Frequently Asked Questions

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• Program: Datacall

  Toggle the submenu How do I use the Excel Upload Tool in sections 2.3, 3.1 and 3.2?

  If you wish to use the excel upload tool in sections 2.3, 3.1 and 3.2, please download and complete the excel sheet and then email the document to datacall@rpra.ca requesting that it be uploaded.

  Alternatively, you can input your data directly into the Datacall website.

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• Program: Datacall

  Toggle the submenu How do I calculate Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (IC&I) and Non-Blue Box allocations?

  Only residential Blue Box costs and tonnes are eligible for industry funding. Therefore, the portion of tonnes and costs from IC&I must be accounted for. There are different ways to calculate these allocations, including those listed below.

  • For collection, IC&I allocations may be determined by dividing the number of IC&I stops on a collection route by the total number of stops. The number of IC&I stops as a ratio of total stops is a good indicator of costs for collection activities. This allocation may then be applied to all costs and/or tonnes reported in that contract.
  • For Non-Blue Box allocations (e.g., if a truck co-collects Blue Box material and organics), costs must be apportioned to account for the collection of an additional waste stream.
  • Allocations for processing costs may be based on tonnes. For instance, if a municipality owns a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) that processes Blue Box material from another municipality, the tonnes and costs related to that processing would have to be removed from the reported tonnes and costs.
  • Depot costs may be handled in a similar manner, using the proportion of IC&I tonnes to remove ineligible costs. Alternatively, costs could be deducted according to the time that depot staff spend on Non-Blue Box materials, or the percentage of space at the depot allotted to Non-Blue Box materials.

  If you are still having trouble allocating IC&I and Non-Blue Box percentages, contact the Authority at datacall@rpra.ca for assistance.

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  Toggle the submenu What sources are considered Blue Box residential and what is considered IC&I?

  Collection

  • Public or municipal contract-based collection of or from:
    • Permanent or seasonal single and multi-family households (including rental, cooperative or condominium residential)
      • Multi-family households are defined as residential units in buildings with six or more units (per O.Reg 103/94)
    • Senior citizen residences and long-term care facilities
    • Public and secondary schools collected along a residential collection route, concurrently with residential tonnes
  • The residential component of publicly-operated (municipally-owned or contracted) drop-off depots, at dedicated depots, or depots at landfill sites
  • Public space recycling containers, if they are collected on a residential collection route concurrently with residential tonnes (tonnes from special events/festivals are not eligible)
  • Municipally owned and operated campgrounds can be reported as residential only if there are permanent households or seasonal households, i.e. a trailer park (weekend campgrounds are
    considered IC&I)

  Processing

  • Public or municipal contract-based collected materials from permanent or seasonal single and multi-family households (including rental, cooperative or condominium residential)
  • Collected materials from senior citizen residences and long-term care facilities where the materials are processed at a municipally-owned or contracted MRF
  • Public or municipal contract-based collected materials from public and secondary schools, collected during residential collection
  • Collected materials from public and secondary schools where the materials are processed at a municipally-owned MRF
  • Residential components of publicly-operated (municipally-owned or contracted) drop-off depots, located either at dedicated depots or landfill sites
  • Public space recycling containers that are comingled with residential Blue Box materials (e.g.
    bins in public parks) collected along a residential route

  To learn more, read pages 9 and 10 of the Datacall User Guide.

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• Program: Datacall

  Toggle the submenu Is there updated guidance related to accounting for non-obligated materials (i.e. some municipalities collect pots and pans and horticultural plastics in their program)?

  No. You are encouraged to continue to report all Blue Box tonnes into the Datacall.

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  Toggle the submenu Is there an appeal process if a municipality disagrees with being selected for a datacall audit?

  If you have a concern about your audit selection, please contact RPRA at datacall@rpra.ca.

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  Toggle the submenu Can a school collected along a residential route be included as residential material in the Long-form?

  As per page 9 of the Datacall User Guide, public and secondary schools collected along a residential route, concurrently with residential tonnes are eligible for funding.

  If a separate or dedicated collection run is made, it is no longer eligible for funding.

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  Toggle the submenu Can a park or open space collected along a residential route be included in the Long-form?

  As per page 10 of the Datacall User Guide, public space recycling containers that are comingled with residential Blue Box materials (e.g. bins in public parks) collected along a residential route, are eligible for Blue box funding. The bins do not have to be permanently placed, so long as they are not special event or temporary bins, they are eligible for funding.

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  Toggle the submenu In the Long-form, can small quantity IC&I collected along a residential route be included as a residential tonnage (e.g. a business improvement area)?

  As per page 10 of the Datacall User Guide, all IC&I tonnes must be removed from reported tonnages and from reported costs. Page 10 of the User Guide specifies that business improvement areas (BIA), are to be reported as IC&I; however, apartments above these businesses can be included as residential.

  We advise to keep a record of how the allocation was calculated. If you would like additional assistance with calculating the IC&I rate on your BIA, contact datacall@rpra.ca.

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  Toggle the submenu Is the diversion rate calculated at the end of the Datacall (GAP Summary) accurate?

  The diversion rate calculated in the GAP summary is unverified.

  Do not publish your GAP diversion rate until Datacall verification and analysis has been completed and the diversion rates have been published by RPRA.

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  Toggle the submenu What section in the Long-form do we report tires in?

  Do not report tire tonnes in any section of the Datacall form. Each program is assigned an automatic credit of 7.1kg/cap in the GAP Section 5, question J.

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