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Frequently Asked Questions
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Program: Datacall
Municipalities no longer need to report Non-Blue Box data by municipal or private contract service type.
Instead, this information is to be consolidated and reported as services provided by both private contractors and services provided by municipal staff.
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Program: Datacall
Yes. For all capital purchases (even those reported in previous years), the IC&I and Non-Blue Box percentages must be updated to the current year’s amounts.
The Net Residential Blue Box Cost (grey box on the right) must reflect the portion of the item that was used solely for Blue Box purposes in the current reporting year.
Example: A Depot/Transfer Building was purchased in 2017 for $100,000. 20% of the building was used for Non-Blue Box and 20% was used for IC&I, totaling a Net Residential Blue Box Cost of $64,000. In 2019, 20% of the building was still used for garbage, but only 10% of it was used for IC&I material. To reflect this change in the 2019 Datacall, the 2017 Depot /Transfer Building line item must be updated to 10% IC&I, and 20% Non-Blue Box. The Datacall automatically calculates the Net Residential Blue Box Cost to equal $72,000.00.
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Program: Datacall
If you process material for another municipality that reports in the Datacall, please do not include tonnage and financial data for that municipality in your Datacall submission.
Instead, report this material as IC&I in your Datacall.
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Program: Datacall
Yes. Enter information separately for each service provider, including any informal agreements with service providers for collection and/or processing of Blue Box materials.
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Program: Datacall
Under Revenue, indicate if you share revenue by selecting YES or NO in the drop-down menu. If you are a municipality that retains all Blue Box revenue for this contract, answer NO for this question.
If you select YES, enter the percentage of revenue kept by your contractor and the form will automatically calculate the percentage received by your municipality.
If your revenue-sharing agreement is based on an arrangement other than, or in addition to, a percent revenue share, please describe your revenue-sharing agreement in the comment box provided.
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Program: Datacall
No. A complete list of Blue Box materials is included in the Datacall User Guide Appendix F.
Note: Blue Box materials are Printed Paper and Packaging (PPP). Report bulky rigid plastics as Other Recyclables in Section 3.3: Non-Blue Box Services.
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Program: Datacall
In Section 3, you report market tip fees under the Blue Box Tonnes tab and Tonnes and Material Revenue sub-tab next to the appropriate Blue Box material.
Note: Market tip fees are mostly applicable to glass. The Datacall treats market tip fees as a processing cost, so do not deduct market tip fees from revenues.
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Program: Datacall
A depot is any of the following:
- Drop-off site
- Transfer station
- Landfill
- Community collection site
- Special event day site
Depot collection involves residents bringing their materials to a specified location, whereas a curbside program collects materials directly from residential addresses.
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Program: Datacall
You answer NO if all the collected and marketed tonnes are reported in the same table.
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Program: Datacall
As a collected Blue Box material, #3 Plastics are reported under Other Bottles and Containers (#3, 4, 5, 7).
As a marketed material, #3 Plastics are reported under Mixed Plastics #1-#7, or Commingled Materials.