WHEREAS on August 2, 2007, the Council of The Regional Municipality of Peel enacted By-law 91-2007 to regulate the collection of waste in the Region of Peel and to repeal By-laws 33-2002 and 41-2005;

AND WHEREAS the Council of the Regional Corporation on August 2, 2007 authorized the enactment of a by-law to amend By-law 91-2007;

AND WHEREAS Subsection 11(3) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, the Council may pass by-laws respecting waste management, under the jurisdiction of the Region;

NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Regional Corporation enacts the following amendments to By-law 91-2007:

1. Definition 2.22 (a) is amended by inserting “semi-automated carts (360 litre)” prior to “roll-off container” and inserting “or in Business Improvement Areas,” following “Multi-residential Complexes”:

“2.22 “Garbage Receptacle” means:

(a) a front-end loading container, semi-automated carts (360 litre), roll-off container, lugger bin, compacter unit, rear packer bin, side loading bin and any other containers with a capacity equivalent to the Current Bag Standard as designated by the Commissioner as approved containers for the collection of Garbage at Multi-residential Complexes or in Business Improvement Areas, or;”

2. Definition 2.22 (b) (iii) is amended by deleting “30” and substituting “27.5” prior to “imperial gallons”:

(iii) a capacity less than 125 litres (27.5 imperial gallons);.

3. Definition 2.22 (c) is amended by deleting “and” immediately following “filled” in subsection (iii) and by inserting subsections (v) and (vi) following subsection (iv):

“(v) with a width no smaller than 30 centimetres (12 inches); and
(vi) with a height no smaller than 30 centimetres (12 inches)”.

4. Definition 2.44 (a) (i) is amended by adding “with a length no greater than 57 centimetres (22 inches) and with a width no greater than 43 centimetres (17 inches) and with a height no greater than 40 centimetres (16 inches)” following “plastic container”:

“(i) a rigid, open 64 litre (17 imperial gallons) plastic container with a length no greater than 57 centimetres (22 inches) and with a width no greater than 43 centimetres (17 inches) and with a height no greater than 40 centimetres (16 inches) which is provided by the Region or which meets the requirement of the Region; or”.

5. Section 3.4 is amended by inserting subsection (c) following subsection (b):

“(c) Notwithstanding subsection 3.4 (a) and (b), every Occupier/Owner located within the municipal designated Business Improvement Area shall ensure that all receptacles and all uncollected Waste is removed from the Collection Point at which it was Set Out no later than 3:00 p.m. on the Scheduled Collection Day.”

6. Subsection 6.2(b) is amended by deleting (i) through (vii) and substituting “No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Waste contained in paint cans”.

7. Subsection 6.2(c) is amended by renumbering to 6.2(i) and inserting the following “No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out” at the beginning of the subsection. Subsection 6.2(i) is further amended by replacing “will not be collected unless the device is removed prior to collection” with “unless the device is removed by the Occupier/Owner prior to collection.”, and further by inserting the new sentence “Otherwise, such Waste shall not be collected.”:

“6.2(i) No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Garbage that is packed in rigid Garbage Receptacles where a device has been used to tie down the lid unless the device is removed by the Occupier/Owner prior to collection. Otherwise, such Waste shall not be collected. “

8. Subsection 6.2(d) is amended by renumbering to 6.2(j) and inserting the following “No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out” at the beginning of the subsection and ending the sentence with a period after “Proper Receptacle”. Subsection 6.2(j) is further amended by replacing “will not be collected and must be Tagged as being over the Current Bag Standard” with the sentence “Such Waste shall not be collected.”:

“6.2(j) No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Garbage that is packed in rigid Garbage Receptacles and exceeds the height level of the sides of a Proper Receptacle. Such Waste shall not be collected.”

9. Subsection 6.2(e) is amended by renumbering to 6.2(k).

10. The following paragraph is inserted as subsection 6.2(c):

“6.2(c) No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Waste contained in containers which are smaller at the top than at the bottom.”

11. The following paragraph is inserted as subsection 6.2(d):

“6.2(d) No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Waste contained in containers having a lid which is attached to the container and which can not be easily and completely removed to facilitate collection.”

12. The following paragraph is inserted as subsection 6.2(e):

“6.2(e) No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Waste contained in cardboard containers.”

13. The following paragraph is inserted as subsection 6.2(f):

“6.2(f) No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Waste that is contained in semi-automated carts, save and except those in designated collection areas.”

14. The following paragraph is inserted as subsection 6.2(g):

“6.2(g) No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Waste that is contained in containers of a type which have not been approved by the Commissioner.”

15. The following paragraph is inserted as subsection 6.2(h):

“6.2(h) No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Waste that is contained in any receptacle from which Waste cannot be conveniently collected having regard to such matters as safety of the operator and efficiency of collection.”

16. Subsection 7.8 is amended by deleting “an” and substituting “no” immediately before “Occupier/Owner” and deleting “only if “ immediately before “such Waste” and substituting “unless it meets the following conditions” , followed by a colon and a new paragraph numbered (a) beginning with the text “Such Waste”. Subsection 7.8 is further amended by deleting “has been” and substituting “shall be” immediately before “securely”:

“7.8 Notwithstanding subsection 6.2, no Occupier/Owner shall Set Out any carpet, crates or similar Bulky Items unless it meets the following conditions:

(a) Such Waste shall be securely tied into compact bundles or parcels, of not more than 1.2 metres (4 feet) in length, .76 metres (2.5 feet) in width and height and not exceeding 20 kilograms (44 pounds) in weight.”

17. Subsection 7.9 is amended by deleting “an” and substituting “no” immediately before “Occupier/Owner” and deleting “may” and substituting “shall” immediately before “Set Out” and inserting “unless it meets the following conditions” following “corrugated cardboard” :

“7.9 Notwithstanding subsections 6.2. and 6.3, no Occupier/Owner shall Set Out corrugated cardboard unless it meets the following conditions:

(a) only if it has been flattened or cut and securely tied into compact bundles of not more than 90 centimetres (36 inches) in length, 90 centimetres (36 inches) in width and 25 centimetres (10 inches) in thickness and Set Out beside the proper Recycling Receptacle; or

(b) if unbundled, placed in a the proper Recycling Receptacle or in a separate cardboard box only if the corrugated cardboard has been flattened or cut with dimensions of not more than 90 centimetres (36 inches) in length, 90 centimetres (36 inches) in width and 25 centimetres (10 inches) in thickness.”

18. Subsection 7.10 is amended by deleting “an” and substituting “no” immediately before “Occupier/Owner” and deleting “may” and substituting “shall” immediately before “Set Out” and inserting “unless it meets the following conditions” immediately after “shrub limbs”, followed by a colon and a new paragraph numbered (a), beginning with the text “only”:

“7.10 Notwithstanding subsection 7.1, no Occupier/Owner shall set out tree and shrub limbs unless it meets the following conditions:

(a) only if such limbs are no more than 10 centimetres (4 inches) in diameter, no longer than 1.2 metres (4 feet) in length and are securely tied into compact bundles or parcels no more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) in weight.”

19. Subsection 7.11 is amended by deleting “an” and substituting “no” immediately before “Occupier/Owner” and deleting “may” and substituting “shall” immediately after “Occupier/Owner” and inserting “unless it meets the following conditions” immediately after “Christmas Trees”, followed by a colon and a new paragraph numbered (a), beginning with the text “only if”:

“7.11 Notwithstanding subsection 7.1, no Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Christmas Trees unless it meets the following conditions:

(a) only if less than 3 metres (10 feet) in length and free of all decorations and plastic wrap.”

20. Subsection 7.12 is amended by deleting “an” and substituting “no” immediately before “Occupier/Owner” and deleting “may” and substituting “shall” immediately after “Occupier/Owner” and inserting “unless the following conditions have been met” immediately after “White Goods”, followed by a colon and a new paragraph numbered (a), beginning with the text “only if”, and adding the words “and Garbage” following the word “doors”. Further, after the final word “date” the sentence will continue as follows “, and Set Out those White Goods for that collection day only.”:

“7.12 Notwithstanding subsection 7.1, no Occupier/Owner shall Set Out White Goods unless the following conditions have been met:

(c) only if all doors and Garbage have been removed, all liquids have been drained and the Occupier/Owner has contacted the Region’s Customer Contact Centre, paid the required fees and received confirmation of a collection date, and Set Out those White Goods for that collection day only.

The Set Out times in subsection 3.4 shall apply.”

21. Subsection 7.15 is amended by deleting “an” and substituting “no” immediately before “Occupier/Owner” and deleting “may” and substituting “shall” immediately after “Occupier/Owner” and deleting “only if” and substituting “unless” immediately after the first instance of “Wood Waste”. Subsection 7.15 is further amended by adding “a” immediately before “Wood Waste Unit”:

“7.15 Notwithstanding subsection 6.2, no Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Wood Waste unless the Wood Waste is broken down into a Wood Waste Unit.”

22. Subsection 7.17 is amended by deleting “Occupier/Owners” and substituting “Occupier/Owner”, inserting “Every” before “Occupier/Owner”, and inserting “a Commercial” immediately after “Multi-residential Complex”:

“7.17 Every Occupier/Owner of a Residential Unit, a Multi-residential Complex, a Commercial or an Institutional Establishment shall separate all Household Organics, Recyclable Materials, Yard Waste, Bulky Items and White Goods from Garbage where the Region provides such Waste collection service. Those Occupier/Owners who do not separate Waste as described in this By-law are not eligible to receive any Waste collection services.”

23. Subsection 7.18 is amended by inserting “at curbside but will take it to a Community Recycling Centre for proper disposal” after “Hazardous Waste”:

“7.18 No Occupier/Owner shall Set Out Hazardous Waste at curbside but will take it to a Community Recycling Centre for proper disposal.”

24. That the Set Fine Schedule is deleted and replaced with an amended Set Fine Schedule, as attached hereto.

READ THREE TIMES AND PASSED IN OPEN COUNCIL this 24th day of January, 2008.

Schedule A to By-law 17-2008