Durham region waste management program

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Bins - Broken or New. Decrease text size Default text size Increase text size. The division takes a lead role in Durham's Best Start Network and operates seven licensed early learning and child care programs as well as Durham Behaviour Management Services. Email Lisa McIntosh. The Family Services Division helps to improve the quality of life for people living or working in Durham Region who are experiencing mental health and other issues by providing professional and accessible counselling, psychotherapy, education and other support services.

Email Marusia Laschuk. Housing Services supports social housing providers and manages properties directly owned by the Region. It also funds programs to prevent homelessness and encourages the creation of affordable housing. Email Alan Robins. Ontario Works gives financial assistance and basic health benefits to people in need.

A wide range of employment services are also available to help people find jobs. Email Kelly O'Brien. The Long-Term Care and Services for Seniors Division provides programs and services in four Regionally owned and operated accredited long-term care homes. The division also provides respite care, caregiver relief, Meals-on-Wheels programs and Adult Day programs.

Email Laura MacDermaid. Email Bill Holmes. Durham Region Transit DRT is responsible to plan, schedule, and deliver public transit for the Region of Durham, collaborating with our stakeholders to provide innovative mobility and technology solutions for residents and visitors regardless of where they live, work or travel across the Region.

Maintenance team members ensure all DRT vehicles are maintained, serviced and cleaned to meet or exceed safety standards. Our team also manages bus stops and bus stop furnishings to ensure they are safe and accessible.

We work collaboratively with stakeholders to manage DRT buildings and properties, and lead capital projects such as new vehicle acquisitions, and facility construction and renovation projects. Email Audra McKinley. The Operations team plans and delivers scheduled, specialized and On Demand transit services.

Our professional operators transport customers across the Region and are supported by dispatchers, mobile supervisors and controllers at the Transit Control Centre.

Behind the scenes, the team undertakes the short and medium planning of transit services, the operational planning and scheduling, and support strategic regional and GTHA-wide transit initiatives.

Email Christopher Norris. Business Services provides leadership in the delivery of core business functions including customer service, safety and training, financial planning, technical services and data analytics, in addition to customer-focused fare initiatives and strategic modernization projects. Email Jamie Austin. Email Susan Siopis. The Works Department provides services for residents and businesses in the Durham Region:.

Areas of responsibility include real estate acquisitions and disposals; property management activities including the general management of the Durham Region Forest tracts; the management of Regional facilities and leased premises including design, construction, operation, maintenance and demolition activities; the operation and management of Regional Headquarters; the coordination of comments related to various development applications, servicing and subdivision agreements; the issuance of water and sewer connection permits; and the provision of financial and administrative support for all Works Department programs.

Email Jenni Demanuele. Responsible for planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of water supply and sanitary sewerage services.

Email John Presta. Responsible for the planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of the Regional road infrastructure. Email Ramesh Jagannathan. Responsible for systems policy development, planning and design, effective and efficient garbage, recycling and composting collection and processing service delivery to support diversion in Durham's residential sector. Email Gioseph Anello. The Strategic Plan guides the work of the organization to reach Council and community goals.

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Do I want this or need this? Or can I buy this used or borrow one? We also want to make sure all residents know about the waste reduction and recycling programs the Region already offers. Increase public engagement on the 5Rs through partnerships, increased accessibility, and different media. This objective is about the importance of the changes that residents can make to create less waste. This is the reduce part of the 5Rs. We are seeking input on what a reasonable goal is for reduction in garbage disposed per person over the next twenty years.

This objective is about not sending as much waste to disposal through new programs that divert more waste. Revise Waste Management By-law to reflect changes to Regional collection and processing programs and services.

The objective of these regulations is to shift the responsibility for designated recyclable materials this includes financial, operational and regulatory responsibilities from municipalities to producers of the materials and encourage producers to invest towards improving their products and packaging through product design.

Producers brand-owners, importers, marketers of products in Ontario will be responsible for managing designated materials e. Producers will work with Producer Responsibility Organizations PROs to manage these materials and ensure the provincially mandated recovery targets are met. Number of advocacy efforts e.

This objective is about finding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from waste management activities. Annual actions to implement initiatives to reduce GHG emissions to contribute to the Corporate GHG emissions reduction target of 40 per cent below levels by and per cent below levels by This objective is to make it easier for people to use WMFs to reduce illegal dumping and proper disposal of waste which protects our water, land and air.

Explore options to reduce environmental impacts of closed landfills and potential for future community use. Annual progress towards implementing alternative landfill cover systems at closed landfills and conversion for community use. WastePlan Durham. Drop us a line throughout the project at WastePlan durham.

How to Navigate Click on the arrows at the bottom of your screen Use the navigation bar at left of your screen to revisit any part of the meeting Click on the drop-down arrows to see a full list of actions. About the Waste Plan Development In Over 13, residents visited the online consultation in with 2, completing the survey We consulted with Regional and Local Area Municipality staff and Regional Committees resulting in over contacts and 26 surveys A project website and newspaper and radio ad campaign resulted in almost 2 million website pageviews Social media and Waste App alerts reached 79, new users Over residents participated in the Virtual Town Hall As a result of consultation, we added a new guiding principle and revised the vision statement; we also added an objective to emphasize the importance of rethinking and reducing waste as the first step of waste management.

Note that we have presented a simplified version here, but the full wording can be found in the Draft Waste Plan. A Virtual Town Hall will be held on October 19, — keep a look out for an announcement! Objective 2: Reduce the quantity of waste we create. Objective 3: Increase diversion of waste from disposal and support the circular economy.