Reducing community waste and protecting the natural environment have always been top priorities for Halton Region and for our residents. For decades, we have worked together to upgrade services, enhance programs and deliver on new technologies that reduce our community impact on the environment. In fact, through your participation in our waste diversion programs—including curbside collection of Blue Box, Green Cart, Yard Waste and Bulk Waste materials—we have extended the life of our landfill by more than 30 years, but there’s still more we can do! As the region grows and our community changes, we are continuing to find new ways to improve our waste management programs and services for you.

Here’s what is next: introducing the proposed Solid Waste Management Strategy

I’m pleased to share that we are developing a proposed Solid Waste Management Strategy, which builds on our collective successes, identifies new ways we can deliver waste management services and how we can all make a difference.

The proposed Strategy includes medium (four to 10 years) and long-term (11+ years) initiatives that will help the Region:

• increase our waste diversion rate;
• further extend the life of the Halton Waste Management Site (landfill); and
• reduce carbon emissions.

We want to hear from you!

Public consultations are now underway, and we want to hear from you! Here are some of the ways that you can provide input:
Public consultations are now underway, and we want to hear from you! Here are some of the ways that you can provide input:

• Take our online survey: our short survey should take 10 minutes to complete and is open until December 10. You can also email accesshalton@halton.ca or call 311 to request the survey in an alternate format.
• Participate in a virtual Public Information Centre (PIC):  Each PIC includes a presentation about the proposed Strategy and initiatives, followed by a question and answer period. Virtual PICs will be held via Zoom from 6–8 p.m. on:
  • Tuesday, November 23, 2021
  • Wednesday, November 24, 2021
  • Tuesday, November 30, 2021

I encourage you to read the proposed Solid Waste Management Strategy and provide your input on this important initiative. Community feedback will be used to inform the final Solid Waste Management Strategy, which will be presented to Regional Council in spring 2022.

To register for a PIC, take our survey and learn more, please visit the Solid Waste Management Strategy page on halton.ca/waste.To request the survey, the proposed Strategy or the PIC materials in an alternative format, please call 311 or email accesshalton@halton.ca.

Thank you in advance for your participation and helping to shape the future of waste management in Halton—from single-family and multi-residence households to businesses, community-wide programs and our Regional waste system. Your input is valuable and will help keep Halton a great place to live, work, raise a family and retire.