Welcome to the AMRC website
The AMRC is an incorporated not-for-profit organization formed in 1987 by municipal waste management
professionals to facilitate the sharing of municipal waste reduction and recycling information and experience.
AMRC Bylaws (members only)
Incorporated in 1991, the AMRC office is located at:
Suite 100, 127 Wyndham Street North, Guelph, ON N1H 4E9
Tel: (519) 823-1990; Fax: (519) 823-0084
Email the AMRC office:amrc@amrc.ca (See contact page for direct emails)
Join our prime sponsor U-box-it and major sponsors Triple M Metal and Canada's National Brewers at the 2008 AMRC Spring Workshop/AGM and Golf Tournament, May 14 and 15 at the beautiful Hockley Valley Resort.
Register by email
Interim program and registration form
Sponsor's prospectus
Golf sponsor's prospectus
Current headlines
AMRC Plastic Film Study available from the AMRC website
Commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, the Plastic Film Collection
and Processing Study was conducted by the AMRC and reviewed the various challenges and financial implications
of municipal curbside programs collecting plastic film.
Download the study
March 20
WDO approves WEEE plan
Ontario Electronic Stewardship’s final waste electronics and electrical equipment
(WEEE) Program Plan was approved by the Waste Diversion Ontario board March 19
and has been forwarded to Ontario Environment Minister John Gerretsen for his approval.
For a copy of the OES report, visit the OES website
AMO seeks comments on its latest discusion paper:
AMO/AMRC Discussion Paper: An Alternative Approach to Ontario’s Blue Box Funding Model Discusson Paper
see Policy Papers page
CPRA reopens for business - now known as the Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Alliance.
Here's the letter sent to CPRA clients
February 21
MHSW Plan approved
Click here for details
January 15
Draft Preliminary Waste Electronics Plan Posted for Comment on Ontario Electronic Stewardship website - Deadline February 4, 2008.
Click here
Workshop/webcast can be accessed online
LCBO payments for 2007 posted on WDO website
click here
December 17
CPRA ceases operations
More information here
December 17
OES launches website
Ontario Electronic Stewardship (OES), the non-profit corporation established by manufacturers, retailers,
and other stakeholders to develop a waste diversion plan for waste electric and electronic equipment (WEEE)
has launched its website
Click here
The Continuous Improvement Fund (CIF) has replaced the Efficiency and Effectiveness (E&E) Fund,
The Municipal-Industry Programs Committee (MIPC) has developed a Strategic Plan for the CIF.
Download the CIF plan
WDO posts Datacall information
Program and Blue Box data from the 2006 Municipal Datacall have been posted to the Reports Central section of the WDO website.
Click here
Recyc-Quebec study available
A recent study from Recyc-Quebec, entitled Evaluation of the Impact of Biodegradable Bags on the Recycling of Traditional Plastic Bags,
has been made available from the CPIA website.
Click here
All proceedings from the AMRC Material Quality Workshop (October 30 in Oakville) are now available on line
see Proceedings page
Municipal funding payments for blue box funding for 2008 are now posted on the WDO website.
Click here
Meet John Gerretsen, Ontario's new Environment Minister
AMO/AMRC response to MHSW Plan EBR posting
see Policy Papers page
Click here for previous headline news
