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Preparing to Launch MMBC’s PPP Program

Preparing to Launch MMBC’s PPP Program. MWA Spring Conference. May 14, 2014. Program Launch in 5 Days!. MMBC and its contracted collection and post-collection partners are preparing to manage residential PPP by May 19, 2014. MMBC’s Member Stewards.

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Preparing to Launch MMBC’s PPP Program

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  1. Preparing to Launch MMBC’s PPP Program MWA Spring Conference May 14, 2014

  2. Program Launch in 5 Days! MMBC and its contracted collection and post-collection partners are preparing to manage residential PPP by May 19, 2014 MWA Spring Conference

  3. MMBC’s Member Stewards • ~850 obligated stewards have executed contracts, reported the quantity of PPP supplied to BC residents and paid fees to MMBC • Newspapers Canada • Members offered to pay stewards fees via in-kind contributions; not acceptable to MMBC’s members • MMBC’s agreement with collectors covers all in-scope PPP including newspapers • MMBC member stewards include some publishers and others that supply newsprint flyers etc. MWA Spring Conference

  4. MMBC’s Small Business Policy • MOE regulation to be filed prior to May 19 • Certain obligated producers are exempt from filing a program plan or joining MMBC • < $1 million in annual revenue • Supply < 1 tonne of PPP per year • Operate as a single point of retail sale and are not supplied or operated as part of a franchise, a chain or under a banner MWA Spring Conference

  5. MMBC’s Small Business Policy • Low volume stewards • Those that supply 1 to 5 tonnes of PPP per year • Small Business Assessment Tool developed to assist companies in self-identifying • www.multimaterialbc.ca/stewards/small-businesses • Simplified reporting • To minimize admin burden on low volume stewards • Flat fee • $550 for businesses that supply 1 to 2.5 tonnes of PPP • $1,200 for businesses that supply 2.5 to 5 tonnes of PPP MWA Spring Conference

  6. Collection Services via Incentive Offer • 167 collectors accepted incentives and executed agreements with MMBC representing • Majority of curbside and multi-family households • 226 depot locations • Some local governments opted out of program • e.g. Delta, Abbotsford, Mission, Hope, Kamloops, Chilliwack • Have since asked to join MMBC’s program • MMBC will seek to add collectors during development of its annual operations budget for following program year MWA Spring Conference

  7. Collection Services via RFP • Some local governments declined curbside incentive but did not opt out • For these service areas, MMBC issued RFP and awarded contracts for PPP curbside collection service • Service transitioning to MMBC on May 19 • Kootenay Boundary East Subregion including Trail • Areas of Central Kootenay surrounding Castlegar • Areas of North Okanagan including Vernon • Service transitioning to MMBC over coming months • Coquitlam, Anmore, University Endowment Lands, Langley • New service provided by MMBC on September 1 • Quesnel, Prince George MWA Spring Conference

  8. Post-collection Services • MMBC issued RFP • Received multiple submissions • Awarded to Green by Nature EPR (GBN) – a new organization founded by Cascades Recovery, Emterra Environmental and Merlin Plastics • GBN’s submission included • Province-wide system utilizing ~35 existing facilities (local government, private, not-for-profit) as receiving, transfer and pre-conditioning facilities • Plus new container sorting facility to be operational in Q4 2014 to facilitate automated sorting of plastics MWA Spring Conference

  9. Post-collection Services • GBN is responsible for • Receiving curb/multi-family collection vehicles • Providing transport containers to depots and picking up PPP from depots • Weighing all PPP received • Processing and marketing PPP • Reporting to MMBC • Weight and type of PPP received • Weight and type of PPP shipped • Location of final destination MWA Spring Conference

  10. Collector Toolkit Resources • Materials provided to collectors in recent months • FAQs and description of MMBC’s PPP recycling program • Resident-friendly list of materials accepted/not accepted • Graphic icons for list of materials • Templates for • Ads - print and online • Recycling guides - versions for programs collecting glass at curbside and glass directed to depot • Depot signs • Magnets • “Oops” stickers for educating residents about inappropriate items in curbside collection system MWA Spring Conference

  11. Advertising Campaign • Advertising started April 21 • Launch coincided with Earth Day • Online ads • Television ads appearing on Global channels • Print and radio ads in communities where MMBC will be directly delivering curbside service • Running in advance of and for several weeks after service launch • Resident-friendly website • Launched in advance of MMBC’s advertising campaign • www.RecyclingInBC.ca MWA Spring Conference

  12. Resident Website Online Ad Communicating with Residents

  13. Print Ads Communicating with Residents

  14. Direct Mail Piece • Delivered to residents in MMBC curbside service areas • Template available to local government collectors Communicating with Residents

  15. Recycling Guide (Page 1) Communicating with Residents

  16. Recycling Guide (Page 2) Communicating with Residents

  17. Mobile Application Communicating with Residents

  18. Preparing to Launch MMSW’s Waste Packaging and Paper Stewardship Plan

  19. Saskatchewan Plan Timeline • February 6, 2013 - Saskatchewan approved The Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program Regulations • December 20, 2013 – Saskatchewan approved MMSW’s Waste Packaging and Printed Paper Stewardship Plan • Will launch on January 1, 2015

  20. Determining Municipal Costs and Revenues • For first two years of program implementation, MMSW will utilize municipal program cost data from Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM) where • Municipal costs have been compiled for > a decade • WPP collection programs have been operating for a similar period of time • MMSM data adjusted to reflect SK deposit system

  21. Funding Formula for Years 1 and 2

  22. Determining Municipal Costs and Revenues • During first two years of program implementation, MMSW will implement a process to compile Saskatchewan program cost data that • Avoids imposing administrative burden of an annual Datacall on all Saskatchewan municipalities • Yields comprehensive and consistent data • Individual assessment of program costs and revenues for representative sample of municipalities

  23. Preparing for Launch • Compiling information from municipalities currently collecting waste packaging and paper in order to prepare contracts • Organizing steward reporting process • In order to set steward fees • Establishing Advisory Committee • Includes municipal members

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