M E M O / N O T E D E S E R V I CE

To / Destinataire	Chair and Members of the Planning and Environment Committee / Président et membres du Comité de l’urbanisme et de l’environement	File/N° de fichier: ACS2009-ICS-SWS-0006-IPD
From / Expéditeur	Dixon Weir, General Manager / Directeur général, Environmental Services / Services environnementaux, Infrastructure Services and Community Sustainability / Services d’infrastructure et Viabilité des collectivités	Contact Person/Personne-ressource: Kevin Wylie, Acting Manager / Gestionnaire, intérimaire / Solid Waste Operations / Gestion des déchets solides 613-580-2424 x19013 kevin.wylie@ottawa.ca
Subject / Objet	Battery Recycling Pilot Project / Programme pilote de recyclage des piles	Date: 4 May 2009 / Le 4 mai 2009

On December 10, 2008, Council approved a report detailing waste diversion activities and pilot projects to be carried out by Solid Waste Operations (ACS2008-PWS-SWS-0006). At that time, staff indicated it would report back to Committee and Council as pilot projects were undertaken. The purpose of the memo is to provide information on the implementation of two pilot projects: Battery Recycling at City Facilities and Battery Recycling at Schools.

1. Battery Recycling at City Facilities

In a memo to the Mayor and Council on March 4, 2009, Councillor Jan Harder announced a cooperative pilot project between the Ottawa Public Library and Solid Waste Services for the placement of battery collection containers in selected libraries across the City. This was the first step in a broad initiative to expand on battery collection opportunities in City facilities and to begin a process of leading by example in the development of waste diversion programs.

In addition to working with the Ottawa Public Library, staff are also working with Stewardship Ontario, the Ottawa Police Services and various departments within the City, including Fire Services, and Parks and Recreation, to expand our battery recycling initiatives. Nineteen (19) pilot drop-off locations for batteries have been established at City facilities. Collection will begin in early April 2009. Sites selected for the battery collection containers include the following:

Facility	Address
Client Service Centres
1. City Hall	110 Laurier
2. Orléans	255 Centrum Blvd.
3. Ben Franklin Place	100 Constellation
Library Facilities
4. Carp Library	3911 Carp Rd.
5. Manotick Public Library	5499 South River Dr.
6. Main Library	120 Metcalfe
7. Cumberland Library	1599 Tenth Line
8. Rosemount Library	18 Rosemount
9. Greenboro Library	363 Lorry Greenberg Dr.
10. Beaverbrook Library	2500 Campeau Dr.
Recreation Facilities
11. St. Laurent Community Centre	515 Côté
12. Ray Friel Community Centre	1599 Tenth Line Rd.
13. Kanata Wave Pool	70 Aird
14. Glebe Community Centre	175 Third Ave.
15. Bob MacQuarrie Orléans Complex	1490 Youville
16. Goulbourn Recreation Complex	1500 Shea Rd.
17. Walter Baker Sports Centre	100 Malvern

In addition to these public sites, both the Ottawa Police and Fire Services will have a central collection site for internal use only. These sites will not be open to the general public for drop-off:

18. Fire Services Admin Centre	1443 Carling Ave.
19. Police Services Admin Centre	3343 St. Joseph Blvd.

The battery collection container to be used in this pilot is described in Document 1. It will be identified with appropriate City labels and instructions. The pilot will only accept non-rechargeable household batteries, including:

· Alkaline (D, C, AA, AAA and 9 volt used in cassette players, radios and appliances);

· Lithium - (used in cameras, calculators, watches, computers);

· Zinc air button cell and silver oxide button cell batteries (used in hearing aids, watches, cameras).

Rechargeable batteries and car batteries are not included in the pilot, but the City's Take It Back! Directory lists locations where they can be returned.

2. Battery Recycling In Schools

Staff of Solid Waste Operations are working with Ottawa school boards and BatteryCycle, a non-profit group formed to implement a battery recycling program in schools in Ontario.

Starting this month, approximately 10,000 students in grades 4 to 8 from 47 Ottawa schools will receive a sealed bucket container approved for battery collection. A list of the schools participating is attached.

Education material and instructions will be included in the sealed bucket to be taken home. Primary household batteries (9V, AAA, AA, C, D, etc.) will be deposited into the bucket over a one and one half month period. Sealed buckets will be returned to the schools in June and shipped to Raw Materials Company (RMC) in Port Colbourne for processing. The buckets will be emptied and returned to reuse in the program.

The Mayor and Councillors will receive a sample container and promotional and communications material shortly to help launch the program.

Monitoring and Evaluation

The City Facility Pilot Project will run from April 2009 to December 2009. During this period staff will monitor the quantity and types of batteries recovered, compliance of users with program requirements, container design, and the handling and transfer of materials. It is expected that the pilot will become a permanent diversion program after December 2009. Additional opportunities for expansion of the program will also be assessed at that time.

The Battery Recycling in Schools Pilot Project will run between April and June of 2009 and, similar to the City Facility program, findings of the pilot will be reported to Committee and Council, including recommendation for potential expansion in 2010.

Environmental Implications

The proposed pilot projects will provide a positive impact on the environment by reducing the volume of batteries currently disposed of at the landfill and ensuring appropriate and safe processing of batteries.

Batteries collected will be transported to and recycled at Raw Materials Company (RMC), Port Colborne, Ontario, one of the few facilities that safely and environmentally recycle batteries. RMC has been recycling non-rechargeable household batteries at their Ministry of the Environment licensed, ISO 14001 Standard facility, for nearly 18 years. They are the largest recycler of this type of battery in North America with a recovery and recycling of over 90% of the primary battery. No materials go to the landfill, and no recovered materials are shipped outside of North America.

Financial Implications

These pilot projects are made possible through Stewardship Ontario. The total cost for both pilot projects is projected to be about $185,000 and subsidy application will be made to Stewardship Ontario for about $135,000 leaving a net cost to the City of about $50,000. Actual costs including subsidy will be part of the monitoring evaluation phase mentioned above. Funds are available in the Solid Waste capital project internal order #900351 Waste Management Alternatives, which currently has an uncommitted balance of $4.5M to be spent on Solid Waste initiatives.

Supporting Documentation

Document 1 – Battery Recycling Container

Document 2 – List of Participating Schools

Dixon Weir, P.Eng.

Document 2

List of Participating Schools

School	Address	Ward #	Ward	Councillor
St. Peter High School	750 Charlemagne Boulevard, Orléans	1	Orléans	Bob Monette
Convent Glen Catholic School	6212 Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard, Orléans	1	Orléans	Bob Monette
Our Lady of Wisdom School	1565 St. Georges Street, Orléans	1	Orléans	Bob Monette
Fallingbrook ES	679 Deancourt Crescent, Orléans	1	Orléans	Bob Monette
Chapel Hill Catholic School	1534 Forest Valley Drive, Orléans	2	Innes	Rainer Bloess
Monsignor Paul Baxter School	333 Beatrice Drive, Nepean	3	Barrhaven	Jan Harder
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School	41 Weybridge Drive, Nepean	3	Barrhaven	Jan Harder
Cedarview Middle School	2760 Cedarview Rd, Nepean	3	Barrhaven	Jan Harder
Jockvale ES	101 Malvern Dr, Nepean	3	Barrhaven	Jan Harder
All Saints High School	5115 Kanata Avenue, Kanata	4	Kanata North	Marianne Wilkinson
St. Michael Fitzroy School	159 Kedey Street, Fitzroy Harbour	5	West Carleton-March	Eli El-Chantiry
Huntley Centennial PS	1118 Langstaff Dr, Carp	5	West Carleton-March	Eli El-Chantiry
Holy Spirit School	1383 Stittsville Main Street, Stittsville	6	Stittsville-Kanata West	Shad Qadri
A. Lorne Cassidy ES	27 Hobin St, Stittsville	6	Stittsville-Kanata West	Shad Qadri
Woodroffe Ave PS	235 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa	7	Bay	Alex Cullen
Our Lady of Peace School	3877 Richmond Road, Nepean	8	College	Rick Chiarelli
Leslie Park PS	20 Harrison St, Nepean	8	College	Rick Chiarelli
Frank Ryan Catholic Senior Elementary School	128 Chesterton Drive, Nepean	9	Knoxdale-Merivale	Gord Hunter
Pope John XXIII School	165 Knoxdale Road, Nepean	9	Knoxdale-Merivale	Gord Hunter
Sir Winston Churchill PS	49 Mulvagh Ave, Ottawa	9	Knoxdale-Merivale	Gord Hunter
Century PS	8 Redpine Dr, Nepean	9	Knoxdale-Merivale	Gord Hunter
Parkwood Hills PS	60 Tiverton Dr, Nepean	9	Knoxdale-Merivale	Gord Hunter
Dunlop PS	1310 Pebble Rd, Ottawa	10	Gloucester-Southgate	Diane Deans
John Paul II School	1500 Beaverpond Drive, Gloucester	11	Beacon Hill-Cyrville	Michel Bellemare
Henry Munro MS	2105 Kender Ave, Gloucester	11	Beacon Hill-Cyrville	Michel Bellemare
Le Phare ES	1965 Naskapi Dr, Gloucester	11	Beacon Hill-Cyrville	Michel Bellemare
Manor Park PS	100 Braemar St, Ottawa	13	Rideau-Rockliffe	Jacques Legendre
Cambridge St. Community PS	250 Cambridge St, Ottawa	14	Somerset	Diane Holmes
St. George School	130 Keyworth Avenue, Ottawa	15	Kitchissippi	Christine Leadman
Broadview PS	590 Broadview Ave, Ottawa	15	Kitchissippi	Christine Leadman
Fisher Park PS/Summit Alternative School	250 Holland Ave, Ottawa	15	Kitchissippi	Christine Leadman
Holy Family School	245 Owl Drive, Ottawa	16	River	Maria McRae
Fielding Drive PS	777 Fielding Dr, Ottawa	16	River	Maria McRae
Corpus Christi School	157 Fourth Avenue, Ottawa	17	Capital	Clive Doucet
Mutchmor PS	185 Fifth Ave, Ottawa	17	Capital	Clive Doucet
St. Patrick’s Intermediate School	1485 Heron Road, Ottawa	18	Alta Vista	Peter Hume
Arch Street PS	2129 Arch St, Ottawa	18	Alta Vista	Peter Hume
Featherston Drive PS	1801 Featherston Drive, Ottawa	18	Alta Vista	Peter Hume
Greely PS	7066 Parkway Rd, Ottawa	20	Osgoode	Doug Thompson
St. Philip School	79 Maitland Street, Richmond	21	Rideau-Goulbourn	Glenn Brooks
Kars PS	6692 RIdeau Valley Drive, Kars	21	Rideau-Goulbourn	Glenn Brooks
Farley Mowat PS	75 Waterbridge Dr, Nepean	22	Gloucester-South Nepean	Steve Desroches
St. Anne School	500 Stonehaven Drive, Kanata	23	Kanata South	Peggy Feltmate
Holy Redeemer School	75 McCurdy Drive, Kanata	23	Kanata South	Peggy Feltmate
W.O. Mitchell ES	80 Steeple Chase Dr, Kanata	23	Kanata South	Peggy Feltmate