Model waste diversion program creation kit for rural municipalities

Model waste diversion program creation kit for rural municipalities

Proctor, Cameron

Algonquin Highlands Waste Management Committee
Host contacts: Bain, Gerald; Hopkings, Virginia

Jackson, John
Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

TP-453

2003

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Rural recycling programs

This paper takes a look at the elements of rural recycling programs with a view to providing positive alternatives to wasteful practices.

This publication is designed to be used primarily as a tool to inform small townships about some of the issues surrounding waste management. In this approach a partial list of waste management practices is reviewed and evaluated. Instead of applying large general solutions to the waste problem, Algonquin Highlands can strive to determine the unique needs of the community and apply waste reduction strategies to meet those needs. A community based social marketing strategy is proposed to determine what the community desires in waste management and apply a strategy that meets those needs. By accessing the community through surveys, public meetings or case studies, or any method that yields feedback from the community, a waste strategy can be formulated. The benefits of this method are because the community desires it, they will be open to participating and mitigating the need for enforcement and advertising costs. Additionally, the most successful practices to reduce municipal waste and to promote recycling is adopting Mandatory Recycling Bylaws and adopting a mandatory clear garbage bag policy, which are both recommended for Algonquin Highlands.

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