Greening Vaughan was the City’s multi-phased waste management strategy that focused on enhancing and/or introducing opportunities and programs to divert waste from landfill.
The overall goal of this program was to divert 60% of Vaughan’s waste from landfill by 2008. This is consistent with regional and provincial waste management targets.
Although this phased program ended in 2007, the City continues to explore ways to further increase its waste diversion efforts.
The City's Greening Vaughan initiative resulted in our diversion rate increasing from 17% (pre 2004) to approximately 68% (2009)
Phase 1
The first phase of Greening Vaughan was launched on September 13, 2005. This phase:
- Increased the recycling collection frequency from every other week to weekly.
- Expanded the type of materials that can be recycled.
- Introduced a 4 item limit for garbage collection, with any item exceeding this limit requiring a garbage tag. Garbage tags were provided free during the first phase of this program.
In Phase 1, the City's diversion rate went from 17% to 27%. |
Phase 2
The second phase of Greening Vaughan was launched on November 14, 2006. This phase:
- Introduced a separate collection for household organic (green bin) material.
- Changed the garbage collection limit to 3 items per week, with any item exceeding this limit requiring a paid garbage tag.
In Phase 2, the City's diversion rate went from 27% to 51%. |
Phase 3
The third phase of Greening Vaughan was launched September 11, 2007.
- Changed the garbage collection limit to 3 items every other week, with any item exceeding this limit requiring a paid garbage tag.
The 3 item limit only refers to the garbage and does not include blue box, green bin or leaf & yard waste materials.
In Phase 3, the City's diversion rate went from 51% to 65%. Since 2007, the City's diversion rate continued to increase. In 2009, the City's diversion rate was approximately 68%. |
This project was carried out with assistance
from the Green Municipal Fund, a Fund financed by the Government
of Canada and administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
Notwithstanding this support, the views expressed are the
personal views of the authors, and the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities and the Government of Canada accept no responsibility
for them. |
