That Essex County Council receives for information the memorandum prepared by the Regional Food and Organics Oversight Committee and sent to EWSWA Board Members on January 6, 2022 regarding the Regional Food and Organics and Biosolids Waste Management Project – Facility Ownership and Recommended Next Steps attached as Schedule “A”;
And Further That County Council receives for information the letter received from Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (EWSWA) dated January 19, 2022 regarding the Resolution of the EWSWA Board – Regional Food and Organics and Biosolids Waste Management Project attached as Appendix “B”; and,
And Further that County Council receives for information the correspondence from the local municipalities indicating their decision on participation in the Regional Food and Organic Waste Management Program, attached as Appendices “C” to “H” and provide copies to EWSWA;
And Further that County Council advise the EWSWA prior to March 31, 2022, that all Essex County municipalities will participate in a regional solution for the collection and processing of organic waste material from urban settlement areas, at a minimum, as part of the short-term processing contract commencing January 1, 2025 or immediately upon the expiration of a municipality’s existing waste collection contract, whichever is later.