# Materials Management Planning Committee | October 21, 2026


**Body:** miOttawa
**Date:** October 20, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Environment, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


The miOttawa Materials Management Planning Committee met on October 21, 2026, to review its materials management plan goals, county profile, and a draft facility-siting process. The committee discussed revising a recycling-rate goal to target a 5% annual increase and improving how recycling data and calculation methods are documented. Members also debated whether the drop-off center goal implied building permanent facilities, raising concerns about costs, convenience, safety, and competition with private providers. Staff will revise the goal language and circulate updated documents; approval of the goals and county profile was deferred until the November meeting. The draft siting process, which would establish review criteria and timelines for certain waste and recycling facilities, will be cleaned up, reviewed by counsel, and circulated for comment.

Procurement updates included the finance committee’s approval to advance the strategic-planning RFP contract award to RRS to the full Board of Commissioners, potentially in November; the study is expected to take about six months. Staff also reported an intent to pursue a split household hazardous-waste hauling contract with current provider Republic Services and additional hauler ERG, with Board consideration anticipated in November. No final Board contract awards or spending votes occurred at this meeting. Members also discussed possible future drop-off facility investment and funding options, including grants and user fees, but made no commitment to build facilities.

**Source:** miOttawa