers .
The program has been in effect in the Town of Newcastle since 1987
and provides blue box collection for 9,201 residences located in
Courtice, Bowmanville, Newcastle and Orono.
About 1500 tonnes of recyclables are collected in the Town each
year under the Blue Box Program.
2 .2 Contract With Durham Recycling Centre Incorporated
Durham Region and the Province established and funded Durham
Recycling Centre Incorporated and Durham Region entered into a
contract with Durham Recycling to provide collection and processing
of the recyclable materials.
Durham Recycling owns 18 trucks which are used for collecting the
recyclable materials and the materials are processed at a
processing plant located on Garrard Road in Whitby.
The contract between Durham Region and Durham Recycling Inc. will
be terminated on December 1, 1990 .
2 . 3 Funding For the Blue Box Program
The cost for the blue box recycling program, which is more than
$200/tonne, is paid for by the Region, the Province, revenues from
the sale of recyclables and by a tipping fee of $83. 33/tonne which
is paid by the area municipalities to the Region for each tonne of
material collected from the blue boxes .
2 .4 Region Proposes to Make the Blue Box Program Self-supporting
The Region's 1990 Solid Waste Management Program included the
following item:
"THAT the Region of Durham explore with the Area
Municipalities the concept of making the recycling
operation self-supporting through the implementation
of a blue box collection fee (in addition to the
present recycling tipping fee) to fund the
collection costs related to the blue box recycling
program and be charged to those Area Municipalities
which choose to contract this collection service to
Durham Region. "
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2 .5 Joint Response from the Area Municipalities to the Region
Since waste collection is under the jurisdiction of the area
municipalities, staff of the Region approached staff of the area
municipalities requesting their review and decision on the method
of blue box collection.
Several meetings were held with staff of the area municipalities
and the Region. The staff of the area municipalities agreed to
prepare a joint response to the Region.
This joint response is attached as Attachment No. l.
2 .6 Decision of Regional Council - October 17 , 1990
On October 17, Regional Council adopted the following amended
recommendations of the Waste Management Committee:
"a) THAT Durham Region agree to the request from Durham
Recycling Centre Inc . (DRC) to extend the DRC
contract to December 1, 1990, in order to allow DRC
to wind down operations; and
b) THAT in order to ensure uninterrupted operation
of the blue box recycling program after
December 1, 1990, Durham Region endorse the
following interim recycling action plan:-
Collection
i) Effective December 1, 1990, the area municipalities
will assume direct operational responsibility for
blue box collection;
ii) Durham Region will continue to finance all blue box
collection costs for a thirteen month period from
December 1, 1990, until December 31, 1991;
iii) Effective December 1, 1990, Durham Region will lease
to the area municipalities, for a nominal fee, the
existing fleet of eighteen ( 18) recycling pick-up
vehicles for the thirteen month period from December
1, 1990, to December 31, 1991;
iv) Durham Region will continue to purchase blue boxes
in bulk and provide blue boxes to area
municipalities, as required, for distribution to
residences;
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Processing
THAT Durham Region take the required action for the Works
Department to operate the recycling processing operations
effective December 1, 1990 . "
2 . 7 Co-operative Tender Has Been Called
As noted in the joint response to the Region, it was agreed that
the best method to provide for a continuation of the Blue Box
Program is to call a co-operative tender, seeking bids from
contractors to provide the service.
Since time was of the essence, staff of the area municipalities
decided to proceed with the calling of the tender prior to
receiving approval from our respective Councils to proceed in this
manner.
The tender which was called by the Town of Whitby on behalf of all
the area municipalities was advertised on Friday, October 19 and
closes at 2 :00 p.m. , Wednesday, October 31. The contract will
commence on December 1, 1990 and expire on December 31, 1991.
A report will be submitted to the General Purpose and
Administration Committee in November to deal with the tender.
2 . 8 Who Pays for the Blue Box Program After December 31, 1991?
Who pays for the blue box program after December 31, 1991 is a
matter which will have to be addressed during 1991.
2 .9 Expansion of the Blue Box program to All Residents in the Town
The possible expansion of the blue box program to all residences
in the Town, including apartment buildings and to commercial and
industrial establishments will be dealt with in a future report.
3.0 SUMMARY
3 . 1 Following is a summary of the foregoing:
1. The contract between Durham Region and Durham
Recycling Centre Incorporated expires December
1, 1990 .
2 . The effect of action taken by Regional Council
on October 17 , 1990, is that operational
responsibility for blue box collection has been
passed on to the area municipalities .
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3 . The Region will continue to finance all blue
box collection costs until December 31, 1991.
4 . A co-operative tender was called on Friday,
October 19 for the collection and disposal of
recyclables. The tender closes on October 31
and a report will be submitted to the General
Purpose and Administration Committee in
November to deal with the tender.
4.0 RECOMrENDATIONS
4 . 1 THAT Report WD-89-90 be received; and
4 .2 THAT the Region of Durham be advised that the Town of Newcastle:
a) Endorses the "Joint Response of the Area
Municipalities to the Region of Durham Regarding the
Blue Box Collection Within the Region" (Attachment
No. l to Report WD-89-90) .
b) Accepts the operational responsibility for blue
box collection.
4 . 3 AND THAT a copy of Report WD-89-90 be forwarded to Mr. W. A.
Twelvetrees, P. Eng. , Commissioner of Works, Region of Durham.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
Walter A. Evans, P.Eng. , Lawrence E. Kotseff,
Director of Public Works Chief Administrative Officer
WAE*llv
October 23, 1990
Attachment
pc: Mr. W. A. Twelvetrees, P. Eng.
Commissioner of Works
Region of Durham
105 Consumers Drive
Whitby, Ontario
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Joint Response of the Area Municipalities to the Regional Municipality
of Durham Regarding Blue Box Collection Within the Region.
The Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham at their meeting of
1990 05 09 approved their 1990 Solid Waste Management Budget and
Program.
The program covered a variety of items ranging from tipping fees to
general operations . One particular section of their program stated the
following:
"THAT the Region of Durham explore with the Area
Municipalities the concept of making the recycling operation
self-supporting through the implementation of a blue box
collection fee (in addition to the present recycling tipping
fee) to fund the collection costs related to the blue box
recycling program and be charged to those Area Municipalities
which choose to contract this collection service to Durham
Region. "
As waste collection is under the jurisdiction of the Area
Municipalities, the Region of Durham approached the representatives of
the Area Municipalities requesting their review and decision on the
method of blue box collection.
Subsequent to this direction, staff representatives of the Area
Municipalities have met on several occasions in an attempt to reach a
consensus as to an appropriate course of action relating to the
collection operation. Furthermore, discussions have been held with
staff representatives of the Region in order to obtain the Region's
position on specific items .
It is the unanimous recommendation of the staff of the Area
Municipalities, that the most effective and economical method for blue
box collection would appear to be by a joint public tender. There was
no representation from the Township of Brock at the initial formulation
meetings held among staff representatives of the Area Municipalities.
Furthermore, Brock presently has a private contract for the collection
of recyclables and this contract extends until the end of 1991.
This joint recommendation of the Town of Newcastle and other interested
Area Municipalities is consistent with Part 2 of the recommendation
submitted by staff to the Councils of all of the Area Municipalities in
December 1986 , which read as follows:
"1. That the Area Municipalities continue to support and participate
in recycling collection programs with the knowledge that for many
years it may be more costly than conventional means of refuse
disposal.
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2 . That, accepting the probable higher cost for recycling over the
conventional means of refuse disposal, the Area Municipalities only
participate in an expanded recycling program on a basis by which
the costs, except for inflation and population growth, can be known
in advance, and to achieve this, that the program be undertaken on
a publicly tendered contract basis .
3 . That a joint area-wide recycling collection program be developed
by those Area Municipalities wishing to participate with a view to
a commencement date in early 1988 .
4 . That the Region of Durham be requested to contribute as a diversion
credit to the participating Area Municipalities, 50 per cent of the
prevailing tipping fee for the tonnage collected under the program
in each of the respective municipalities .
5 . That the Area Municipalities approach the Ministry of the
Environment to determine the eligible funding of an area-wide
project under the Ministry's Municipal Recycling Support Program.
6 . That a copy of each Area Municipality's action on this Report and
a copy of this Report be forwarded to the Regional Municipality of
Durham. "
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The Councils of each of the Area Municipalities adopted various courses
of action relating to the recommendations as had been presented in the
joint staff report. Subsequently, the Region of Durham entered into an
Agreement to have Durham Recycling Centre Incorporated undertake the
processing of the collected recyclable materials and the Area
Municipalities continued to utilize Durham Recycling for the blue box
collection program.
As a result of the recent discussions held among the representatives of
the Area Municipalities and the Region, specific conditions were set out
under which a proposed long term realigned blue box collection program
would be established. These conditions are, but not necessarily limited
to, the following:
1. The Area Municipalities will prepare a joint long term public
tender for the collection of blue box recylables . It is
anticipated that the tenders will close in early 1991. The tender
documents will provide for separate awards for individual
Municipalities according to bids received.
2 . The Region of Durham will co-ordinate with Atlantic Packaging,
Whitby, or alternate receiver, for the direct delivery of paper
collected on the routes by the recycling Contractor(s) employed by
the Area Municipalities .
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3. The Region of Durham will continue to operate a separation centre
for the area wide collection of recyclable materials which cannot
be delivered directly from the collection routes to the reuser
facility.
4 . The Region of Durham will pay to participating Area Municipalities
any grants which are available and received relating to the
collection of recyclables.
5 . The Region of Durham will prepare co-operative tenders for the bulk
purchase of blue boxes.
6 . The Region of Durham in co-operation with the Area Municipalities,
will continue to be the central area wide co-ordinating agency for
all recycling programs and promotion within the Region.
7 . The Region of Durham will make available to the Area Municipalities
at a nominal fee, the purchase of the existing recycling pick-up
vehicles .
Simultaneous with the finalization of this response of the Town of
Newcastle and other interested Area Municipalities relating to the
proposal to call joint tenders in 1991 for an area-wide blue box
collection program, Durham Recycling Centre Incorporated announced that
they were ceasing their collection and processing operation effective
1990 12 01. As a result of this decision and in order to maintain the
blue box collection program, it is also the recommendation of the Town
of Newcastle in co-operation with other interested Area Municipalities
to call for public tenders on this collection program. The length of
this period would be for thirteen months from 1990 12 03 to 1991 12 31.
The majority of the conditions as established for the long term blue box
collection program would also apply to the proposed arrangement, if
appropriate.
In regard to the collection service at the drop-off boxes for
recyclables and at office locations for fine paper, it is more practical
at least during the interim transitional period, for the Region to
maintain these services through a separate call for quotations . This
arrangement may also be the best for the long term collection as well.
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