Give Waste a New Life: Solid Waste Management Master Plan

The City of Guelph is updating the Solid Waste Management Master Plan to provide strategic direction for managing the city’s waste over the next 25 years. For this update, we have examined how new approaches in waste management and consumer trends will shape the future of waste management in Guelph, and how to improve our current waste management system for a more sustainable future. 

Through our review of the current system, analysis of future waste trends and growth anticipated in Guelph, and consultation with the public and waste management experts, we have developed a list of opportunities and programming options to help Guelph manage its waste more sustainably into the future. These options will help to guide waste management over the next 25 years. 

What we heard in our previous survey and engagement helped us to develop and evaluate the options we are proposing for the Master Plan. The purpose of this survey is to gather feedback on priorities to consider for how we implement the options. 

This survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.  Please share it with your friends and family! 

Be sure to visit our Give Waste a New Life multimedia webpage to learn more about the Solid Waste Management Master Plan, and the options we are considering for the plan! 

Your participation in this survey is voluntary. All individual responses will be kept confidential and will be used only for the purposes of helping to develop an updated strategy for waste management in Guelph. Non-identifiable aggregated summaries of responses may be developed and shared publicly. Personal information, as defined by Section 2 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, and in accordance with the provisions of the MFIPPA. For questions regarding the collection, use and disclosure of this information please contact Phil Jensen, Project Specialist for Solid Waste Resources, at 519-820-1691 or by email at phil.jensen@guelph.ca. Accessible formats of this survey are available by contacting Solid Waste Resources directly at Solid Waste Resources 519-767-0598, or TTY: 519-826-9771. For more information about the Solid Waste Management Master Plan, visit guelph.ca/plans-and-strategies/solid-waste-management-master-plan.