Town of Tillsonburg
2010 Business Plan - 4 -
Solid Waste & Recycling
TOWN OF TILLSONBURG
2010 BUSINESS PLAN
SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING
1) Program Mission Statement:
Our vision is to provide Solid waste and Recycling Service to the customers of Tillsonburg in a cost effective and environmentally safe manner in order to maintain, preserve and enhance the quality of life for the town.
2) Core Businesses:
Key Customers
Ø Customers.
Ø Local businesses
Ø Other government departments such as, MOE, MNR, LPRCA and MTO.
Ø County of Oxford and surrounding Counties.
Ø Other Municipalities.
Ø Corporation Authorities staff from other departments.
Core Businesses/Services
Ø Residential and Commercial Collection
Ø Residential Transfer Station to collect unsuitable wastes to be land filled from residential properties
Non-Core Businesses/Services/Activities
Ø Public Education
Ø Safety Training (EUSA)
Legislated Standards and Guidelines
Ø Environmental Protection Act
Ø Environmental Assessment Act
Ø Canadian Safety Association
Ø Electrical Utilities Safety Association.
Ø Ontario Provincial Standard Specifications and Drawings
Ø Ministry of Environment and Energy Requirements.
Ø Ministry of Transportation Ontario requirements.
Ø Town of Tillsonburg by-laws.
Ø County of Oxford.
Ø Ontario Traffic Manual
Program Map
3) Performance Measures:
Output Measures – Quantity
Population / 14,500 / 14,500 / 15,000 / 15,000
Recycled metal (Tonnes) / 140 / 139 / 154 / 84
To Date
Efficiency Measures - $Cost
Revenue from Transfer Station Recycled Metal / $12,858.20 / $15,221.72 / $20,732.00 / $4,200
To Date
Cost per capita
Expenditures to date divided by population / $12.44 / $21.38 / $14.64 / $15.06
To Date
Effectiveness/Customer Service
Number of Issues / 16 / 13 / 4
To Date / 11
To date
4) Future Directions (Longer Term):
Ø Participate in County Waste management strategy
Ø Alternative garbage conversion methods – this is a County of Oxford issue as it affects the life expectancy of the Oxford County Landfill Site in Salford.
5) Key Assumptions, Priorities and Trends (Shorter Term):
Ø Continued Town of Tillsonburg participation in the Household Hazardous Waste, Waste Electronics Collection Event, Scrap Metal and White Goods Days in conjunction with the County of Oxford
Ø County responsible for waste/recycling pick-up for the Town of Tillsonburg.
Ø Town of Tillsonburg operates a “New Residential Transfer Station for:
(Large Item, demolition),(Scrap) (Yard Waste) in conjunction with the County of Oxford.
Ø Investigate collection and recycling alternatives
Ø Permanent Signage
Ø Tar & Chip (second application)
6) Key Linkages with Business Plans of Other Programs
Ø County of Oxford Landfill site accepts unsuitable waste that cannot be recycled
7) Program Delivery Plan
(a) How is the program delivered now and at what level?
§ Overseen by the Director of Operations and the Roads Manager.
§ Waste collected by private contractor weekly
§ Recyclables collected by private contractor bi-weekly.
§ New Residential Transfer Station located at 50 Newell Rd. is open
Wednesdays 2:30 P.M. - 5:30 P.M. & 9 A.M. – 12 Noon Saturdays.
(b) What has been decided on how the program will be delivered and at what levels the program will be delivered in the future?
Changes Mandated by Other Levels of Government
· Oxford County restructuring may result in service changes and or migration.
Political Direction Received
§ Council for the Town of Tillsonburg, policies and guidelines.
§ County Council landfill disposal policy and rate setting
Professional Judgment of Staff
§ Consider developing county wide centrally located recycling facility
§ Investigate service migration or changes in collection and processing.
(c) Implementation of changes required moving from (a) to (b)
§ Depend on the Oxford County restructuring.
8) Key Goals/Objectives of Program by Year
Widen roadway to recycle yard and increase brush area.
9) Human Resources Allocation/Deployment Plan
Service
/FTE Requirements by Year
2007 / 2008 / 2009 / 2010 / 2011Full-time staff / 3.0 / 3.0 / 3.0 / 3.0 / 3.0
Part-time staff / 0.75 / 0.75 / 0.75 / 0.75 / 0.75
Roads Summer Students / 0.23 / 0.23 / 0.23 / 0.23 / 0.23
Total FTE / 3.98 / 3.98 / 3.98 / 3.98 / 3.98
Change from Previous Year / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0% / 0%
Significant Variances
Ø None
Training and Development
Ø Health & Safety
Ø Whmis
Ø First Aid
Ø CPR
Ø Lotus Notes Training
Ø Suite Response Training
Performance Management
Ø Will follow corporate direction on performance management.
Other issues
Ø None
10) Information/Other Technology Plan
11) Other Resources Plan
Equipment