^O^OS-OT- PETERBOROUGH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT: COLLECTION OF PLASTIC FILM THE BLUE BOX IN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AUGUST 1991 Environment Environnement Ontario iyV\\\\ ISBN 0-7729-8847-1 PETERBOROUGH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT: COLLECTION OFPLASTICFILM THE DSf BLUE BOX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AUGUST 1991 o Cette publication technique n'estdisponible qu'en anglais. Copyright: Queen's Printer forOntario, 1991 This publication may be reproduced for non-conimercial purposes with appropriate attribution. PIBS 1660E02 PETERBOROUGH DEMONSTRATION PROJECT: COLLECTION OF PLASTIC FILM IN THE BLUE BOX EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Report prepared for: Environment & Plastics Institute ofCanada Recycling Sub-Committee 1262 Don Mills Road, Unit 104 Don Mills, Ontario M3B2W7 AND Ontario Ministry ofthe Environment Waste Reduction Office 101 Bloor Street West, Suite 201 Toronto, Ontario M5S 1P7 Report prepared by: Proctor & Redfem Limited 45 Green Belt Drive Don Mills, Ontario M3C 3K3 DISCLAIMER The statements, opinions, summaries and conclusions expressed in this Demonstration Project report are those of the Project Steering Committee, comprised of Proctor & Redfem Limited (Consulting Engineers, Architects, Scientists and Planners) and selected individuals from the Environment & Plastics Institute of Canada (EPIC), Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) and the City of Peterborough. The statements and opinions do not necessarily represent those ofthe full membership ofEPICorthe Ministryofthe Environment. Mention of products, technologies, and private firms in this study should not be construed as an actual or implied endorsement or recommendations for use. FORWARD DevelopingtheDemonstrationProject In 1989, the RecyclingSub-Committee ofthe Environment and Plastics Institute ofCanada (EPIC) establishedademonstrationframeworktoinvestigatethecurbsidecollectionofplasticfilm. In February of 1990, the EPIC Recycling Sub-Committee approached Proctor & Redfem Limited (Consulting Engineers, Architects, Scientists and Planners) to assist in the development of the demonstration program and tocarryout demonstration activities. The Ontario Ministryofthe En- vironment(MOE)wasapproachedbyEPICtoco-sponsortheplasticfilmdemonstrationproject Themainobjectiveofthedemonstrationprojectwastocollectdetailed informationonthefeasibility ofaddingplasticfilmto thelistofrecyclablematerialscollectedatthecurbinanestablishedbluebox program. EPIC and MOE determined that detailed information was required in the following generalareas: quantityofplasticfilmthatcouldbecollected, collectiontechniques, participationrates, capturerates, anassessmentofthematerialquality, logisticsofsortingtheplasticfilmfromotherrecyclablematerials, ability to market the recovered plastic film including an understanding of the logistics of balingthematerial,shipping,andprocessingintofeedstockforuseinamarketableproduct. ThedatacollectedinaDemonstrationProjectwillbeused toassistothermunicipalitiesindetermin- ingtherequirementstoaddplasticfilmtotheirmixofrecyclablematerials. ObtainingtheFinalReport Acompletecopyofthefinal reportofthePeterboroughDemonstrationProject:CollectionofPlastic Film in the Blue Box can be obtained by calling or writing to the Ontario Ministry ofthe Environ- mentat: OntarioMinistryoftheEnvironment PublicInformationCentre 2St.ClairAvenueWest Toronto,Ontario M4V1L5 (416)323-4321 . . Additional project detailscan alsobeobtained bycallingorwriting the Environment&PlasticsIn- stituteofCanadaat: Environment&PlasticsInstituteofCanada 1262DonMillsRoad,Unit 104 DonMills,Ontario M3B2W7 (416)449-3444 ProjectSteeringCommittee The following people formed the Project Steering Committee and were responsible for the estab- lishment and design of the Demonstration Project in Peterborough, data collection during the 28 weekdemonstrationperiod,reportwritingandreview: MikeHyde EPICRecyclingSub-Committee DaveQimenhage EPICRecyclingSub-Committee DaveBirkby EPICRecyclingSub-Committee(Chairman) FredEdgecombe EPIC(ExecutiveDirector) RickWarner MOE MOE JaneLister IvanBateman CityofPeterborough JayStanford Proctor&RedfernLimited PattyQuackenbush Proctor&RedfernLimited PeterGwyn Proctor&RedfernLimited ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We wish to acknowledge the cooperation and assistance ofour hostcommunity, the City ofPeter- borough. In addition, we wishto acknowledge thework and effort ofseveral government agencies, organizations and private firms in providing valuable information and comments throughout this study. We are grateful to the following people listed below that have made themselves available throughouttheprojectorforspecificassignments: EPIC: FredEdgecombe,BobHampand themembersoftheEPICRecyclingSub-Committee MOE: RickWarner,JaneLister,BrendanKillackey DuPontCanadaInc.: DavidClimenhage,DickOughten,RobKeams DowChemicalCanadaInc.:MikeHyde,BrunoGaeckel PlaxInc.:DavidBirkby NovacorChemicalsLtd.:NolanEdmunds,MikeKoyich ResourcePlasticsInc.:BarryWoods TetraPakInc.:AbeKabayama CityofPeterborough:IvanBateman Scott'sPlainsRecyclingInc.: BillThomas,RayHallockandtherecyclingstaff Ottonat)eeValleyandKingGeorgePublicSchools:staffandstudents