Assessment of Used Tire Management Program in Newfoundland and Labrador, Multi Material Stewardship Board (2021): Kelleher Environmental was part of the Giroux Consulting team which assessed current performance of Newfoundland and Labrador tire recycling program; interviewed staff and evaluated tire recycling programs across Canada to identify performance of industry operated and government operated programs.
EPR Policy Framework and Implementation Model for Residential PPP in Washington State – King County (2020): In association with Cascadia Consulting Group, Eunomia Research & Consulting, and Love Environment, Kelleher Environmental was involved in a study for King County that explored an EPR policy framework that would be required in state law to support the implementation of a statewide EPR system for residential PPP. The study provides a conceptual model that illustrates how the EPR policy framework could be implemented across Washington State.
EPR Gaps Analysis – EPR Section of BC Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change Strategy (2018-2019): Kelleher Environmental was a sub-consultant to Love Environment Inc. on a project which involved extensive research and interviews with municipalities and industry associations to clearly understand the gaps between regulated product types in BC and unregulated product types that are similar in nature, listed as a national priority by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), or regulated in other jurisdictions. The study included research on best practices for collecting a range of obligated products in EPR programs in other jurisdictions.
Quantifying the Economic Value of Alberta’s Recycling Programs – Recycling Council of Alberta (2018-2019): As a sub-consultant to Eunomia Research and Consulting, Kelleher Environmental carried out a research study which quantified the economic value of Alberta’s current stewardship programs ( beverage containers, used oil, tires, paint, electronics) and municipal recycling programs , and identified the potential economic value that could be created by expanding these programs or adding new ones.
Benchmarking and Key Performance Indicators for Electronics, Tires, and Paint Programs in North America and Europe – Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) (2018): Kelleher Environmental, in association with Millette Environmental, researched KPIs used to compare performance of EPR/stewardship programs for tires, electronics, and paint in North America and Europe, and compiled data for each of these programs in existing jurisdictions for a 5-year period.
Policy Options to Address the Collection and Recycling of Batteries Included with Consumer Products – Call2Recycle (2018): Kelleher Environmental (in association with Garth Hickle and Millette Environmental) carried out a research project to explore the different policy options to address the end-of-life management of consumer batteries included in products such as WEEE (waste electrical and electronic products), and to determine the potential implications, particularly environmental impact, of different policy approaches.
Key Performance Indicators for Electronics, Tires, and Paint Programs in North America and Europe – Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) (2018): Kelleher Environmental, in association with Millette Environmental, researched KPIs used to compare performance of EPR/stewardship programs for tires, electronics, and paint in North America and Europe, and compiled data for each of these programs in existing jurisdictions for a 5-year period.
Study to Inform the Designation of Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Materials (MHSW) in Ontario – Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (2017): As a sub-consultant to Guy Perry and Associates, developed baseline data (material definitions, quantities, infrastructure, identification of potential obligated producers), and explored regulatory options and implications for designating MSHW including batteries, lighting and other products under new regulations under the Waste-Free Ontario Act.
Study to Inform the Designation of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) in Ontario – Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (2017): As part of Cardwell Grove team, developed baseline data (material definitions, quantities, infrastructure, identification of potential obligated producers), and explored regulatory options and implications for designating WEEE (including large and small appliances, power tools and toys) under new regulations under the Waste-Free Ontario Act.
Study to Inform the Designation of Municipal Hazardous or Special Waste Materials (MHSW) in Ontario – Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (2017): As a sub-consultant to Guy Perry and Associates, developed baseline data (material definitions, quantities, infrastructure, identification of potential obligated producers), and explored regulatory options and implications for designating MSHW including batteries, lighting and other products under new regulations under the Waste-Free Ontario Act.
Study to Inform the Designation of Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) in Ontario – Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (2017): As part of Cardwell Grove team, developed baseline data (material definitions, quantities, infrastructure, identification of potential obligated producers), and explored regulatory options and implications for designating WEEE (including large and small appliances, power tools and toys) under new regulations under the Waste-Free Ontario Act.
Targets for Printed Paper and Packaging – M3RC of Association of Municipalities of Ontario (2017): As part of of the Love Environment team, carried out research on experience in European programs and recommended recycling targets for the Ontario Blue Box program.
Impacts of Competition for Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) Under the Waste-Free Ontario Act – Confidential Client (2016): Through the spring and summer of 2016, worked extensively with Love Environment assessing the implications of the new Waste-Free Ontario Act (Bill 151) on the province’s future waste diversion programs (i.e. printed paper and packaging, household hazardous waste, waste electronics, and tires). The project included a detailed analysis of both the Resource Recovery and Circular Economy Act and the Waste Diversion Transition Act. Also included was an assessment of the anticipated 5-year timelines and key issues associated with the future management of each of these groups of materials.
Summary of Materials for EPR in the North – Canadian Council for Ministers of the Environment (CCME) (2015): As a sub-consultant to Sonnevera International Corp., quantified material flows for electronics, tires, lubricating oil, paint, consumer batteries, aerosols, and fluorescent lights in the three northern territories – Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut – as well as “remote regions” in northern parts of BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Study on the Operations and Effectiveness of the Major Appliance Collection and Recycling System in BC – Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable (2014): As a sub-consultant to Ecoinspire, and in collaboration with Morrison Hershfield and Maura Walker & Associates, Kelleher Environmental created a lifespan model to estimate current disposal rates for major appliances in BC. A separate task estimated the current recycling rate for major appliances in the current BC infrastructure.
Case Studies of EPR Program Governance in Canada and Europe – Regional Public Works Commissioners of Ontario (2014): Kelleher Environmental, in association with Love Environment, researched and prepared a report that identified EPR program models for printed paper and packaging in other jurisdictions (Europe, Canada), and identified lessons learned which are applicable to Ontario municipalities.