Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Association of Municipalities of Ontario

Refers to the range of options for consumers to dispose of unwanted or leftover materials that are part of a current waste diversion program. Accessibility factors include number and location of drop-off sites and their hours of operation.

A process in which organic matter is degraded by a microbial population of bacteria in the absence of oxygen.

If a processor or downstream processor is said to be approved in the context of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Program, it is because they have been approved by the Recycling Qualification Office. 

Estimated quantity of a material that is left over after the consumer is finished using it (e.g., leftover paint) or after the product is no longer of use to the consumer (e.g., a spent battery).

Blue Box Program Plan

Bill 151, Waste-Free Ontario Act, 2016

The designation for a material that can, with the help of micro-organisms, break down into natural elements (e.g., water, carbon dioxide).