Frequently Asked Questions

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• Program: Datacall

  Toggle the submenu Do I have to report in the Datacall on behalf of other municipalities if I process their Blue Box material?

  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

  Toggle the submenu We do not have a formal contract with a company to collect recyclables. Do I still need to enter this information in the 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

  Toggle the submenu I have several Blue Box contracts, but all include the same level of service. Do I have to report them separately?

  Yes. For Blue Box material, RPRA requires the information to be submitted for each individual contract or service provider.

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• Program: Datacall

  Toggle the submenu How do I report revenue-sharing agreements?

  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

  Toggle the submenu Are bulky rigid plastics considered a blue box material (i.e. broken blue boxes/garbage cans, plastic lawn furniture, etc.)?

  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

  Toggle the submenu Where do I report market tip fees?

  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

  Toggle the submenu Is my depot a single stream collection or multi-stream collection?

  Single stream collection is defined as a collection system where all materials are collected in a commingled mixture and there is no pre-sorting.

  A multi-stream collection system has at least two or more separate bins for different materials (e.g. a bin for containers and plastics, and another bin for paper/fibers).

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• Program: Datacall

  Toggle the submenu What is a depot?

  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

  Toggle the submenu If I report both collected and marketed tonnes, do I answer “No” to both of the questions pertaining to the table in Section 3?

  You answer NO if all the collected and marketed tonnes are reported in the same table.

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• Program: Datacall

  Toggle the submenu Where do I report #3 Plastics?

  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.

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