Recycling

Options to Increase Recycling Rates for Agricultural Containers – CleanFARMS, 2014 (810)

CleanFARMS runs a voluntary recovery program for agricultural containers (fertilizer, pesticides, grain bags). Kelleher Environmental was commissioned to develop estimates of actual recovery rates by container category (by province) and develop strategy options to increase those rates.

Recycling Trends Analysis – City of Calgary, 2014 (808)

In May 2014, in an effort to better forecast and prepare for future tonnages and material types, and to target communication and education for the program in the future, the City of Calgary commissioned CM Consulting (in association with Kelleher Environmental and Source Resource Management) to conduct research to study the factors that are influencing a downward trend in recycling. A summary of the study’s findings can be found here.

Diversion vs. Net Cost Analysis for the Ontario Blue Box System – Continuous Improvement Fund, 2014 (CIF#722)

Kelleher Environmental was commissioned by the Continuous Improvement Fund to carry out a “high level analysis” of the most cost efficient way in which to add materials and increase diversion through the Ontario Blue Box system. The impacts of changing Blue Box material composition on diversion rates and the sequence in which materials should be added to the Blue Box to increase diversion over time were also addressed.

Mixed Waste Processing Assessment – Confidential Client, 2012 (777)

Assessment of C&D and IC&I waste composition, markets for commodities (wood, paper, metals, OCC, plastics) and technologies which could recover valuable commodities from mixed compacted and un-compacted IC&I waste loads prior to landfilling.