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Code of Conduct
Upon registering for the Circular Economy Leaders Consortium, each member approved a Code of Conduct to guide participation in the program. The CEC Code of Conduct will be reviewed annually based on participant feedback.
2023 Session Materials
CEC Milestones
Year One Celebration
March 7, 2023
Member Roundtable Highlights
Waste Reduction Presentations and Facility Tours
TELUS Tour and Presentation
April 26, 2023
Emma Wosik, Environmental Consultant, TELUS
Mary Jean O’Donnell, President, MJ Waste Solutions
Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA) Tour and Presentation
March 7, 2023
Steven Thomas, Associate Director, Climate Change & Environment, Greater Toronto Airport Authority
Virtual Knowledge Sessions
Circular Procurement Essentials Workshop Series
November 21-22, 2023
Jodi Houston, Circular Procurement Program Manager, Circular Innovation Council
Jo Anne St. Godard, Executive Director, Circular Innovation Council
Resources
This is an introductory-level workshop designed for procurement practitioners and those who support their function who want to better understand circular procurement and its role in advancing a circular economy. The workshops establish a solid foundation of principles and concepts. It provides insight into the five business models that act as strategies to promote circularity and guides key actions to ignite the circular journey.
Circular Economy of Textiles
Plastics Recycling in Canada
Part 2: Telling Your Sustainability Story: How to Track, Measure and Communicate Key Performance Indicators
May 16, 2023
Calvin Lakhan, PhD, Co-investigator of the “Waste Wiki” project at York University
Resources
- Presentation: Watch Part 1
- Audit Emissions Coefficient Spreadsheet
- Furniture LCA Spreadsheet
- Textile LCA Spreadsheet
- Spreadsheet (Above) Citation: “Audit Emissions Coefficient Worksheet”, York University. Sourced from: Wernet, G., Bauer, C., Steubing, B., Reinhard, J., Moreno-Ruiz, E., and Weidema, B., 2016. The ecoinvent database version 3.9.
- Tool: NRCan Green House Gas Equivalencies Calculator
- Tool: EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator (References)
- Report: Factors Influencing Waste Generation, and Guidance for How to Measure Waste Reduction
2022 Session Materials
CEC Milestones 2022
CEC Program Launch
March 29, 2022
- Keynote from Jo-Anne St. Godard, Executive Director, Circular Innovation Council (CIC)
Waste Reduction Presentations and Facility Tours
Seneca College, Newham Campus Tour and Presentation
October 18, 2022
Courtney Hayes, Sustainability Specialist, Operations, Seneca College
ZooShare Facility Tour & Enbridge Presentation
September 21 2022
Daniel Bida, Founder and Former Executive Director, Zooshare
John Loncar, Specialist RNG, Business Development, Enbridge Gas
GFL Environmental Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) Tour and Presentation
June 14, 2022
Angela Rutledge, Manager, Commodity Brokerage, GFL Environmental Inc.
Virtual Knowledge Sessions
Part 1: Quantifying Emissions Impacts Attributable to Waste Diversion
November 16, 2022
Calvin Lakhan, PhD, Co-investigator of the “Waste Wiki” project at York University
Resources
- Presentation: Watch Part 2
- Canadian Emissions Tool: Audit Emissions Coefficient
- Tool: WARM Tool
Understanding ICI Waste Management in Ontario: Success, Failure, and the Path Forward
August 31, 2022
Peter Hargreave, President, Policy Integrity Inc.
Resources
- Report: ICI Organic Waste Management in Canada
- Report: National Waste Characterization
- Report: The Canadian Council for Ministers of the Environment policies on construction materials and disposal bans
- Entities addressing economies of scale
Advancing Canada’s Zero Plastic Waste Agenda
August 10, 2022
Shannon Castellarin, Manager of the Policy and Instrument Development Section within the Plastics Regulatory Affairs Division at Environment and Climate Change Canada
Employee Engagement to Advance Waste Reduction and Diversion
May 26, 2022
Monica DaPonte, Principal, Shift and Build
Lisa Vanlint, Manager, Environmental Sustainability, University Health Network
Waste Auditing and Waste Reduction Plans
April 13, 2022
Shirley Ouellette, Membership & Systems Manager, Circular Innovation Council (CIC)
Tammy Billings, Environmental Waste Management Consultant, PragmaTech Waste Solutions
Resources
- Resource: Waste Audit Guide (with pictures)
- Resource: Ministry’s Guide to Waste Audits and Waste Reduction Work Plans for ICI Sectors (resource is unchanged in 2008)
- Resource: BOMA’s Building Environmental Standards Waste Auditing Guiding Principles
- Resource: BOMA Waste Auditing Requirements
Slide Deck: Waste Auditing and Reduction Planning for ICI Sector
CEC Member Case Studies
We want to hear from you!
CEC members are encouraged to capture their facility waste management projects in the form of Case Studies. Depending on the stage and scope of your project, you are invited to share details with a PPG staff (Darlene or Chaya) and we can figure out how best to feature you. This could look like a short write-up with pictures or a full-fledged narrative using the PPG Member Case Study Template to share on this hub, and with the wider PPG network.
Air Canada: Scadding Court Community Centre Masks Exchange, February 2022
Air Canada worked with Scadding Court to creatively upcycle reusable masks and make a positive impact on the Toronto community.
TMU developed a strategy to divert 11,060kg of waste from landfill during their rebranding initiative.
Discussion Board
Coming soon!