They say the entity will also commit to competitive tendering for waste hauling and processing contracts.ĭiane Brisebois, president and chief executive officer of the Retail Council of Canada, one of the industry associations behind the new entity, said GFL clearly has expertise, but should be considered one of several potential service providers. Proponents of Circular Materials Ontario say they are united in the need for a new not-for-profit entity, led by waste producers, to help oversee the new system.
Under Ontario’s plan, companies that create waste are expected to join PROs, and will be forced to pay into the new system based on how much waste they produce. Incorporated earlier this month, it was in the works for weeks before GFL announced its move. The new outfit is known as a PRO, or Producer Responsibility Organization, under Ontario’s new recycling regulations. Canada Inc.įast-food giants McDonald’s Canada and Restaurant Brands International (owner of Tim Hortons, Burger King and Popeyes) are on board as well, along with Procter & Gamble Canada and Clorox Co. , and beverage makers PepsiCo Canada, Keurig Dr Pepper Canada and Coca-Cola-owned Minute Maid Co. It is also supported by food producers Kraft Heinz Canada, Nestlé Canada, Maple Leaf Foods Inc. The initiative launching Wednesday, called Circular Materials Ontario, is backed by grocery giants Costco Wholesale Canada Ltd. GFL eyes bigger role in Ontario recycling regime, but plan raises alarms for large producers of recyclable waste GFL has said it has no intention of dominating the province’s new recycling system. GFL, which also raised eyebrows with its purchase of an industrywide recycling data organization this month, has prompted concerns from competitors that it could end up controlling the new system, creating a conflict of interest in the awarding of new contracts for the collection of blue-box materials – newsprint, cans, glass and plastic – now handled by the province’s municipalities. The regime is set to hand control – and the entire cost – of curbside recycling to the private sector starting in 2023.
, which earlier this month unveiled its own bid to influence Ontario’s new “extended producer responsibility” system. The group aims to counter a challenge posed by Vaughan, Ont.-based waste and recycling giant GFL Environmental Inc. Log In Create Free AccountĪ race to control Ontario’s new, privatized curbside blue-box recycling system is officially under way, as a bloc of 15 of the province’s largest waste producers – including food giants, grocery chains and beverage bottlers – has launched a not-for-profit aimed at shaping the new regime.
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