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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Calgary’s Context
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• Population > 1.2 Million
• 3.6 % population growth
• Impacts of our economy
• Challenging climate
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Waste & Recycling Services
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• Blue & Black Cart to all single-family
residences
• Collection frequencies
• Education team!
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Waste Composition
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• Most of our garbage could be
composted
• Waste Comp study every 3
years
• Need for Green Cart Program
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Purpose of Green Cart Pilot
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• Gauge citizen satisfaction
• Measure collection tonnages and diversion
• Test collection frequency and understand operational
costs
• Refine education and communication tools
• Information for implementing a city-wide program,
including processing facility
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Pilot Outline
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• March 2012 – February 2013
• 4 communities = 7500 households
• Participation was free
• Weekly collection of blue & green carts
• Collected all food and yard waste
• Materials composted at private outdoor facility
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Tools for Citizens
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• Starter Kit Included:
• 120L Green Cart
• Kitchen Catcher
• 100 Compostable Bags
• Paper Yard Waste Bags
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Pilot Measurements
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• Green, black and blue cart
tonnages
• Green Cart participation
• Material quality
• Excess garbage
• Waste Composition
• Customer experience
(research)
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Green Cart Material Collected
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Week (March 2012 to February 2013)
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Engagement and Communications
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• 12 open houses
• Information brochure
and calendar
• 2 media events
• 4 direct mailouts
• Bold signs
• 4 councillor updates
• Household visits
• Calgary City news blog
• Website, email, 311,
social media
• Too Good To Waste
Video
• Research (Ipsos Reid)
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Ipsos Reid Research
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Quantitative Research
• 3 Surveys: February, June,
December 2012
Qualitative Research
• 2 Focus Groups
• 10 In-home interviews
• 1 ideation session
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Overall Satisfaction with Program
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Support for a City-Wide Program
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Satisfaction with Revised Collections Schedule
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Satisfaction with Size of Cart
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Key Qualitative Findings
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• Once participants started using the cart, support for the program
grew
• Most residents said they would purchase compostable bags or use an
alternative method
• Those with back-alley pick-up are less concerned about cart storage
rather than those with front set-out.
• Most participants welcome city-wide implementation of the program
for its environmental benefits and ease of use.
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What Worked Well
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• Starter kit
• Collection schedules
• Communications and engagement with
citizens
• Black cart excess audits
• Low contamination rate – average 6%
• High participation rate
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City-Wide Program
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• Roll-out in 2017
• Public is eager to
participate
• Cart size not yet
determined
• Excess will be collected
• No plastic bags allowed
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Calgary’s Composting Facility
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• Commissioning and operations of facility to begin in 2017
• P3 Model – Public Private Partnership
• Largest indoor composting facility in Canada
• Facility capacity shared between bio-solids and source
separated organics
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