Data Comparison of In-House and Contracted Waste Collection

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The decision

2022-01-11 · Infrastructure and Environment Committee · adopted

As filed

The Infrastructure and Environment Committee received the report (December 14, 2021) from the General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management for information.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

The City of Toronto currently provides daytime curbside waste collection service through a hybrid model with Collection Districts (Districts) 1 and 2 of the city collected by contracted service providers (service providers) and Districts 3 and 4 collected by in-house City staff. In November 2021, Toronto City Council authorized Solid Waste Management Services to award a contract for contracted collection service in District 1.

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As part of this item, a report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee was requested on specific data comparisons around service between each of Toronto's Solid Waste Management Districts regarding: a. costs, including annual increases and how costs are calculated; b. number of complaints (via 311 and direct to contractors); c. penalties to service providers; d. warnings to service providers; e. diversion rates; f. contingency fees of previous contracts; g. waste contamination rates. This report will provide details on the data and information requested above on contracted and in-house daytime curbside waste collection services.

Staff recommended

The General Manager, Solid Waste Management Services and the Chief Procurement Officer, Purchasing and Materials Management recommends that: 1. The Infrastructure and Environment Committee receive this report for information.

On the record

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