Public invited to review Orillia’s draft waste minimization plan

The City of Orillia’s draft five-year Waste Minimization Plan is now available for a two-week public review period.

The draft plan evaluates methods to reduce waste disposal at the Orillia Waste Diversion Site (landfill) and ways to improve diversion and recycling programs. Based on the public input received so far through two public forums held in March and a survey, a draft plan was developed and is now posted on the City’s website for public review.  

Residents and businesses have contributed ideas on how waste can be reduced even further in Orillia.  Public input received through the survey and public forums included feedback such as:

• Initiate programs to recycle diapers and pet waste.
• Set up more diversion depots at the Waste Diversion Site for items such as large plastics.
• Provide free compost as an incentive to encourage diversion.

The draft Waste Minimization Plan is available for public review for a two-week comment period running from Monday, April 18 to Monday, May 2. To request an electronic or hard copy version of the plan, please contact Greg Preston, the City’s Manager of Waste Management, at gpreston@orillia.ca or 705-325-2444.

This is your chance to have a say on how we can work together to reduce waste in Orillia. For more information visit orillia.ca/haveyoursay.

The City of Orillia is a city of 31,000 people in the heart of Ontario’s Lake Country on the shores of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Visit our website at orillia.ca.

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Greg Preston
Manager of Waste Management
705-325-2444
gpreston@orillia.ca

Jennifer Ruff
Manager of Communications
705-325-8929
705- 238-9209 (cell)
jruff@orillia.ca