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Home My WebLink AboutOPD-004-15 Clafiflgt011 Operations Department Report If this information is required in an alternate accessible format, please contact the Municipal Clerk at 905-623-3379 ext. 2102. Report To: General Purpose and Administration Committee Date of Meeting: March 30, 2015 Report Number: OPD-004-15 Resolution: Gp�4 File Number: By-law Number: Report Subject: Pitch In Week Recommendations: 1. That Report OPD-004-15 be received for information. Municipality of Clarington Report OPD-004-15 Page 2 Report Overview PITCH-IN CANADA works with all Canadians interested to maintain a clean, green and beautiful country. Pitch In Canada involves millions of volunteers in various programs from cleaning up and beautifying streams, wilderness, and urban areas to initiating recycling and composting programs. Pitch In Week activities in Clarington for 2015 are detailed in this report. 1 . Background Pitch In Canada is a national non-profit organization founded in 1967 by several volunteers concerned about the proliferation of packaging and its effects on the land and marine environment. They recognized that personal action with assistance from but not dependent on governments and other stakeholders is needed to conserve, enhance and protect the environment and to reduce and reuse waste. From its modest beginnings, PITCH-IN CANADA is now leading a multi-faceted approach to "litter" and overall proper waste management practices. These practices include: the 4 R's, REFUSE - REUSE - REDUCE - RECYCLE, personal responsibility, community sustainability and beautification. 2. 2015 Pitch In Week Events This year Pitch In Week will run April 19th to May 2. The following details events currently planned within TM Clarington. 2.1 Super Clean Up: The Rotary "4th Annual Earth Day Super Clean Up" will take place Friday, April 24th Operations Department will again partner with the Rotary Club of Bowmanville to facilitate this year's Earth Day Clean Up activities. The Rotary Club of Bowmanville and the Rotary Club of Courtice have worked together to create an event that will help foster environmental responsibility and civic pride in area youth. Municipality of Clarington Report OPD-004-15 Page 3 - Students will participate by doing a "Clean Sweep! of the areas surrounding their school and community during the morning afterward they will gather at the Garnet B Rickard Arena. J Rotary has arranged for educational displays ,a from various local groups and businesses • that will provide educational information for • participants. A BBQ will be set up at the -:, entrance and participants will be offered burgers courtesy of local business. The Municipality will supply gloves, safety vests, garbage and recycle bags for the event. Staff will work closely with Rotary representatives to ensure that safety is a priority for all locations 2.2 Compost Day Saturday, April 18th Operations Depot 42 will be the site of the Durham Region's annual Free Compost Event from 8 am to noon. Clarington East Food Bank will be on site and residents are encouraged to "trade" a non-perishable donation for free t� compost. In 2014, 500 vehicles attended the compost event. This -' event will be located at the - Operations Depot 42, 178 Darlington/Clarke Townline Road in Bowmanville. Those wishing to - participate should bring containers about the size of a blue box — maximum 3 — and a shovel. Participants will be required to fill their own containers with the fresh compost. Durham Region staff will be on hand to facilitate the exchange of damaged blue boxes and green bins for a new one. 2.3 Pitch In Week Individuals and groups are encouraged to register their Pitch In Week activities by contacting the Operations Department. They will be asked when and where they plan to take action or staff can provide suggestions for locations that require clean up. Although Municipality of Clarington Report OPD-004-15 Page 4 Pitch In Week is April 19th to May 2, activities are not limited to this time. Participants are encouraged to register and "pitch-in" throughout the year. Garbage and recycle bags will be available to participants before their stated day of Clean- Up. Arrangements will be made to pick up bags of trash/recyclables once they are collected by area residents and community groups. 2.4 Battery Recycling Program The week of April 20 to 24, 2015 Durham Region will hold a Curbside Battery Collection. Residents are erieS 6 requested to use sealable transparent bags to lemcle lost, participate in the curbside battery collection program. r `s Orange labels with instructions on how to participate in the program are included in the annual waste management calendar. Residents can also download soo-oo�5o�t and print the label before inserting it inside their sealable aarnam.ca/m If transparent bag for collection. The bag should then be this anon, requireo accessible format,pleas6 Go put out with your blue box recycling. thenumbera In September 2013 the Region of Durham adopted this waste diversion program and made it permanent. The program consists of curb side battery pick up for residents in the Region. 2.5 Hazardous Household Waste (HHW) and E-Waste Event Saturday, October 3 from 8 am to noon, Clarington will again play host to Durham Region as they sponsor a joint HHW and E-Waste event at Depot 42. Residents will be invited to drop off their HHW and E-Waste free of charge. The waste collected at this event will be recycled or disposed of in an environmentally safe and responsible way. All unwanted electronic equipment is classified as electronic waste (e-waste). Many electronic products contain materials such as lead, mercury and other hazardous materials that pose environmental impacts when disposed of improperly. 2.6 Clarington has been participating in the waste events for a number of years with good response from our residents. The chart below provides results from these events for the last five years. Municipality of Clarington Report OPD-004-15 Page 5 Municipality of Clarington Event Review Event Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 E-Waste Collection Collected Tonnage 16.83 tonnes 10.61 tonnes 9.95 tonnes 4.09 tonnes 2.23 tonnes Participants 351 179 204 111 130 Event Elate Oct-30 Oct-29 Oct-27 Oct-05 Oct-04 HHW Collection Collected Tonnage 5.83 tonnes 6.56 tonnes 10.94 tonnes 2.68 tonnes 4.88 tonnes Participants 139 180 312 67 130 Event Date Oct-02 oct-01 Oct-27 Oct-26 Oct-04 Compost Give-Aways 8 Trailer Loads 3 3 3 4 5 Participants 500 241 500 371 500 Event Date Apr-23 Apr-30 Apr-21 Apr-20 Apr-26 3. COMMENTS Locations for clean up are determined from several sources. Staff report areas that contain large amounts of litter. Volunteer groups without a particular preference area are given these identified areas to clean up. Schools usually clean up areas in and around their home school. Lastly through advertising and inquiries other groups or individuals come forward and let us know which area requires cleaning and volunteer to do these identified areas. 4. Concurrence Not Applicable 5. Conclusion Pitch-In Week is a chance for whole communities to work towards a common goal to help beautify and sustain our environment. Participation in Pitch-In events is open, and encouraged, for everyone. If we want to improve our neighbourhoods, community and natural environment we have to start by showing that we care and are willing to get our hands dirty to prove it. Municipality of Clarington Report OPD-004-15 Page 6 6. Strategic Plan Application Not applicable. Submitted by: Reviewed by: � Fre=6''If J. Horvath Franklin Wu, Direct r of Operations Chief Administrative Officer Staff Contact: Susan Hajnik, 905-263-2291 ext. 527 or shajnik @clarington.net There are no interested parties to be notified of Council's decision. FJH/sh