Kelleher Environmental Services

Waste Management Policy Development and Research

In the solid waste management area, the range of services provided by Kelleher Environmental includes:
- Solid waste management policy research and policy development (e.g. user pay, enforcement mechanisms, funding and financing strategies);
- Solid waste management strategy development (plans to achieve 65% diversion or beyond, the policies and programs needed to achieve specific goals);
- Policies and programs focused on specific materials such as organics, electronics and durable and reusable goods;
- Greenhouse gas implications and life cycle assessment of waste management strategies;
- Facilitation of workshops and other processes with municipal staff and councilors to help them to reach agreement on waste management system changes;
- Training workshops for staff who need to develop new skills and knowledge to meet the requirements of new regulations and systems.

The range of services provided is described in a number of separate categories below.

Financing and User Pay Mechanisms:

Stewardship Ontario Sustainable Financing Project (2006-2007)
Currently involved in research on various aspects of utility and other financing mechanisms for solid waste management, and development of a “How To” manual for Ontario municipalities who want to change current financing arrangements.

City of Calgary Waste Management Financing Report, (2000, 2002 and 2006) Alberta, Canada
Developed a Waste Management Financing Report describing how municipalities throughout North America finance solid waste management and outlined options for City of Calgary in 2000. The report was updated in 2002. The 2006 Sustainable Financing Report update addressed sustainable financing options for the City waste management system longer term, as curbside organics and curbside collection of recyclables are added.

Getting Rid of Garbage: Why Those Who Create It Should Pay the Most for its Disposal, C.D.Howe Institute, Toronto, Canada (June 2005)
Researched and wrote a commentary paper outlining the rationale for full cost pricing for residential waste management services. Measured impacts of full cost or variable rate pricing on waste diversion behaviour were described.
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User Pay Briefing Paper, Valpak, UK (2002)
Prepared a briefing paper on user pay systems which was submitted to the British government as part of its policy development forum in spring, 2002.

City of Toronto User Pay Study, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (2001)
Carried out a research study which assessed the before and after impacts of user pay and bag limit systems on waste recycling, composting and disposal in 25 municipalities in Canada and the US, in an effort to estimate potential impacts of different policies for Toronto.

Electronics Stewardship Programs:

Designated Electronic Waste Lifespan Analysis, Alberta Recycling Management Corporation (ARMA) (2006, on-going) Developed a lifespan model to estimate the rate at which computer products and televisions will be retired in Alberta and will enter the ARMA Electronics Recycling Alberta (ERA) Stewardship system. Estimates are used for management of the Electronics Fund.

Lifespan Assessment and Research on Flourescent Lighting, Waste Diversion Ontario (2007)
Researched and created a model to identify the amount of fluorescent lighting which will be discarded in Ontario between 2008 and 2015. Estimates take into consideration the market transformation to new lighting designs which will result from higher lighting energy efficiency standards at federal and provincial levels.

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Scoping Study and Preliminary Business Planning for Clean Electronics Pollution Prevention Partnership (CEP3) (2006), North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)
Developed a profile of the electronics and electrical equipment (EEE) sector in Canada, the US and Mexico and developed preliminary workplan, budget and partnership options for a tri-national initiative to promote clean production in the EEE sector.

Ontario WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronics) Study, Waste Diversion Ontario (2005)
Developed baseline estimates of the amount of electronic materials sold into the Ontario market, and used a custom designed model to estimate the amount which could be recovered through a comprehensive stewardship program in Ontario. Full scale roll-out of the electronics recovery program is expected in 2008.

Strategic Advice and Cost and Recovery Estimates, Electronics Product Stewardship Canada (2003 and 2004)
Updated estimates of IT and telecommunications waste generated, reused, recycled and disposed in Canada and updated estimated costs by province of a of national e-waste recovery program.

Baseline Study of Electronic and Electrical Waste in Canada, Environment Canada (2003)
Estimated quantities of electrical and electronic waste generated, recycled and disposed in Canada and identified current infrastructure to manage this waste (with Five Winds International and Electro Federation Canada). Subsequently prepared an omnibus study for Environment Canada (October, 2003) as sub-consultants to RIS International.

Development of National Electronics Recovery Cost Model, ITAC and ElectroFederation of Canada
Provided strategic and technical advice to ITAC (Information Technology Association of Canada) and Electro Federation of Canada on how to develop a national IT waste recovery program to meet the requirements of Ontario and Manitoba legislation. The Client Group subsequently formed Electronics Product Stewardship Canada (EPSC)

Baseline Study of IT and Telecom Waste In Canada, Industry Options and National Roadmap to Recover IT and Telecom Waste
Carried out a series of studies for Environment Canada and ITAC (IT Association of Canada) on the amount of IT and telecommunication waste generated in Canada and how this would change over time with new product development. Developed options for a national recovery program and outlined the steps required to implement a national recovery program.

Strategy Documents and Environmental Research:

Description of the IC&I Solid Waste Management System (2004) in Ontario and Description of IC&I Waste Diversion in Ontario, for Ontario Waste Management Association (2007)
Prepared a background paper for the OWMA describing the current infrastructure for management of IC&I waste in Ontario, and regulatory and other barriers to increased diversion and landfill siting in Ontario in 2004. Prepared a description of the current IC&I waste diversion activity in Ontario (2007).

Scan of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Issues in Canada, National Roundtable on the Environment and Economy (2004)
Developed a position paper describing key MSW related issues in Canada and identified potential NRTEE roles in increasing waste diversion across Canada. Designed and facilitated workshop where waste management experts from across Canada discussed the options.

3Rs Report, GTA Waste Management Strategy Team (2003)
As part of communication package with the State of Michigan, prepared a detailed description of all 3Rs related activities carried out by municipalities in Greater Toronto Area, and explained the background to export of waste from Ontario.

Options to Achieve High Diversion in Ontario’s Central Zone, Smart Growth Secretariat (2003) Developed and presented options to the Rethinking Waste Sub-Panel of the Smart Growth Committee, and developed a strategy to increase diversion of waste in Southern Ontario.

Socio-Economic and Technical Assessment of Transboundary Movement of Non-Hazardous Waste (2002 and 2006)
Carried out a socio-economic and technical assessment of the movement of non-hazardous waste in preparation for development of regulations on prescribed non-hazardous waste (PNHW) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) (2002). Part of team ( as sub-consultant to Chem Info) which developed a 2006 update.

Characterization of Solid Waste Management System in Canada, Environment Canada (2004)
Prepared a summary report describing solid waste management practices and policies throughout Canada as background information for regulation development (2004)

Is High Diversion Achievable? Report to the Resource Recovery Forum, UK (2002)
Carried out research on high diversion systems in six North American jurisdictions (Edmonton, Calgary, Peel, Seattle, Halifax, Ontario) to assess which experience is applicable to the UK.