2019-22 Business Plan FINAL

2019/20 - 2021/22
BUSINESS PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page #
1. Mandate .............................................................................................................................. 3
• Accountability Statement
• Vision, Mission & Mandate
• Long Term (3-5 Year) Strategic Directions
• 2019/20 Strategic Action Plans
2. Electronics Recycling Program…. ........................................................................................ 7

• Goals, Performance Measures, Strategic Action Plans
• 2019/20 Summary Budget
3. Paint Recycling Program ..................................................................................................... 22

4. Tire Recycling Program........................................................................................................ 38

5. Used Oil Materials Recycling Program ............................................................................... 50

6. Contracts .............................................................................................................................. 63
• Alberta Environment and Parks: Household Hazardous Waste
• Government of the Northwest Territories: Electronics Recycling Program
• Government of Yukon: Tire Recycling Program
7. APPENDIX ............................................................................................................................ 67
• Governance Structure
• Operating Principles
• Position on Reuse and Energy Recovery
• Organization
Alberta Recycling Management Authority | 2019-22 Business Plan Page 2

ACCOUNTABILITY STATEMENT
The Alberta Recycling Management Authority (Alberta Recycling) Business Plan for the three years
commencing April 1, 2019 was prepared in accordance with the requirements found in Section 16 of the
Designated Material Recycling and Management Regulation (Alberta Regulation 93/2004), which was
enacted under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.
The mission, core business, goals and strategies of the Alberta Recycling Business Plan align with and
contribute to Alberta Environment and Parks Business Plan 1, and therefore the Government’s goals and
objectives.
Alberta Recycling is committed to achieving the performance targets identified in the Business Plan. We
benefit in doing so with an innovative approach to environmental stewardship, marked by:
• a commitment to high environmental outcomes through cost-effective solutions;
• multiple Programs managed jointly but operated separately to achieve synergies and cost-
effectiveness;
• stakeholder stewardship - working with those directly involved in or impacted by end-of-life
management of designated products including: the industries that manufacture and sell them;
Albertans that use and discard them; municipalities and Indigenous communities that collect
them for recycling, and the environmental organizations that advocate recycling - all guide
and/or influence the policies and Programs.
Approved by Alberta Recycling’s

Board of Directors,
February 28, 2019
Caroline McAuley, Chair
1
Business Plan 2018-21 Environment and Parks

VISION
A sustainable Alberta Recycling solution for designated materials that is a model of excellence,
environmentally responsible, and economically viable.
MISSION
To carry out its delegated mandate of managing revenues to achieve high environmental outcomes in
respect of each designated material:
a) By being fully accountable to the Minister of Environment and Parks, the Government of
Alberta, Alberta Recycling members, industry and Albertans;
b) By ensuring that, under its Programs, all requirements for environmental, health and safety
standards are met, and that all companies and activities so funded strive to exceed these
requirements and operate as models of excellence in environmental, health and safety
standards;
c) By openly communicating Alberta Recycling policies, strategies and results;
d) By educating the public about and encouraging them to utilize Alberta Recycling’s Programs;
e) By funding research and development activities related to recycling or management of the
designated materials;
f) By ensuring that the organization operates as a model of environmental excellence.
MANDATE
Alberta Recycling is a not-for-profit organization incorporated under the Societies Act and operates as a
delegated administrative organization accountable to the Alberta Minister of Environment and Parks
through its Budget, Business Plan, and Annual Report.
The Designated Material Recycling and Management Regulation (the Regulation) authorizes Alberta
Recycling to levy and collect Advance Disposal Surcharges (Surcharges) on the sale or supply of
designated material in Alberta. These funds are to be used to provide or pay for any or all of the
following elements regarding designated material:
• Waste minimization and recycling Programs;

• Public information programs for the promotion of waste minimization and recycling Programs;
• Expenditures on the collection, transportation, storage, processing and disposal
• Research and development activities;
• Promote the uses of recycled materials and products.
Alberta Recycling is authorized to manage four Designated Materials – electronics, paint, tires, and used
oil – through a process called multi-material stewardship. Fundamental to this process is ensuring that
revenue from one Program is not diverted to another Program, while at the same time realizing the
synergies and cost-effectiveness of operating under a single organization.
In addition to its environmental stewardship mandate, Alberta Recycling meets its obligations under the
Societies Act through its bylaws and governance framework. Alberta Recycling formally reports to its
membership through an Annual Report and Annual General Meeting.

LONG TERM STRATEGIC DIRECTION
Alberta Recycling’s Board of Directors (the Board) has established long term (3-5 year) strategic
directions to ensure that the scope and effectiveness of each Recycling Program and the organization is
complete.
A. Program Completeness
Review each Program to ensure completeness in recovering all designated materials in Alberta at their
end-of-life. There are two aspects to Program completeness:
1. To recover all designated materials discarded annually in Alberta at end-of-life; and
2. To work with Government to identify all relevant products that are not yet approved as
designated material within a Program, and assist in the Government’s process to ensure that all
are approved.
B. Program Management
Review the business model for each Program to ensure continuous improvement through innovation
and enhancements, including:
1. Program funding supports higher environmental outcomes;
2. Program funding pursues cost-effective solutions;
3. Program funding balances demand for recycled product in Alberta with that of export markets;
4. Program funding assists in making collection and processing economically viable;
5. Program funding for processing is delivered through open Program incentives rather than closed
contracts;
6. Product clarification process ensures accurate and consistent classification of products as
designated or non-designated;
7. Program funding includes “non-core” funding, consistent with the legislative mandate, including
research and development, education, and market development (in addition to core funding for
collection, processing, and administration);
8. Program results are benchmarked against prior years’ results and against similar Programs in
other jurisdictions to assess effectiveness.
C. Technological Advancements
Review advances in technology affecting designated materials and determine implications for each
Program, in terms of handling the recycling stream, processing costs, and recycled materials and
markets. Some examples include:
1. The shift from tube televisions and monitors to flat screens;
2. The end of most oil-based paint production and the development of new paint technologies;
3. The development of larger industrial tires or changes in the composition of vehicle and medium
truck tires;
4. Changes in how motor oils are packaged and changes in the composition of filters.

2019/20 STRATEGIC ACTION PLANS
To provide direction to the annual business planning process, the Board of Directors develops strategic
action plans that are incorporated within the applicable Goal or Performance Measure of the
Electronics, Paint, Tire and Used Oil Recycling Programs.
Additionally the following organizational action plan was developed by the Board.
1. Position Papers
a) Review existing position papers on reuse and energy recovery of designated electronics, paint
and tires as these environmental processes are outside the scope of those approved by the
Board in the incentive programs.
b) Review existing position papers on reuse and energy recovery to determine any application to
used oil materials.
c) Review the need to develop position papers for:
i. Environmental Stewardship
ii. Harmonization
iii. Best practices
2. Communication
a) Actively engage with government and key stakeholders to advocate for removing the approval
of program surcharges from the regulations.
b) Incorporate the Used Oil Materials Recycling Program in the Annual Awareness and Support
Poll.
3. Education
a) Enhance the Board’s knowledge about the designated material industries and issues affecting
the Recycling Programs and stakeholders (including developing positions on key issues)
i. The Governance & Accountability Committee to recommend a format for the education
component of Director training.

GOALS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, STRATEGIC ACTION PLANS AND
SUMMARY BUDGET
Goal E1: All designated electronics available at end-of-life are collected and
processed.
In accordance with the long term strategic direction of Program completeness, performance measures
are set to ensure progress toward this goal to collect and recycle all available, designated electronics at
end-of-life.
Performance Measure E1.1: Total Amount of End-of-life Electronics Processed

Annual targets are set to drive an increasing recovery of end-of-life designated electronics (EOL) to
measure the progress towards recycling all the material discarded by Albertans. The targets are set
based on the trend of previous years’ results and market expectations for the annual sales of designated
material and recycled material, the trend of size and weight of products being sold into market, and
estimated alternative diversions e.g. asset management, resale exports and imports.
Targets
1. Total tonnes processed
The total tonnes processed in a year are the actual output of the Program, and the basis for the
forecast, target and projections.
While sales of new electronics appear to be stabilizing since the downturn in the Alberta economy
that began in late 2014, processing volumes continue to fall into 2018/19 with the forecast showing
a decrease of 14.7% over the previous year. This decrease is partly related to decreased sales in
past years, which are driving lower numbers of discarded electronics; with few units purchased,
fewer are discarded.
However, the continuing trend towards lighter materials (see Supplementary Info on Average
Weights, page 10), technology convergence, and other factors have contributed to the overall
reduction in the tonnage of end-of life electronics.
The target assumes a decrease over the current year of an additional 3.6%, with projections for the
following two years.
2. Amount processed per capita
Presenting the per capita rate provides a better indicator of progress than changes in population.
Additionally, the kg. per capita indicator may be useful to compare the Program’s effectiveness with
programs in other jurisdictions.
3. Total Cost per kg.
The total cost for the Program encompasses collecting and processing material, Program
administration and developmental funding e.g. education, research and development.
Development funding is intended to enhance Program effectiveness but is considered over and
above the core Program costs and varies substantially year-over-year.
4. Recovery Rate
The recovery rate measures the amount of product processed as a percent of the amount of product
purchased in a year. It is a useful target for tracking trends in changes to the recovery of material

over time – how much of the annual inflow of new electronics is offset by the amount of EOL
electronics removed – indicating whether the effectiveness of the Program is increasing, decreasing
or levelling off. However, it should be noted that product sales revenue is an indirect measure of
the amount of materials at EOL; older electronic products are not necessarily discarded when new
products are purchased.
Year Total Kg. per Total Cost Recovery

Electronics Capita per Kg. 1.
Rate
Processed
(tonnes)
2015/16 Result 16,682 4.12 $1.02 53%
2016/17 Result 13,465 3.29 $1.03 43%
2017/18 Result 11,992 2.88 $1.05 37%
2018/19 Forecast 10,234 2.44 $1.10 35%
2019/20 Target 9,861 2.32 $1.19 33%
2020/21 Projection 9,861 2.30 $1.22 33%
2021/22 Projection 9,861 2.28 $1.24 33%
1. The methodology for calculating the recovery rate for the Electronics Program is likely to shift with the outcome of
Strategic Action Plan 1.b) below. These figures therefore will be restated in the 2019/20 Annual Report upon
completion of the Action Item.
Strategic Action Plans for Performance Measure E1.1

1. Strategies to increase the recovery rate
a) Hard-to-Get Pilot Project
i. Continue pilot projects into 2019/20 with the addition of working directly with
schools and institutions.
ii. Review the potential to convert to an approved program, including purpose, scope,
value and cost-effectiveness.
b) Review the scope of the recovery rate and how it is calculated
i. Define EOL electronic products that are “available” for recovery through the
program, and that are “unavailable” for recovery through the program.
i. Develop an estimate of eligible material not available for recovery due to asset
management and reuse/resale.
ii. Develop an estimate of material going to landfill.
iii. Review calculation methodology of the recovery rate to neutralize the impact of
electronic products becoming lighter (smaller, lighter components).

Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E1.1: Average Weights of Products
Collected (for info purposes only - no forecast included)
The following table shows the average weights of EOL electronics which have been tracked since 2009.
This information is useful for the purposes of assessing the changing unit weights of materials coming in
through municipal collection sites and into the recycling centers. The most significant changes in weight
since measurement began includes monitors (down by 53%), table top printers (down by 33%), and in
the largest TV category (down by 48%).
Product 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
Avg Wt Avg Wt Avg Wt Avg Wt Avg Wt Avg Wt Avg Wt Avg Wt Avg Wt Avg Wt
(kg) (kg) (kg) (kg) (kg) (kg) (kg) (kg) (kg) (kg)
Computers 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 11 10
Monitors 7 7 7 9 10 10 12 13 14 15
Laptops 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Table Top
8 8 8 9 11 13 8 9 12 12
Printers
Floor
Standing 123 134 140 117 128 145 - 86 - -
Printers
TVs <19” 10 10 9 10 10 10 10 9 10 10
TVs 19-29” 23 23 26 27 30 28 27 27 27 27
TVs 30-45” 32 45 37 54 47 49 51 55 51 42
TVs >45” 32 32 42 49 55 60 61 66 58 61
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E1.1: Materials Processed from

Recovered Electronics
The following table identifies the types and amounts of material processed from EOL electronics. These
materials are used for feedstock in the manufacturing of new products e.g. plastics into pellets; steel
into rebar; lead recovered from leaded glass through smelting; copper wire recycled into copper
feedstock; precious metals recovered from computer chips.

Material 2018/19 2017/18 Results 2016/17 Result 2015/16 Result
Forecast (tonnes) (tonnes) (tonnes)
(tonnes)
Glass 2,747 3,219 3,589 5,331
Plastic 3,824 4,481 5,456 5,694
Metals 3,176 3,722 3,710 4,818

1.
Other 487 569 710 839
Total 10,234 11,992 13,465 16,682
1. Includes batteries, toner and inks, wire and cables, and wood.
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E.1: Disposal of Residual Materials

The following table identifies the amount of residual material disposed of in accordance with methods
acceptable under the Program. For example, when markets for wood and toner cartridges are limited,
the material is sent to landfill.
Year Total Disposed Total Processed Percent of Total

(tonnes) (tonnes) Processed
2015/16 Result 88 16,682 0.53%
2016/17 Result 68 13,465 0.50%
2017/18 Result 57 11,992 0.48%
2018/19 Forecast 49 10,234 0.48%
Goal E2: Ensure Program sustainability by confirming Surcharge and funding

rates are appropriate and effectively managed.
Ongoing financial analysis and projections will ensure that the Fund balance (net assets of the Program)
is consistent with Board directions, providing for longer term financial stability of the Program.
Performance Measure E2.1: Program Sustainability

Ongoing financial analysis includes:
1. Surcharge revenues remitted on the sales of designated electronics;
2. Program expenditures on the collection and processing of designated EOL electronics;
3. Investment earnings and changes in market value;
4. The Fund target and range set by the Board;
5. Potential factors that could impact the Fund balance e.g. changes in technology and product sales,
processing costs, changes in product lifespan, and recovery rates.

Target
1. Provide regular reports against Program revenues and expenditure projections.
2. Identify any changes and provide possible adjustment scenarios for Surcharge rates and/or Program
funding rates, including timelines and “levelling off” of the Fund balance (please refer to the graph
on page 14).
Performance Measure E2.2: Revenue Completeness

Alberta Recycling is authorized by Regulation to identify and register companies supplying designated
electronics in Alberta. This is to ensure that in accordance with the Electronics Recycling Bylaw,
Surcharges are collected and remitted on the sale of new electronics. To confirm that these registered
companies (Suppliers) comply with the bylaw, compliance reviews are conducted using a risk-based
sampling process, based on a Supplier’s revenue profile, to select the companies for review.
Target
1. Suppliers reporting 90% of total Program revenue are reviewed over a two-year period.
a) Table A indicates the revenue profile of the Suppliers and the frequency of reviews based on
their average monthly Surcharge remittance. Higher frequencies are used for larger and
medium-sized Suppliers who represent the majority of Program revenue. Small Suppliers,
collectively reporting only 5% of Program revenue, do not have a predetermined review
schedule. They are selected through a combined approach of random selection and
identification of Suppliers with significant changes in their remittance history.
b) Table B indicates the percent of reported revenue to be reviewed over a two-year period to
meet the target of 90%.
TABLE A: SUPPLIER SIZE PROFILE

Average Surcharge Percent of Percent of Review
per Month Suppliers Surcharges Frequency
Reported
Small <$500 91.4% 5.0% As needed
Medium
5.2% 7.2% Every three years
$500 - $2,000
Large >$2,000 3.4% 87.8% Every two years
Total 100% 100%

TABLE B: REVENUE REVIEW
Year Percent Reviewed of
Total Revenue
Annual Percent Two-year total
Reviewed (Target 90%)
2016/17 Result 70% -
102%
2017/18 Result 32%
(16/17 + 17/18)
94%
2018/19 Forecast 62%
(17/18 + 18/19)
94%
2019/20 Target 32% (18/19 + 19/20)
93%
2020/21 Projection 61%
(19/20 + 20/21)
91%
(20/21 + 21/22)
Strategic Action Plan for Performance Measure E2.2

1. Third-party online vendor responsibilities (sales and remitting)
a) Determine requirements for third-party registration and remittances (specifically applies to
companies that sell eligible electronics online via another company’s website).
b) Continue to be informed and engaged with online sales.
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E2.1: Supplier Registration

On an ongoing basis, Alberta Recycling endeavours to identify and register Suppliers selling designated
electronics in or into the province. These companies are found either through Suppliers already
registered with the Program or through a Supplier Identification Project. This identification project,
completed every three years by a third-party, involves conducting research of business listings to
identify possible Suppliers. The next project is scheduled for 2020/21.
Performance Measure E2.3: Sustainability of Recycling Industry

Verify that the current levels of Program funding are adequate to sustain the collection and processing
of EOL electronics within Alberta’s recycling industry.
1. Conduct a comprehensive Sustainability Review at least every three years, to determine if there is a
need to adjust Program funding rates. The review is to be comprised of a professional audit of all
Processors receiving Program funding and an assessment of the financial stability of the processing
industry.
2. In the intervening years, consult with Processors to identify and analyze any significant changes
occurring since the Program’s last Sustainability Review.
Target
1. The next Sustainability Review is scheduled for 2019/20.

Goal E3: End-of-life electronics are processed in an environmentally and socially
responsible manner.
Our goal is to process collected electronics to the highest possible environmental standard as outlined in
the Mission Statement.
Performance Measure E3.1: Environmental Assurance – Processors

Ensure Processors meet or exceed the Processor Incentive Program Requirements. This includes
compliance with applicable environmental, occupational health and safety regulations as well as
industry standards related to health and safety, and transportation and export.
Targets
1. Annual third-party compliance assurance reviews of all Processors are completed in accordance with
the requirements stated above.
2. Third-party desktop or onsite assurance reviews, determined on a case-by case basis, of
downstream processors.
3. Over and above the third-party assurance reviews, Processors sites are inspected monthly to
confirm compliance with Program requirements.
4. If deficiencies are identified, the Processors or downstream processors are required to address them
in accordance with approved timelines.
5. The 2019 Compliance Assurance Summary Report is completed and posted on Alberta Recycling’s
website.
Performance Measure E3.2: Environmental Assurance - Municipal Collection Sites

Ensure that municipal sites which receive Alberta Recycling grant funding meet or exceed all applicable
environmental standards, consistent with terms of the funding grant.
Targets
1. Municipal Collection Sites are inspected annually to confirm adherence to the terms of the grant
requirements.
2. If deficiencies are identified, they are addressed in accordance with approved timelines.
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E3.2: Substances of Concern Diverted

The following table identifies substances of concern removed from the total electronics processed, as
reported in E1.1. The weight of each material is calculated by multiplying the estimated amount
contained in a product by the number of those products processed.

Material Source 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17 2015/16
Forecast Result Result Result
Circuit boards, cathode ray
Lead (tonnes) tubes, TVs, monitors, CPU’s, 236 295 341 418
laptops, and printers.
Lamps, batteries and
Mercury (kgs.) 0.34 0.31 0.27 0.25
switches, laptops
Circuit boards, cathode ray
Cadmium (kgs.) tubes, insulated wire, TV’s, 3.41 4.31 4.71 5.63
monitors and CPU’s
Circuit boards, TV’s and
Beryllium (kgs.) 9.8 12.60 14.60 17.90
monitors
Antimony Circuit board, CPU’s, laptops,
1.30 1.41 1.47 1.71
(tonnes) and printers
Goal E4: There is strong awareness and support for the Electronics Recycling
Program.
Public, stakeholder and industry awareness and support are critical for the Programs.
Performance Measure E4.1: Public Awareness and Support

1. An independent research firm will track:
a) Public awareness of the Electronics Recycling Program and Surcharges, and the changes in
levels of awareness and support over time
b) Public support for the Electronics Recycling Program and Surcharges, and the changes in
levels of support over time.
Target
1. The target is to maintain current levels of awareness and support for both the Program and the
Surcharges, and where possible to increase both awareness and support, measured through polling.

PROGRAM SURCHARGES
Year Awareness Support Awareness Support
2015/16 Result 70% 89% 55% 53%
1.
2016/17 Result 66% 86% 53% 51%
2017/18 Result 64% 89% 49% 47%
2018/19 Forecast 65% 90% 50% 48%
2019/20 Target 66% 90% 51% 49%
2019/20 Projection 67% 90% 52% 50%
2020/21 Projection 68% 90% 53% 51%

1. The response scale for support questions was revised from a 10-point scale to a five-point scale in 2017. The
reason for this change was to simplify the respondent’s selection process and to align with a related survey by
Alberta Environment and Parks. This change may cause some variation to previous results but the five-point
scale will be used from this point forward.
Performance Measure E4.2: Key Stakeholder Support

Key stakeholders are aware of the Electronics Recycling Program and the Surcharges, and the levels of
awareness increase over time.
Target
1. Employ a set of public information initiatives for key stakeholders such as provincial and municipal
governments, industry and the general public that will include:
a) Distribution of Progress Report (presents highlights of Annual Report);
b) distribution of Municipal Collection Site Newsletter;
c) participation at conferences, tradeshows and community events;
d) 2019 Collection Site Awards of Excellence;
e) regional meetings with municipalities, waste authorities/commissions, and Indigenous
communities;
f) social media platforms.
2. Establish a survey to measure Program awareness amongst key stakeholders.
Goal E5: There is strong participation in the collection of electronics for

recycling under the Program.
Participation is the basis for higher levels of recovery, which is fundamental to Program completeness.
Performance Measure E5.1: Residential Participation and Access

Participation and access to facilities including municipal collection sites, voluntary return-to-retailer and
Processors sites for Albertans to recycle their EOL electronics is improving.

Targets
1. Increase the level of residential participation for recycling EOL electronics, through increased public
use of registered collection sites, measured by an independent research firm.
2. Communicate the benefits of the collection site grant Program to municipalities, and Indigenous
communities that have not yet registered.
Year Awareness of Participation Registered

Municipal Collections
Collection Sites Sites
2015/16 Result 88% 39% 363
1.
2016/17 Result 85% 27% 375
2017/18 Result 81% 32% 372
2018/19 Forecast 82% 33% 380
2019/20 Target 83% 34% 386
2020/21 Projection 84% 35% 391
2021/22 Projection 85% 36% 396

1. Participation was down considerably from the previous years which could in part be the
result of a change in how the question was framed. In 2016/17 the question specifically
asked the respondent if they dropped off computer equipment and TVs in the past year
(items covered by the Program). In previous years the respondent was asked if they dropped
off electronics which could include non-designated products.
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E5.1: Proximity to Registered

Collection Sites
Proximity was initially measured according to parameters developed by other provincial Programs that
set a 45 minute drive to rural sites and a 30 minute drive to urban sites as their standard. Due to the
rating being so high using this standard (see Table A, line 1), Alberta Recycling began testing more
demanding sets of parameters (Table A, lines 2 and 3).
This was taken a step further in 2017/18 (Table B) by exploring customized parameters that measure
metro areas (Edmonton and Calgary), urban areas (cities identified by Alberta Municipal Affairs) and
rural areas. An example of how the results from Table B are communicated: 95.7% of the rural
populations live no further than a 20 minute drive from their nearest electronics collection site. The
next project to update the proximity measurement will in 2020/21.

TABLE A
Driving Distance Proximity
Urban / Rural Urban / Rural
1. 30 min / 45 min 99.3% / 99.7%
2. 20 min / 30 min 97.0% / 99.0%
3. 15 min / 20 min 94.0% / 97.3%
TABLE B
Driving Distance – Metro Proximity
15 minutes 95.5%
Driving Distance – Cities Proximity
15 minutes 100%
Driving Distance – Rural Proximity
20 minutes 95.7%
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E5.1: Number of Events in Roundup

Program
Electronics roundups provide temporary access to electronics collection opportunities. However, a
growing number of municipalities are focusing on setting up of permanent sites that provide the
convenience of year-round service (please see the list of Registered Collection Sites on Page 18). The
result for 2017/18 and forecast for 2018/19 may signal the start of a decline in the number of roundups.
Number of
Year
Roundups
2015/16 Result 84
2016/17 Result 88
2017/18 Result 74
2018/19 Forecast 64

Performance Measure E5.2: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) Participation
The level of participation by the ICI sector in recycling their EOL electronics through the Program is
increasing.
Target
1. Enhance and increase Processor usage of the ICI Roundup Grant to increase ICI recovery.
The non-residential tonnage represents material picked up directly from businesses. It does not
include ICI material dropped off at municipal collection sites (as the source of individual drop offs is
not recorded) and the amount of material leaving the Province due to corporate lease and asset
management “take-back” Programs is also unknown.
The forecast, target and projections show a gradual continuation of the increase in ICI tonnage as a
percent of the total processed.
Total Electronics Estimated Non-Res. Percent of

Year Processed (Tonnes; Tonnage (Direct Total Processed
Res. & Non-Res.) Collection)
2015/16 Result 16,682 4,634 27.8%
2016/17 Result 13,465 4,093 30.4%
2017/18 Result 11,992 3,771 31.4%
2018/19 Forecast 10,234 3,234 31.6%
2019/20 Target 9,861 3,205 32.5%
2020/21 Projection 9,861 3,269 33.2%
2021/22 Projection 9,861 3,367 34.1%
Also see Strategic Action Plans for Performance Measure E1.1 - Review definition and calculation of
recovery rate on page 9 - estimating the amount of eligible material not available for recovery through
the program e.g. asset management. This could change our understanding regarding the amount of EOL
material available from the ICI sector.

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING ALBERTA
2019/2020 BUDGET
A B C D E F
BUDGET FORECAST BUDGET ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL
19/20 18/19 18/19 17/18 16/17 15/16
RECYCLING REVENUE
1 Advance Disposal Surcharges 8,100,525 8,004,254 7,747,945 7,969,462 7,613,158 7,879,009
2 Income - Surcharge Interest 8,000 8,000 8,000 19,777 6,012 15,169
3 Income - Other Income 69,000 64,500 36,000 38,268 37,889 24,833
4 TOTAL REVENUES 8,177,525 8,076,754 7,791,945 8,027,507 7,657,059 7,919,012
RECYCLING EXPENDITURES
5 Municipal Collection Incentive 954,329 841,757 1,080,345 948,359 1,055,104 1,269,233
6 Transportation and Handling 925,855 960,846 1,242,039 1,102,638 1,226,784 1,475,803
7 Processing Incentives 6,902,700 7,163,800 9,248,400 8,394,391 9,425,209 11,672,994
8 Fuel Recovery 24,153 17,188 - - - 23
9 TOTAL RECYCLING EXPENDITURES 8,807,037 8,983,591 11,570,784 10,445,389 11,707,097 14,418,053
RECYCLING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

10 Recycling Dev - Action Items 200,000 40,000 257,500 22,985 58,401 74,206
11 Recycling Dev - Innovation Funding 515,000 60,000 770,000 - - -
12 Recycling Dev - Average Weights 50,000 50,000 50,000 30,164 42,477 48,335
13 Recycling Dev - Ambassador Program 8,400 10,250 10,000 4,686 7,734 16,959
14 Recycling Dev - Stakeholder Information 8,400 7,920 20,000 8,215 8,552 9,142
15 Recycling Dev - Public Information 82,037 81,722 102,204 72,133 54,644 100,216
16 Recycling Dev - Rural Alberta Projects 30,000 25,000 60,000 16,050 19,399 23,336
17 Recycling Dev - Municipal Assistance 88,990 114,260 270,790 92,348 129,262 160,627
18 TOTAL RECYCLING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EXPENDITURES 982,827 389,152 1,540,494 373,761 320,470 432,820
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES - (APPROVED BY BOARD AT NOV 27, 2018 MEETING)
19 Salaries and Benefits 1,028,829 1,048,777 1,103,680 1,027,333 984,811 1,096,850

20 Professional Fees 169,472 162,417 184,516 150,226 168,609 283,122
21 Board and Council 100,599 98,400 145,900 81,112 107,587 110,641
22 Compliance and Assurance Reviews 273,867 125,206 190,876 103,094 230,122 127,507
23 Administration 415,726 413,721 428,827 378,623 348,968 487,569
24 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES 1,988,493 1,848,521 2,053,799 1,740,389 1,840,097 2,105,689
25 TOTAL EXPENDITURES 11,778,357 11,221,264 15,165,077 12,559,539 13,867,663 16,956,563
26 RECYCLING REVENUE OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES (3,600,832) (3,144,510) (7,373,132) (4,532,032) (6,210,604) (9,037,551)

SUMMARY BUDGET
Goal P1: All designated paint and paint containers available at end-of-life are
collected and processed.
are set to ensure progress toward this goal to collect and recycle all available, designated paint and
paint containers at end of life.
Performance Measure P1.1: Total Amount of End-of-Life Designated Paint Processed

Annual targets are set to drive an increasing recovery each year of available end-of-life designated paint
collected and processed in accordance with the estimated amount discarded by Albertans. The targets
are set based on the trend of previous years’ results and market expectations for both the annual sales
of designated material and recycled material.
Targets
1. Total paint processed
The forecast shows a decrease of 4.3% over the prior year and 0.1% for the 2020 target over the
forecast. While sales of paint and the amount available for collection have declined over the past
three years (less paint purchased equals less paint leftover for recycling), the Program’s recovery
rate of leftover paint indicates an upward trend.
Projections show year over year processing increases of 2%, revealing that sales are anticipated to
gradually recover from the downturn in Alberta’s economy that began in 2014 and the recovery rate
is expected to continue climbing.
The equivalent number of litres, based on an average weight per litre of 1.2 kg, is presented as
supplementary information.
3. Total Cost per Kg.
4. Recovery rate
over time - how much of the annual inflow of new paint is offset by the amount of leftover paint
removed - indicating whether the effectiveness of the Program is increasing, decreasing or leveling
off.

5. Capture rate
The capture rate measures the total amount processed as a percent of an estimated total amount of
paint considered end-of-life (EOL). Because very little of paint sold is leftover after use, the recovery
rate is very low compared to most other materials, making the capture rate a more useful
performance measure for paint. Industry estimates that 85-90% of the paint sold is used, leaving
10-15% identified as EOL. For Program reporting, the amount for EOL paint is considered 12%. For
example, if 100 litres of paint is sold, 12 litres (or 12%) will be EOL. If 8 litres is recovered that
results in:
• a recovery rate of 8% (8 litres recovered / 100 litres sold); or
• a capture rate of 66.7% (8 litres recovered / 12 litres EOL)
Year Total Paint Processed Kg. per Total Recovery Capture

Capita Cost Rate Rate
Kg. Litres per Kg.
(millions) (millions)
2015/16 Result 3.13 2.61 0.77 $1.52 9.2% 77.0%
2016/17 Result 2.67 2.22 0.65 $1.59 9.2% 77.0%
2017/18 Result 2.64 2.20 0.63 $1.65 9.5% 79.1%
2018/19 Forecast 2.53 2.11 0.60 $1.76 9.3% 77.3%
2019/20 Target 2.52 2.10 0.59 $1.64 9.4% 78.0%
2020/21 Projection 2.57 2.14 0.60 $1.61 9.4% 78.0%
2021/22 Projection 2.62 2.19 0.61 $1.64 9.4% 78.0%
Strategic Action Plans for Performance Measure P1.1

1. Committee to Review Eligible Material
a) Develop a pilot committee to determine how products are clarified for inclusion as eligible
end-of-life paint material e.g. based on end use, chemistry, recyclability.
b) This committee can be an extension of the Paint Industry Council and be included as a
standing topic for updates at each council meeting.
Supplementary Information for P1.1: Processing of Latex and Oil (Alkyd) Paint
The following table identifies the types and amounts of material processed from products under the
Program. The data reveals the decline of oil-based material due to the discontinuation in the
manufacturing of oil-based paints (with the exception of primer) as of 2010. The total processed does
not include material disposed of which is tracked in the Supplementary Information ‘Disposal of Residual
Materials’ on page 27.

Year Latex Processed Percent of Total Oil Processed (kg) Percent of Total
(kg) Processed – Energy Recovery Processed
2015/16 Result 1,824,877 58.3% 1,307,277 41.7%
2016/17 Result 1,665,599 62.4% 1,003,200 37.6%
2017/18 Result 1,791,916 67.9% 847,934 32.1%
2018/19 Forecast 1,729,199 68.4% 797,058 31.6%
Performance Measure P1.2: Total Amount of Aerosol Paint Cans Processed

Annual targets are set to increase the total amount of designated aerosol paint cans collected and
processed under the Program in accordance with the estimated amount discarded by Albertans.
Targets
1. The forecast shows a 20.0% increase over the prior year. This could be attributed in part to an
increase in commercial paint roundups that provide an option for contractors and businesses in
general to recycle their aerosol cans. There are also two newly approved Processors of aerosol cans
to capture more material. This increasing recovery of aerosols is expected to continue for the next
several years.
2. The recovery rate measures the amount of product processed as a percent of the amount of product
purchased.
Year Aerosol Paint Cans Recovery Rate

Processed Percent
2015/16 Result 537,516 11.1%
2016/17 Result 518,182 11.9%
2017/18 Result 628,916 13.6%
2018/19 Forecast 754,699 16.8%
2019/20 Target 769,793 17.1%
2020/21 Projection 785,189 17.1%
2021/22 Projection 800,893 17.1%

Performance Measure P1.3: Total Amount of Paint Containers Processed
Annual targets are set to increase the total amount of designated paint containers collected and
processed under the Program in accordance with the estimated amount discarded by Albertans.
Targets
1. An incentive for the recycling of non-spray paint containers introduced on April 1, 2017 has assisted
in increasing the overall amount of metal and plastic containers recycled. This is reflected in the 5%
increase in the target and projections.
2. It is important to note that the processed amounts do not include containers diverted by
municipalities for scrap metal recycling (see Supplementary Indicator to Goal P1.) or those diverted
by downstream paint recyclers.
PAINT CONTAINERS PROCESSED
Year 1. Plastic Containers Total

Metal Containers
(Kg.) (Kg.) (Kg.)
2015/16 Result 80,089 78,715 158,804
2016/17 Result 42,537 99,479 142,016
2017/18 Result 148,273 57,578 205,851
2018/19 Forecast 148,273 57,578 205,851
2019/20 Target 155,687 60,457 216,144
2020/21 Projection 163,471 63,480 226,951
2021/22 Projection 171,644 66,654 238,298

1. Includes aerosol paint containers
Supplementary Information for Goal P1.3: (Non-Spray) Paint Containers Processed

In 2013/14 surveying began of municipal paint collection sites to track the outcome of empty paint
containers. Over the last four years, the amount of material going to scrap metal from collection sites
has increased while the amount landfilled has decreased from a high of 23% in 2013/14 (reported in
previous Business Plans) to current year levels of 2%.

Handling Method 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17 2015/16
Forecast Result Result Result
1.
Collected by Processor 26% 26% 27% 29%
2.
Scrap Metal 68% 68% 70% 67%
Collected by Processor
3% 3% 1% 1%
or Scrap Metal
Collected by Processor
1% 1% 1% 1%
or Landfilled
Landfill 2% 2% 1% 2%
TOTAL 100% 100% 100% 100%
1. Amount included in data table for Performance Measure P1.3

2. Indicates the site recycles metal containers as part of their general scrap metal recycling initiatives.
Supplementary Information for Goal P1: Disposal of Residual Materials

The following table identifies the amount of residual material disposed by methods acceptable under
the Program e.g. solidified or contaminated paint and containers. The fluctuations in the results can be
attributed to a combination of factors including an increase in the amount of containers recycled, offset
by containers that were unable to be recycled due to the contents being hardened.
Year Total Disposed Total Processed Residual material disposed of

(Kg.) (Kg.) as a percent of the total
processed
2015/16 Result 234,292 3,132,154 7.5%
2016/17 Result 387,778 2,668,799 14.5%
2017/18 Result 220,723 2,639,851 8.4%
2018/19 Forecast 211,225 2,526,257 8.4%

Goal P2: Ensure Program sustainability by confirming Surcharge and funding
Ongoing financial analysis and projections will ensure that the Fund balance is consistent with Board
directions, providing for longer term financial stability of the Program.
Performance Measure P2.1: Program Sustainability

1. Surcharge revenues remitted on the sale of designated paint and paint containers;
2. Program expenditures on the collection and processing of leftover paint and paint containers;
3. The Fund target and range set by the Board and, as the Fund increases, investment earnings and
changes in market value;
4. Potential impacts of factors that could impact the Fund balance
Targets
1. Provide regular reports against the Program revenues and expenditures projection.
2. Identify any changes and provide possible adjustment scenarios for Surcharges and/or Program
funding rates including timelines and resulting Fund balances (please refer to the fund graph on
page 29).
Strategic Action Plans for Performance Measure P2.1

1. Identify expenditure reductions to address the budget deficit.
a) In the absence of a Surcharge increase, Program expenditures need to be cut to prevent a
Program deficit. Targeted incentive cuts have been introduced in the 2019/20 budget, e.g.
the incentive rates for processing will be reduced to align with areas of lower processing
costs or areas of lower environmental outcomes. These reductions may have an impact on
municipalities where processors increase their collection charges to offset program funding
reductions.
2. Longer term financial stability
a) Further to Action Plan #1 above, develop a longer term plan to gain support for regulatory
changes that would facilitate revenue increases, which in conjunction with a review of
expenditures, would enable the Program to be financially sustainable, with consideration of
any impact on municipalities.

Performance Measure P2.2: Ensuring Revenue Completeness
paint and paint containers in Alberta. This is to ensure that in accordance with the Paint Recycling
Bylaw, Surcharges are collected and remitted on the sale of new paint products. To confirm that these
registered companies (Suppliers) comply with the bylaw, compliance reviews are conducted, using a
risk-based sampling process based on a Supplier’s revenue profile, to select the companies for review.
Target
medium sized Suppliers, who represent the majority of Program revenue. Small Suppliers,
collectively reporting 2.5% of Program revenue, do not have a predetermined review
identification of Suppliers with significant changes in their remittance history. In future
years, the number of large and medium Suppliers will be adjusted to achieve the revenue
coverage target.

Reported
Small <$500 83.3% 2.5% As needed
Medium
$500 - $2,000
Large >$2,000 6.6% 92.6% Every two years
Total 100% 100%


Total Revenue
2016/17 Result 16% -
60%
2017/18 Result 44%
(16/17 + 17/18)
98%
(17/18 + 18/19)
97%
2019/20 Target 43%
(18/19 + 19/20)
97%
(19/20 + 20/21)
97%
(20/21 + 21/22)
Supplementary Information: Supplier Registration

On an ongoing basis, Alberta Recycling endeavours to identify and register businesses selling designated
paint and paint containers in or into the province. These companies are found either through Suppliers
already registered with the Program or through a Supplier Identification Project. This project,
completed every three years by a third-party, involves conducting research of business listings to
identify possible Suppliers. The next identification project is scheduled for 2021/22.
Performance Measure P2.3: Sustainability of Recycling Industry

of waste paint and paint containers within Alberta’s recycling industry.
1. Conduct a comprehensive Sustainability Review at least every three years to determine if there is a
need to adjust Program funding rates. The review is to be comprised of a professional audit of all
Processors receiving Program funding and an assessment of the financial stability of the processing
industry.
Target
1. The Board will review the results of the 2018/19 to determine if there should be adjustments to
Program funding.

Goal P3: End-of-life paint and paint containers are recycled in an
environmentally and socially responsible manner.
Performance Measure P3.1: Environmental Assurance - Processors

Ensure that Processors meet or exceed the Processor Incentive Program Requirements. This includes
industry standards related to health and safety, and transportation and export.
Targets
1. Processor sites are inspected regularly to confirm compliance with Program requirements.
2. Third-party desktop or onsite assurance reviews, determined on a case-by-case basis, are conducted
for downstream processors.
3. If deficiencies are identified, the Processors or downstream processors are required to address them
in accordance with approved timelines.
4. Every three years a comprehensive compliance review is conducted by a third-party to ensure
Processor conformance to Program requirements. The next review is scheduled for 2019/20.
Performance Measure P3.2: Environmental Assurance - Municipal Collection Sites

Ensure that municipal sites which receive Alberta Recycling grants meet or exceed all applicable
environmental standards, consistent with the terms of the funding grant.
Targets
1. Municipal collection sites are inspected annually to confirm adherence to the terms of the grant
funding.
Goal P4: There is strong awareness and support for the Paint Recycling Program.
Public, stakeholder and industry awareness and support are critical to the Programs.
Performance Measure P4.1: Public Awareness and Support

a) Public awareness of the Paint Recycling Program and Surcharges, and the changes in levels
of awareness and support over time.
b) Public support for the Paint Recycling Program and the Surcharges, and the changes in levels
of support over time.
Target

Year Program Surcharges
Awareness Support Awareness Support
2015/16 Result 71% 86% 46% 61%
1.
2016/17 Result 64% 84% 42% 53%
2017/18 Result 59% 82% 42% 54%
2018/19 Forecast 60% 83% 43% 55%
2019/20 Target 61% 84% 44% 55%
2020/21 Projection 62% 85% 45% 56%
2021/22 Projection 63% 85% 46% 57%

1. In 2016/17 the response scale for support questions was revised from a 10-point to a five-point scale in 2017. The reason for
this change was to simplify the respondent’s selection process and to align with a related survey by Alberta Environment
and Parks. This change may cause some variation to previous results but the five-point scale will be used from this point
forward.
Performance Measure P4.2: Key Stakeholder Support

Key stakeholders are aware of the Paint Recycling Program and the Surcharges, and the levels of
Target
communities.
Strategic Action Plan for Performance Measure P4.2

1. Increase messaging to municipalities and Indigenous communities regarding how Program funding
works and changes that may be necessary due to sustain the Program.
a) Include this messaging in presentations to rural and urban municipalities, environmental
organizations, tribal and settlement councils, and waste minimization advisory groups.

Goal P5: There is strong participation in the collection of leftover paint and paint
containers for recycling under the Program.
Performance Measure P5.1: Residential Participation and Access

Participation and access to facilities, including municipal collection sites, voluntary return-to-retailer and
Processor sites, for Albertans to recycle their paint, paint containers and spray paint cans is improving.
Targets
1. Increase the level of residential participation for recycling EOL paint, paint containers and spray
paint cans through collection sites that operate year-round, measured by an independent research
firm.
2. Communicate the benefits of the collection site grant Program to municipalities, and Indigenous
communities that have not yet registered.
Year Awareness of Participation Registered

Municipal Collection Sites
Collection Sites
2015/16 Result 85% 34% 313
2016/17 Result 82% 30% 321
2017/18 Result 81% 31% 317
2018/19 Forecast 82% 31% 321
2019/20 Target 83% 32% 325
2020/21 Projection 84% 32% 329
2021/22 Projection 85% 32% 334
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure P5.1: Proximity to Registered

Collection Sites
Proximity was initially measured according to parameters developed by other provincial Programs that
set a 45 minute drive to rural sites and a 30 minute drive to urban sites as their standard. Due to the
rating being so high using this standard (see Table A, line 1), Alberta Recycling began testing more
demanding sets of parameters (Table A, lines 2 and 3).
This was taken a step further in 2017/18 (Table B) by exploring customized parameters that measure
metro areas (Edmonton and Calgary), urban areas (cities identified by Alberta Municipal Affairs) and
rural areas. An example of how the results from Table B are communicated: 93% of the rural population
lives no further than a 20 minute drive from their nearest paint collection site. The next project to
update the proximity measurement will in 2020/21.

TABLE A
Driving Distance Proximity
Urban / Rural Urban / Rural
1. 30 min / 45 min 99.3 % / 99.6 %
2. 20 min / 30 min 96.9% / 98.5%
3. 15 min / 20 min 93.6 % / 95.3 %
TABLE B
Driving Distance – Metro Proximity
15 minutes 94.9%
Driving Distance – Cities Proximity
15 minutes 88.4%
Driving Distance – Rural Proximity
20 minutes 93.0%
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure P5.1: Number of Events in Roundup

Program
Paint roundups provide temporary access to paint recycling. However, a growing number of
municipalities are focusing on setting up of permanent sites that provide the convenience of year-round
service (please see the list of Registered Collection Sites on page 34). The result for 2017/18 and
forecast for 2018/19 may signal the start of a decline in the number of roundups.
Year Number of
Roundups
2015/16 Result 85
2016/17 Result 85
2017/18 Result 71
2018/19 Forecast 62

Performance Measure P5.2: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) Participation
The level of participation by the ICI sector in recycling their leftover paint and paint containers through
the Program is increasing.
Target
1. Increasing ICI participation
a) Continue efforts to increase and enhance commercial paint roundups.
b) Work directly with municipal collection sites that do not accept ICI material volumes to help
address the challenges of accepting paint from the ICI sector through additional collection
initiatives.
i. Identify geographic gaps in ICI collection coverage and work with individual
municipalities and paint Processors to develop a solution.

PAINT RECYCLING ALBERTA
2019/2020 BUDGET
A B C D E F
19/20 18/19 18/19 17/18 16/17 15/16
RECYCLING REVENUE
1 Advance Disposal Surcharges - Regular Paint 3,656,639 3,683,970 3,811,892 3,909,262 4,021,333 4,410,133
2 Advance Disposal Surcharges - Aerosol Paint 450,467 450,467 448,663 477,765 458,084 502,333
4 Other Revenue - - - (6,503) 1,068 (509)
5 TOTAL REVENUES 4,119,106 4,149,437 4,272,555 4,405,444 4,510,380 4,928,575
6 Municipal Collection Incentive 469,024 469,024 438,603 431,460 420,340 439,432
7 Processing - Oil and Latex 2,415,272 2,576,782 2,825,603 2,692,648 2,722,175 3,194,797
8 Processing - Aerosols 384,897 483,007 397,964 402,506 331,636 344,010
9 Processing - Bin Collection 258,276 301,322 306,321 296,869 300,314 313,735
10 Processing - Paint Containers 8,646 8,234 13,244 4,776 - -
11 Fuel Recovery 21,480 11,102 - - - -

13 Recycling Dev - Research Projects 20,000 5,000 45,000 4,267 7,453 1,200
17 Recycling Dev - Municipal Assistance 30,520 18,250 39,720 14,593 16,087 13,720
18 TOTAL RECYCLING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EXPENDITURES 79,555 45,360 130,394 43,966 45,353 35,838
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES
19 Salaries and Benefits 235,160 248,397 254,697 237,057 227,245 194,975
23 Office Administration 100,701 97,862 103,145 95,729 80,047 77,318
24 Interest Expense - - - - - 1,500
25 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES 505,069 558,650 579,995 488,496 435,799 438,742
27 RECYCLING REVENUE OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES (23,113) (304,044) (419,569) 44,722 254,762 162,021

SUMMARY BUDGET
Goal T1: All designated tires available at end-of-life are collected and
processed.
are set to ensure progress toward the goal to collect and recycle all available, designated tires at end of
life.
Performance Measure T1.1: Total amount of available, End-of-life Tires Processed

Annual targets are set to drive an increasing recovery of end-of-life designated tires (scrap tires) to
measure progress towards recycling of the material discarded by Albertans. The targets are set based
on the trend of previous years’ results and market expectations for both the annual sales of designated
material and recycled material.
Targets
1. Total tires processed
The 2018/19 forecast of 70,203 tonnes shows a 16.4% year over year growth, a reflection of two
elements. The primary driver is an increase in available scrap tires, corresponding with increasing
sales of new tires. Sales had dropped over several years due to the downturn in Alberta’s economy
beginning in 2014 but starting in 2017/18 have shown recovering volumes. The second reason for
growth is due to a stockpile clean-up of Program material at a processing site which has allowed for
additional amounts of tire-derived aggregate (TDA) to be produced for municipal landfill projects
(see Supplementary Information for Performance Measure T1.1: Processed Material on page 41).
The 2019/20 target shows a decrease of approximately -6.7%, which in part is a reflection of the
aforementioned stockpile cleanup in 2018/19. Future projections show an increase year over year
of 2.1% and 2.0 respectively, reflecting that sales are anticipated to continue recovering.
3. Total cost per Kg.
4. Recovery Rate
over time – how much of the annual inflow of new tires is offset by the amount of scrap tire
removed – indicating whether the effectiveness of the Program is increasing, decreasing or levelling
off.
a) The recovery rates for car & light truck tires (PLTT), medium truck tires (MTT), specialty,
industrial and other (SIO) tires are presented separately from off-the-road tires (OTR) as

there is a substantial difference in the discard (lifespan) and collection process, with OTR
resulting in a much lower rate.
i. Similar to point #1 above, the forecast increase in the OTR recovery rate over
2017/18 is a result of an increase in the amount of OTR-derived TDA ordered by
municipalities for landfill projects. The use of OTR in landfills is highly variable from
year to year, depending on project requirements e.g. the 80% rate in 2016/17 vs.
the drop to 31% in 2017/18.
Year Total Tires Kg. per Total Cost Recovery Recovery

Processed Capita per Kg. Rate for Rate
(Tonnes) PLTT, MTT, for OTR
and
SIO Tires
2015/16 Result 68,659 16.96 $0.41 97% 78%
2016/17 Result 60,666 14.81 $0.40 88% 80%
2017/18 Result 60,333 14.50 $0.41 82% 31%
2018/19 Forecast 70,203 16.70 $0.39 88% 74%
2019/20 Target 65,508 15.43 $0.41 81% 51%
2020/21 Projection 66,895 15.60 $0.41 82% 50%
2021/22 Projection 68,233 15.76 $0.41 82% 50%
Strategic Action Plans for Performance Measure T1.1

1. End uses for scrap tires
a) Continue to encourage TDA in road construction e.g. as embankment fill and as drainage
material in landfills; monitor these uses including analyzing supply and demand.
b) At the same time utilize the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool to evaluate the end uses of
recycled tire material in terms of their environmental impact.
c) Promote research and development funding to find new end uses for recycled tire material.
Use the results of the LCA to as a tool to evaluate the applications.

Supplementary Information for Performance Measure T1.1: Amount Processed by Tire Type
Year PLTT and SIO Tires MTT OTR

(Tonnes) (Tonnes) (Tonnes)
2015/16 Result 39,976 23,339 5,345
2016/17 Result 34,679 21,502 4,485
2017/18 Result 37,617 20,354 2,362
2018/19 Forecast 41,400 22,403 6,400
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure T1.1: Processed Material

The following table identifies the recycled materials processed from scrap tires - manufactured product,
rubber crumb and shred - as a percent of the total amount of tires processed. Following are the
descriptions for each material:
1. Tire-derived Aggregate (TDA) for civil engineering applications - a value-added material in municipal
landfill projects where it is used as drainage material in leachate collection systems. TDA is
produced by mechanically cutting up tires (shredding), usually in 2” to 6” pieces, with the steel and
fibre still embedded.
2. Crumb - particles of rubber ground from shred, ranging in size from pea-gravel (#3 mesh) to fine
powder, with the steel and fibre removed. Uses for crumb include loose applications for infill or top
dressing in sports fields and feedstock for manufactured products.
3. Mulch: Tires processed in maximum 2” pieces with the metal extracted. Mulch is used in
landscaping applications.
The forecast for mulch reflects a temporary decrease in production therefore it should not be
considered a permanent reduction.
2018/19 Forecast 2017/18 Result 2016/17 Result 2015/16 Result

End Use Tonnes Percent of Tonnes Percent Tonnes Percent of Tonnes Percent of
Material Total of Total Total Total
Processed Processed Processed Processed
TDA for civil
engineering 29,700 42% 17,527 29% 13,597 22% 20,933 31%
projects
Crumb 37,103 53% 32,507 54% 39,593 66% 39,366 57%
Mulch 3,400 5% 10,299 17% 7,476 12% 8,360 12%
TOTAL 70,203 100% 60,333 100% 60,666 100% 68,659 100%

Supplementary Information for Performance Measure T1.1: Disposal of Residual Materials
The following table identifies the residual material e.g. fibre and steel extracted during mulch and crumb
(mainly from PLTT) processing which is disposed of in accordance with Program-acceptable methods.
Generally the steel can be recycled. End-use opportunities fluctuate for fibre therefore when options
are limited the material is sent to landfill. While the forecast shows a 16.4% year over year growth in
the total amount of tires processed, the residual material does not show a similar increase as the
products responsible for the processing increase -TDA and MTT crumb - do not generate the majority of
residual material.
Year Total Disposed Total Processed Percent of Total

(tonnes) (tonnes) Processed
2015/16 Result 2,215 68,659 3.23%
2016/17 Result 3,181 60,666 5.24%
2017/18 Result 2,538 60,333 4.21%
2018/19 Forecast 2,897 70,203 4.13%
Goal T2: Ensure Program sustainability by confirming Surcharge and funding

Ongoing financial analysis and projections will ensure that the Fund balance (net assets of the Program)
is consistent with Board directions, providing for longer term financial stability of the Program.
Performance Measure T2.1: Program Sustainability

Ongoing financial analysis including:
1. Surcharge revenues remitted on the sale of designated tires;
2. Program expenditures on the collection and processing of scrap tires;
3. Investment earnings and changes in market value;
4. The Fund target and range set by the Board;
5. Potential factors that could impact the Fund balance e.g. changes in technology, processing costs,
product life span changes and recovery rates.
Targets
1. Provide regular reports against Program revenues and expenditures projection.
2. Identify any changes and provide possible adjustment scenarios for Surcharge rates and/or Program
funding rates, including timelines and resulting Fund balance (please refer to the fund graph on page
44).
Strategic Action Plans for Performance Measure T2.1

1. Fee Adjustments
a) Advocate for the organization’s ability to set fees as required (in line with regulatory
amendments).
i. This would address the need to increase the Surcharge for medium truck tires to
support the actual program cost to recycle them.

2. Develop communications plan for including agricultural tires in the Program
a) Includes proposed Surcharges and Program costs for recycling these tires.
3. Collection Model
a) Continue to evaluate collection model for cost effectiveness and efficiency including;
i. Monitoring results of small generator collection pilot
ii. Pursuing regional reload areas
iii. Develop funding adjustments to address collection cost challenges and outcomes of
the last Sustainability review, with a net neutral impact to the Program’s expected
expenditures for 2019/20.

Performance Measure T2.2: Ensuring Revenue Completeness
tires in Alberta. This is to ensure that in accordance with the Tire Recycling Bylaw, Surcharges are
collected and remitted on the sale of new tires. To confirm that these registered companies (Suppliers)
comply with the bylaw, compliance reviews are conducted, using a risk-based sampling process based
on a Supplier’s revenue profile, to select the companies for review.
Target
medium sized Suppliers who represent the majority of Program revenue. Small Suppliers,
collectively reporting 17% of Program revenue, do not have a predetermined review
identification of Suppliers with significant changes in their remittance history.

Reported
Small <$1,000 77% 17% As needed
Medium
16% 23% Every three years
$1,000 - $2,500
Large >$2,500 7% 60% Every two years
Total 100% 100%

Total Revenue
2016/17 Result 11% -
43%
2017/18 Result 32%
(16/17 + 17/18)
81%
(17/18 + 18/19)
80%
2019/20 Target 31%
(18/19 + 19/20)
78%
(19/20 + 20/21)
78%
(20/21 + 21/22)
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure T2.2: Supplier Registration

On an ongoing basis, Alberta Recycling endeavours to identify and register businesses selling designated
tires in or into the province. These companies are found either through Suppliers already registered with
the Program or through a Supplier Identification Project. This project, completed every three years by a
third-party, involves conducting research of business listings to identify possible Suppliers. The next
identification project is scheduled for 2020/21.
Performance Measure T2.3: Sustainability of Recycling Industry

Verify that the current levels of program funding are adequate to sustain the collection and processing
of scrap tires within Alberta’s recycling industry.
need to adjust program funding rates. The review is to be comprised of a professional audit of all
Processors receiving program funding and an assessment of the financial stability of the processing
industry.
occurring since the program’s last Sustainability Review.
Targets
1. The next Sustainability Review is scheduled for 2020/21.
2. Consult with the processors to identify any significant changes occurring since the 2016/17
Sustainability Review.

Goal T3: Scrap tires are processed in an environmentally and socially
responsible manner.
Performance Measure T3.1: Environmental Assurance - Processors

Ensure that Processors meet or exceed the Processor Incentive Program Requirements. This includes
industry standards related to health and safety, and transportation and export. This is to ensure proper
collection and processing of material.
Targets
1. Processor sites are inspected monthly to confirm compliance with Program requirements.
2. If deficiencies are identified, Processors are required to address them in accordance with approved
timelines.
3. Every three years a comprehensive compliance review is conducted by a third-party to ensure
Processor conformance to Program requirements. The next review is scheduled for 2019/20.
Performance Measure T3.2: Environmental Assurance - Municipal Collection Sites

Ensure that municipal sites which receive Alberta Recycling grant meet or exceed all applicable
environmental standards, consistent with terms of the funding grant.
Targets
1. Municipal Collection Sites are inspected annually to confirm adherence to the terms of the
collection site requirements.
Goal T4: There is strong awareness and support for the Tire Recycling Program.
Performance Measure T4.1: Public Awareness and Support

a) Public awareness of the Tire Recycling Program and Surcharges, and the changes in levels of
awareness and support over time.
b) Public support for the Tire Recycling Program and the Surcharges, and the changes in levels
of support over time.
Target

PROGRAM SURCHARGES
Awareness Support Awareness Support
2015/16 Result 72% 86% 70% 64%
1.
2016/17 Result 61% 87% 64% 61%
2017/18 Result 65% 83% 65% 60%
2018/19 Forecast 66% 87% 71% 65%
2019/20 Target 67% 88% 72% 66%
2020/21 Projection 67% 88% 72% 66%
2021/22 Projection 68% 88% 73% 67%

1. The response scale for support questions was revised from a 10-point scale to a five-point scale in 2017. The reason for this
change was to simplify the respondent’s selection process and to align with a related survey by Alberta Environment and Parks.
This change has caused some variation to previous results.
Performance Measure T4.2: Key Stakeholder Support

Key stakeholders are aware of the Tire Recycling Program and the Surcharges, and the levels of
Targets
b) distribution of Collection Site Newsletter;
communities.
2. Establish a survey to measure Program awareness amongst key stakeholders.

TIRE RECYCLING ALBERTA
2019/2020 BUDGET
A B C D E F
19/20 18/19 18/19 17/18 16/17 15/16
RECYCLING REVENUES
1 Advance Disposal Surcharges - Domestic Sales 26,230,265 25,565,246 26,564,540 24,916,156 22,809,344 23,498,884
2 Advance Disposal Surcharges - Import Tires 105,000 105,000 138,311 116,721 79,035 124,873
4 Other Revenue - - - (5,038) 1,310 (2,131)
5 TOTAL REVENUES 26,384,265 25,719,246 26,751,851 25,132,160 22,989,594 23,719,089
6 PLTT Expenditure 6,795,500 8,063,477 7,633,772 7,509,500 7,333,920 8,140,249
7 MTT Expenditure 6,374,449 6,619,790 7,001,330 6,024,489 5,969,136 6,922,473
8 OTR Expenditure (Including Agricultural tires) 695,795 992,000 809,636 366,159 632,445 820,906
9 Manufactured & Fabricated Product Expenditure 7,500 7,500 7,500 4,981 6,245 4,026
10 Transportation 7,968,541 6,615,788 7,259,775 6,130,399 5,197,861 6,323,209
11 Fuel Recovery 160,289 82,404 - - - 151
12 Delivery of Tire-derived Aggregate 1,203,895 1,336,506 908,680 985,231 865,566 1,168,805

18 Recycling Dev - Rural Alberta Projects 160,000 150,000 160,000 121,176 127,430 154,377
19 Recycling Dev - Municipal Projects 955,941 696,215 1,059,900 1,030,541 1,045,018 1,250,076
20 Recycling Dev - Market Development 62,136 47,983 50,000 42,849 44,646 59,217
21 Recycling Dev - Technology Upgrades - - - - 55 689,087
22 TOTAL RECYCLING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EXPENDITURES 1,456,899 1,219,078 1,677,219 1,330,510 1,621,277 2,424,144
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES - (APPROVED BY BOARD AT NOV. 27, 2018 MEETING)
23 Salaries and Benefits 1,381,568 1,324,778 1,386,679 1,317,069 1,262,556 1,096,779

27 Administration 538,499 519,683 539,134 632,231 649,646 674,366
28 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES 2,468,596 2,322,963 2,472,265 2,400,500 2,384,265 2,343,191
30 RECYCLING REVENUE OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES (747,199) (1,540,260) (1,018,326) 380,392 (1,021,121) (4,428,065)

GOALS, PERFORMANCE MEASURES, AND SUMMARY BUDGET
Goal UO1: All designated oil, oil filters and oil containers available at end-of-life
are collected and processed.
are set to ensure progress toward this goal to collect and recycle all available, designated oil, oil filters
and oil containers at end-of-life.
Performance Measure UO1.1: Total Amount of End-of-Life Designated Oil Processed

Annual targets are set to drive a consistently high recovery each year of available end-of-life designated
oil (used oil) collected and processed in accordance with the estimated amount discarded by Albertans.
The targets are set based on the trend of previous years’ results and market expectations for both the
annual sales of designated material and recycled material.
Targets
1. Total amount of used oil processed
The used oil program under the Alberta Used Oil Management Association (AUOMA) reported
volumes processed in litres. This Business Plan presents the figures both in litres to allow for
consistency with historical reporting under AUOMA, and in kgs. to determine kg. per capita for
consistency with the reporting of Key Performance Indicators used in Alberta Recycling’s other
Programs, and generally in recycling programs across Canada.
The total amount processed in a year is the actual amount of material processed through the
Program, and is used to calculate the forecast, target and projections.

Additionally, the kgs. per capita indicator may be useful to compare the Program’s effectiveness
with programs in other jurisdictions.
3. Capture Rate
The capture rate measures the total amount processed as a percent of an estimated total amount of
oil considered end-of-life (EOL). Because a portion of oil sold is consumed in use, this results in a
lower recovery rate for used oil as compared to other materials, and makes the capture rate a more
useful performance measure. Industry estimates that 35.5% of oil sold is consumed during use,
leaving 64.5% identified as EOL. For Program reporting, the amount for EOL oil will be calculated at
64.5% of the amount sold.
Effective January 1, 2018, a change was implemented to the methodology for paying Return
Incentives on used oil. Prior to this change, a small amount of water content was included in the
processed weight and received incentives under the Program. Effective with the change, no water
content is included in the processed weight. As a result, the calculated capture rate for oil is
expected to be lower (and more accurate) for 2018 forward, compared to 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Year Total Used Oil Processed
Litres Kg. Kg. per Capture

(millions) (millions) Capita Rate 5.
1.
2015 Result (Jan - Dec) 95.37 109.68 27.08 85.5%
1.
2016 Result (Jan - Dec) 86.12 99.04 24.17 87.0%
1.
2017 Result (Jan - Dec) 89.91 103.40 24.85 84.3%
1.
2018 Result 5.
2. 21.24 24.42 5.87 77.4%
(Stub Period Jan - Mar)
3.
2018/19 Forecast 5.
91.90 105.69 25.15 81.8%
(Apr/18 - Mar/19)
2019/20 Target 4. 5.
91.90 105.69 24.90 83.2%
(Apr/19 - Mar/20)
4. 5.
2020/21 Projection 92.82 106.74 24.90 83.2%
4. 5.
2021/22 Projection 93.75 107.81 24.90 83.2%
1. AUOMA results;
2. This three month stub period results from a shift from AUOMA’s fiscal year (January to December) to
Alberta Recycling’s fiscal year (April to March);
3. Combined forecast of AUOMA and Alberta Recycling;
4. Alberta Recycling target and projections;
5. See commentary in the section above this table regarding the decrease in capture rate starting in
2018.
Performance Measure UO1.2: Total Amount of Oil Filters Collected

Annual targets are set to increase the total amount of designated oil filters collected and processed
under the Program in accordance with the estimated amount discarded by Albertans.
Targets
1. The total volume collected in a year is the actual output of the Program, and the basis for the
2. The recovery rate measures the amount of product collected as a percent of the amount of product
purchased.
The estimated recovery rates for 2018 forward are lower than for the 2015, 2016 and 2017 years.
There are several potential factors creating this change, with the two primary factors being:
a) Over time the construction of filters and the materials used in them have become increasing
difficult to recycle and fewer processors are now accepting filters for recycling. Effective
January 1, 2018, a change was implemented to the methodology for paying Return
Incentives on filters. Prior to this change, the program paid on collected weight including
contamination or non-program material. The non-program materials are now removed

from the collected volume, so the incentives are paid only on the weight of filters. While
this change does not impact the methodology for calculating the collected volume, it has
removed any unintentional incentive for non-program materials to be placed in the drums
of filters collected for processing. As a result of this change, the calculated capture rate for
filters is expected to be slightly lower (and more accurate) for 2018 forward, as compared to
2015, 2016 and 2017.
Kg. Kg. per Recovery

(millions) Capita Rate
1.
2015 Result (Jan - Dec) 5.11 1.26 86.7%
1.
2016 Result (Jan - Dec) 4.67 1.14 87.3%
1.
2017 Result (Jan - Dec) 4.78 1.15 87.0%
1.
2018 Result 5.
2. 1.04 0.25 76.3%
3.
2018/19 Forecast 5.
4.69 1.12 83.1%
(Apr/18 - Mar/19)
4.
2019/20 Target 5.
4.69 1.11 82.1%
(Apr/19 - Mar/20)
4. 5.
2020/21 Projection 4.74 1.11 82.2%
4. 5.
2021/22 Projection 4.79 1.11 82.3%
1. AUOMA results;
2. This three month stub period results from a shift from AUOMA’s fiscal year (January to
December) to Alberta Recycling’s fiscal year (April to March);
4. Alberta Recycling target and projections;
5. See commentary in the section above this table regarding the decrease in recovery rate
starting in 2018.
Performance Measure UO1.3: Total Amount of Oil Containers Collected

Annual targets are set to increase the total amount of designated oil containers collected and processed
under the Program in accordance with the estimated amount discarded by Albertans.
Targets
1. The total volume collected in a year is the actual output of the Program, and the basis for the
2. The recovery rate measures the amount of product collected as a percent of the amount of product
sold.

Kg. Kg. per Recovery
(millions) Capita Rate5.
1.
2015 Result (Jan - Dec) 2.27 0.56 90.3%
1.
2016 Result (Jan - Dec) 2.17 0.53 93.3%
1.
2017 Result (Jan - Dec) 2.56 0.61 106.3%
1.
2018 Result
2 0.62 0.15 99.3%
3.
2018/19 Forecast
2.67 0.63 102.7%
(Apr/18 - Mar/19)
2019/20 Target 4.
2.75 0.65 103.9%
(Apr/19 - Mar/20)
4.
2020/21 Projection 2.77 0.65 103.9%
4.
2021/22 Projection 2.80 0.65 103.9%
1. AUOMA results;
2. This three month stub period results from a shift from AUOMA’s fiscal year (January
to December) to Alberta Recycling’s fiscal year (April to March);
4. Alberta Recycling projections;
5. Note that the Recovery Rate may exceed 100%. The Used Oil program has
historically collected and recycled non-Program automotive plastic containers (e.g.
windshield washer fluid) that do not collect a Surcharge, resulting in larger
processing volumes than volumes sold of eligible material. See Strategic Action
Plans for Performance Measure UO2.1 on page 56 which addresses non-Program
material.
Performance Measure UO1.4: Total Cost per Kilogram

Annual projections for the total cost per kg. are calculated based on the trend of previous years’
collected and processed volumes, and expectations for administrative and developmental funding.
1. Combined total cost per kg. for used oil, filters and containers
administration and developmental funding e.g. education, and research and development.

Total kg. processed - Total Cost
used oil, filters, containers per Kg.
(millions)
1.
2015 Result (Jan - Dec) 117.06 $0.15
1.
2016 Result (Jan - Dec) 105.87 $0.14
1.
2017 Result (Jan - Dec) 110.74 $0.15
1.
2018 Result
2. 26.08 $0.14
3.
2018/19 Forecast
113.04 $0.14
(Apr/18 - Mar/19)
2019/20 Target 4.
113.12 $0.14
(Apr/19 - Mar/20)
4.
2020/21 Projection 114.26 $0.15
4.
2021/22 Projection 115.41 $0.15
1. AUOMA results;
2. This three month stub period results from a shift from AUOMA’s fiscal year (January to
December) to Alberta Recycling’s fiscal year (April to March);
4. Alberta Recycling target and projections.
Goal UO2: Ensure Program sustainability by confirming Surcharge and funding

Ongoing financial analysis and projections will ensure that the Fund balance is consistent with Board
directions, providing for longer term financial stability of the Program.
Performance Measure UO2.1: Program Sustainability

1. Surcharge revenues remitted on the sale of designated oil materials;
2. Program expenditures on the collection and processing of used oil, filters and containers;
3. Fund target and range to be set by the Board and, as the Fund increases, investment earnings and
changes in market value;
4. Potential impacts of factors that could impact the Fund balance.

Targets
1. Provide regular reports against the Program revenues and expenditures projection.
2. Identify any changes and provide possible adjustment scenarios for Surcharges and/or Program
funding rates including timelines and resulting Fund balances (please refer to the revenue and
expenditure graph and the fund graph on pages 58 and 59).
Strategic Action Plans for Performance Measure UO2.1

1. Explore options regarding the payment of recycling incentives on non-Program material
a) The program has historically collected and recycled non-Program automotive plastic
containers e.g. windshield washer fluid. However, regulation does not authorize Surcharges
to fund the cost to recycle these containers.
2. Pursue regulatory changes

a) Continue to work with the Government of Alberta on regulatory changes that would help
achieve financial stability for the Program and fulfill its mandate.
Performance Measure UO2.2: Ensuring Revenue Completeness

Alberta Recycling is required by Regulation to identify and register companies supplying designated oil
materials in Alberta. This is to ensure that in accordance with the Used Oil Recycling Bylaw, Surcharges
are collected and remitted on the sale of new oil materials. For the Used Oil Materials Program all
Remitters must register with the Program and be reviewed within a three-year window, using joint
compliance reviews in cooperation with used oil material programs in other provinces.
Target
All or substantially all Remitters will be reviewed at least once in a three-year period.

per Quarter Suppliers Surcharges Frequency
Reported
Small e.g. <$5,000 69.8% 3.3% Every three years
Medium e.g.
$5,000 - $25,000
Large e.g. >$25,000 15.3% 87.4% Every three years
Total 100% 100%
Supplementary Information: Supplier Registration

On an ongoing basis, Alberta Recycling endeavors to identify and register businesses selling designated
oil materials in or into the province. These companies are found either through Suppliers already
registered with the Program or through a Supplier Identification Project. This project, completed every
three years by a third-party, involves conducting research of business listings to identify possible
Suppliers. The first identification project is scheduled for 2020/21.

Strategic Action Plans for Performance Measure UO2.2
1. Pursue opportunities for additional shared administrative functions with other used oil management
associations (UOMAs) across Canada.
a) Continue to work with an external consultant on conducting joint revenue compliance
reviews of registered Suppliers.
b) Work with UOMA partners to optimize revenue collection.
Performance Measure UO2.3: Sustainability of Recycling Industry

of used oil materials within Alberta’s recycling industry.
need to adjust Program funding rates. The review is to be conducted by an external financial expert
of a sample of Processors receiving Program funding to provide an assessment of the financial
stability of the processing industry.
Target
1. The first sustainability review for registered Processors under Alberta Recycling’s management of
the Used Oil Materials Recycling Program is tentatively scheduled for the 2020/21 but will be
confirmed at a future date.

Goal UO3: End-of-life used oil materials are recycled in an environmentally and
socially responsible manner.
Our goal is to process collected used oil materials to the highest possible environmental standard as
outlined in the Mission Statement.
Performance Measure UO3.1: Environmental Assurance - Processors

Ensure that Processors meet or exceed the Processor Incentive Program Requirements, currently
referred to as the Manual for Registered Collectors and Processors. This includes compliance with
applicable environmental, occupational health and safety regulations as well as industry standards
related to health and safety, and transportation and export.
Targets
1. The following tasks will be phased in pending the development and implementation of a Registered
Oil Materials Processor Incentive Requirements document and other related procedures:
a) Regular inspection of Processor sites to confirm compliance with Program requirements.
b) Third-party desktop or onsite assurance reviews of downstream processors, determined on
a case-by-case basis.
c) A comprehensive compliance review conducted by a third-party to ensure Processor
conformance to Program requirements.
Performance Measure UO3.2: Environmental Assurance - Municipal Collection Sites

Ensure that municipal sites which receive Alberta Recycling grants meet or exceed all applicable
environmental standards, consistent with the terms of the funding grant.
Target
1. Work with municipalities and Indigenous communities to register their collection sites for used oil
materials with the Program.
2. Develop a template for Municipal Collection Site Requirements for Used Oil Materials Collection
Sites, including Program signage, and implement in 2019/20.
Goal UO4: There is strong awareness and support for the Used Oil Materials
Recycling Program.
Performance Measure UO4.1: Public Awareness and Support

a) Public awareness of the Used Oil Materials Recycling Program and Surcharges, and the
changes in levels of awareness and support over time.
b) Public support for the Used Oil Materials Recycling Program and the Surcharges, and the
changes in levels of support over time.
Target
1. Include the Used Oil Program in the 2019/20 awareness and support survey and establish a baseline
for the Program under Alberta Recycling.

Performance Measure UO4.2: Key Stakeholder Support
Key stakeholders are aware of the Used Oil Materials Recycling Program and the Surcharges, and the
levels of awareness increase over time.
Target
communities;
f) active engagement through digital media.
Goal UO5: There is strong participation in the collection of used oil materials for
recycling under the Program.
Performance Measure UO5.1: Residential Participation and Access

Participation and access to used oil material collection sites and Processor sites, for Albertans to recycle
their used oil, filters and containers is improving.
Target
1. Include the Used Oil Program in the 2019/20 awareness and support survey.
2. Communicate the benefits of the collection site registration Program to municipalities, and
Indigenous communities.
Supplementary Information for Performance Measure UO5.1: Proximity to Registered Collection Sites
Include the used oil materials collection sites in the next proximity measurement project which will
occur in 2020/21.
Performance Measure UO5.2: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional (ICI) Participation

The level of participation by the ICI sector in recycling their used oil materials through the Program is
increasing.
Target
1. A benchmark target for this performance measure will be developed in 2019/20.

USED OIL RECYCLING ALBERTA - AUOMA HISTORICAL / AB RECYCLING PROSPECTIVE
2019/2020 BUDGET
A B C D E F
COMBINED
AB RECYCLING AUOMA / AB AUOMA AUOMA AUOMA
AUOMA BUDGET
BUDGET RECYCLING ACTUAL ACTUAL ACTUAL
FORECAST
2019/20 2018/19 2018 2017 2016 2015
Apr 19-Mar 20 Apr 18-Mar 19 Jan-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec Jan-Dec
RECYCLING REVENUE
1 Environmental Handling Charges 16,237,895 16,305,636 15,519,474 16,053,983 14,770,891 16,309,440
3 Other Revenue - 800 2,000 1,200 1,200 3,400
4 TOTAL REVENUES 16,257,895 16,331,399 15,531,474 16,067,092 14,784,662 16,330,969
5 Recycling Incentives- Oil 6,204,830 6,204,830 6,156,565 7,230,399 6,806,297 7,662,802
6 Recycling Incentives- Filters 3,993,406 3,993,406 4,130,603 4,065,600 3,994,065 4,412,472
7 Recycling Incentives- Containers 4,356,623 4,229,731 3,768,128 4,118,072 3,463,184 3,674,100
10 Recycling Dev - Ambassador Program 7,500 5,000 14,500 - - -
11 Recycling Dev - Stakeholder Information 7,500 2,640 10,000 - - -
13 Recycling Dev - Municipal Assistance 50,000 - - - - -
14 TOTAL RECYCLING DEVELOPMENT 213,100 127,177 325,000 237,583 238,942 288,344
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES (APPROVED BY BOARD AT NOV. 27, 2018 MEETING*)
15 Salaries and Benefits 205,765 55,198 - - - -

16 Contract Administration 361,700 482,213 507,500 559,323 465,830 503,689
20 Office Administration (includes Information Technology) 266,583 260,358 449,000 159,751 132,920 155,785
21 TOTAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURES 1,240,139 1,161,745 1,314,330 990,409 847,140 957,396
23 RECYCLING REVENUE OVER (UNDER) EXPENDITURES 249,797 614,510 (163,152) (574,970) (564,966) (664,145)

CONTRACTS
• Alberta Environment and Parks
• Government of the Northwest

Territories
• Government of Yukon

Contract with Alberta Environment and Parks
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
Contract Requirement
1. Administer funding to brokers on a per kilogram basis, for delivery of municipal HHW to the Swan
Hills Treatment Centre for disposal, or on a per can basis, for delivery of aerosol cans to a recycler.
a) Additional funding is paid to brokers for collection of HHW from rural areas.
Municipal HHW delivered to Swan Hills 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17

Treatment Centre for Disposal Forecast (Kg.) Result (Kg.) Result (Kg.)
Bulked acid liquids 16,444 16,121 14,285
Bulked base liquids 72,058 70,645 60,893
Bulked flammable liquids 116,041 113,766 105,070
Bulked poisonous liquids 205,715 201,682 187,690
Sub-total bulked liquids 410,258 402,214 367,938
Lab Packs 352,744 345,828 362,207
Total bulked liquids and lab packs 763,002 748,042 730,145
Municipal collection and 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17

aerosol can total Forecast (Kg.) Result (Kg.) Result (Kg.)
Collection of HHW from rural areas 385,456 376,055 373,449
Collection of HHW from urban areas 426,211 447,231 441,400
Aerosol cans recycled 405,822 368,929 220,952

Contract with the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT)
1. As of November 2015, Alberta Recycling is administering the revenue portion of the GNWT’s
Electronics Recycling Program including:
a) Implementing and administering a registration program for Distributors of eligible
electronics.
b) Collecting Environmental Handling Surcharges from Distributors together with applicable
reports and documentation for forwarding to GNWT.
c) Conducting compliance reviews of Distributors on a risk-based sampling process.
d) Report quarterly on registration and compliance review progress.
i. Quarterly reporting schedule is based on Alberta Recycling’s fiscal year which runs
from April 1 – March 31 therefore the reports are to be submitted at the end of
June, September, December and March.
2. Additional services
a) Provide various advisory services as requested e.g. selection of an electronics recycler,
advising on eligible products.
b) Leverage the results of a third-party Supplier Identification Project completed every three
years by Alberta’s Electronics Program to identify possible Distributors for the GNWT
program.

Contract with the Government of Yukon
1. As of October 2018, Alberta Recycling is delivering the revenue portion of Yukon’s Tire Recycling
Program including:
a) Implementing and administering a registration program for Producers of eligible tires.
b) Collecting Surcharges from Producers together with applicable reports and documentation
for forwarding to Government of Yukon.
c) Conducting compliance reviews of producers on a risk-based sampling process.
d) Report quarterly on registration and compliance review progress.
i. Quarterly reporting schedule is based on Alberta Recycling’s fiscal year which runs
from April 1 – March 31 therefore the reports are to be submitted at the end of
June, September, December and March.
2. Additional services
a) Provide various advisory services as requested e.g. selection of a tire recycler, advising on
eligible products.
b) Leverage the results of a third-party Supplier Identification Project completed every three
years by Alberta’s Tire Program to identify possible Distributors for the Yukon program.

APPENDIX
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
Member Organizations and Directors

Alberta Recycling is governed by a Board of Directors to which each member organization appoints a
director. Alberta Recycling has six member organizations.
• Rural Municipalities of Alberta
• Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta
• Environmental Services Association of Alberta
• Recycling Council of Alberta
Additional Directors:
• One director representing the public-at-large and one representing industry-at-large. Both
are appointed by the Minister of Environment and Parks; and
• The four Chairs from each of Alberta Recycling’s Industry Councils.
Industry Councils
The Bylaws for each Program allow for the appointment of designated material Industry Councils,
enabling Alberta Recycling to benefit from the expertise and input of industry and other key
stakeholders. Industry Councils provide advice and recommendations to the Board of Directors on
business plans, budgets, annual reports and Program reviews related to their specific designated
material.
Representation on the Electronics Recycling Alberta Industry Council

• Electronics manufacturers, wholesalers, marketers, distributors, retailers,
online/internet suppliers (4)
• Independent Alberta company supplying electronics
• Municipal recycling interests in Alberta
Representation on the Paint Recycling Alberta Industry Council

• Individual from Alberta knowledgeable about the paint industry
• Paint retailer
• Paint manufacturer
Representation on the Tire Recycling Alberta Industry Council

• Motor Dealers Association of Alberta
• Western Canada Tire Dealers Association
• Tire supplier

Representation on the Used Oil Recycling Alberta Industry Council
• Oil manufacturer, brand owner/marketer sector; member of Canadian Fuels Association (2)
• Oil manufacturer, brand owner/marketer sector (2)
• Oil retailer
• Filter manufacturer, brand owner/marketer sector
Board Committees
The Board has three standing committees to assist in meeting its mandate.
1. The Governance and Accountability Committee’s mandate includes recommending an annual

budget to the Board of Directors, overseeing management’s actions on organizational objectives,
strategic planning, organizational risk management and emerging issues to ensure consistency with
Board policy. They also oversee the implementation of an effective corporate governance regime.
2. The Audit and Investment Committee’s mandate includes overseeing management’s preparation of
the financial statements, the annual financial audit, and recommends the audited financial
statements to the Board. They also oversee the effectiveness of accounting procedures and internal
controls along with ensuring objectives and requirements are observed as set out in the Investment
Policies and Goals for Designated Material Recycling Funds for investment management.
3. The Assessment Committee’s mandate includes conducting assessment hearings to review the
amount of Surcharges owed by suppliers of designated materials. They also ensure that compliance
procedures support the assessment hearings.
Environmental Stewardship
Alberta Recycling’s stewardship Programs are mandated by provincial regulation and governed by a
Board of Directors representing a broad spectrum of stakeholders – organizations directly affected by
and with expertise in the end-of-life (EOL) management of designated products. Alberta Recycling is
mandated to administer the stewardship Programs for tires, electronics, paint and used oil.
Generally, the purpose of Alberta Recycling’s stewardship Programs is to provide funding for the
diversion and recycling of products where these activities are not self-sustaining (profitable). Provincial
regulations are the basis for which the necessary funding is generated through Surcharges on
designated products. Typically, Surcharges are remitted by companies supplying the products into the
province e.g. manufacturers, distributors, major retailers, who then pass the cost on to the consumer.
Additionally, the regulations provide for the authorization of Alberta Recycling to manage the
Surcharges including collecting the Surcharges, and using them to fund the EOL management and
recycling of the products. The regulation also requires that Alberta Recycling report to the provincial
government, who is ultimately responsible and accountable for the management of the funds and the
results achieved by the organization.
Increasingly the stewardship organizations set up in a number of other provinces are run exclusively by
the supply industry or ‘producer’ and this structure is referred to as extended producer responsibility
(EPR). Under Alberta Recycling’s ‘stakeholder stewardship’ structure, other key participants are added
to the Board of Directors. This includes environmental organizations (both industry and advocacy
related), municipal waste management and recycling interests, and the provincial government. In this
way, Alberta involves a broad set of expertise, experience, accountability and perspective to Program

governance and management. This ensures that the Program is closely aligned with public concerns and
generates sustainable environmental outcomes.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
The Board of Directors provides effective leadership and governance through the establishment and
review of Operating Principles consistent with Alberta Recycling’s Mission. These Operating Principles
are reviewed periodically to ensure organizational commitment.
• Accountability
• Engaging partners and stakeholders
• Risk management
• Organizational excellence
Accountability
To ensure full accountability for its mandate, Alberta Recycling has developed external and internal
reporting components within an accountability framework. This includes reporting requirements under
the Regulation and Bylaws, policies and management requirements against which it reports annually
including any incomplete requirements, as well as actions and timetables to fulfill these requirements.
External Reporting
1. Submit to the Minister of Environment and Parks the Business Plan, Annual Budget and
Annual Report with audited financial statements and post the documents on Alberta
Recycling’s website.
2. Fulfill corporate reporting requirements under the Society’s Act, including presentation of
the Annual Report with audited financial statements to the Membership at the Annual
General Meeting.
Internal Reporting
1. The Board of Directors continue to refine and maintain a Governance manual which includes
policies and procedures to ensure operational integrity:
a) Governance Terms of Reference
i. Board and Chair
ii. Committees and Chairs: Audit and Investment, Governance and Accountability,
Assessment
iii. Industry Councils and Chairs: Electronics, Paint, Tires and Used Oil
b) Board and Management Operating Policies and Processes
c) Investment Policies and Goals for Designated Material Recycling Funds
2. Management Accountability Reports provided to the Board by the following senior
management staff:
a) Chief Executive Officer
b) Director of Operations
c) Director of Finance
d) Senior Manager of Development and Administration

Engagement of Partners and Stakeholders
Credibility with key stakeholders is vital to the continued success of the environmental stewardship
Programs that Alberta Recycling manages. Two-way communication is a key vehicle to demonstrate
accountability and earn credibility. Examples of these stakeholders include:
• the Government of Alberta that establishes the regulated environmental stewardship

Programs
• the consumers that purchase, use and ultimately help pay for the recycling of the products
• municipalities that play a key role in directing material to recycling
• the industry including manufacturers, wholesalers, marketers, distributors, retailers, and
online/internet sellers that supply and remit the Surcharges on designated materials
• the processing industry that properly collects and recycles the EOL products
• non-governmental organizations that promote and facilitate recycling in the province
Risk Management
Management conduct a risk assessment review on a regular basis (annually? 2 years? 3 years?) reduce
risks to the organization and programs.
Response from Management

A risk assessment process will be incorporated into future business plans and budgets. The Risk
Management Process will be applied to assess risks facing each Program individually, plus risks for the
organization as a whole.
Risk Management Process

1. Identify Risk Assessment Priority
• Annually assess the organization’s departments and key functions.
• Review the current year’s strategic priorities as determined at the annual Board
planning session.
• Review past years’ risk assessment priorities.
• Compare the current year’s strategic priorities and past years’ risk assessments to
current department functions to identify gaps/areas which may present an
opportunity for development and/or risk mitigation.
• Based on the above process, determine where current year’s risk focus will be.
2. Complete Risk Assessment
• Conduct an in-depth risk assessment in the areas identified in step one above.
• The first step of the assessment process, ‘Risk Identification’ includes determining:
− risk factors
− consequences associated with each risk factor identified
− Identifying current, existing control procedures which are in places that
related to each factor, and
− Score the ‘Inherent Risk Level’ and the ‘Residual Risk Level’ based on a
simple three-point scoring basis to determine areas which require further
actions to mitigate risks that are considered a high threat to the
organization.

3. Risk Mitigation
• Determine actions to be taken to mitigate the highest threats identified in step
two above. Actions that can be taken include reduce the risk, accept the risk
transfer the risk, avoid the risk or monitor the risk.
• Develop actions that will be taken, who will be responsible for ensuring the
actions are carried out, and table a deadline for these actions.
• Implement policy and/or process changes as recommended.
Organizational Excellence
Existing operations have to be as effective as possible to underpin credibility, demonstrating and
constantly seeking to enhance performance, service quality, and interactions with other agencies.
Alberta Recycling continually seeks to enhance organizational excellence in its operations and
administrative responsibilities.
Organizational excellence starts with good governance. The Board regularly reviews the governance
structure and compares it to other options such as industry governance, to assess the effectiveness in
achieving the mandate and strategic directions including:
1. Good governance practices e.g. strategic directions, transparency, accountability

2. Stakeholder interests
3. Good management and Program effectiveness in achieving goals
4. Public awareness, acceptance and participation
5. Government priorities
POSITION ON REUSE AND ENERGY RECOVERY

If Albertans or Alberta businesses determine that their computer, can of paint or tires have reached the
end of their useful life and they want to recycle these items, they have the option of dropping them off
at over 450 registered municipal collection sites throughout the province. From there, the items are
collected into Alberta's Electronics, Paint and Tire Recycling Program where they will be recycled by
companies registered with Alberta Recycling. They cannot be resold in their original state but must be
processed into a final recycled state.
However, Alberta Recycling occasionally receives questions regarding how/if the Program relates to
reuse or energy recovery activities for designated material. Following are the organization’s positions
for each Program regarding these enquiries.

Reuse of Electronics, Paint and Tires
Reuse is defined as the use of a product more than once without altering its form, either for the same or
for a different purpose.
Reuse is outside the scope of the Incentive Program Requirements that are approved by Alberta
Recycling’s Board of Directors for the recycling of end-of-life computer equipment and TV’s, paint and
paint containers, and tires (designated materials).
Electronics
If Albertans or Alberta businesses think their computer equipment or TV’s can still be used, they may
choose to donate them to a charitable organization or drop them off at companies that refurbish these
products. They can also check if their local municipal landfill/transfer station/recycling depot (municipal
depot) has a "take-it-or-leave-it" area where items can be left for others to take.
Paint
Paint exchanges (similar in set up to a take-it-or-leave-it area) have been a long-standing practice at a
number of municipal depots whereby Albertans or Alberta businesses (as approved by the municipality)
can leave their leftover usable paint for someone else to use. Municipal depots do not usually require
an individual to bring in paint in order to take what they need.
Tires
In the case of tires, typically they are left at the tire shop etc. when new ones are installed. If reuse
occurs it is likely to be at this commercial level where the tires may be culled for resale (as is) or for
retreading. This is under the control and discretion of the business owner. Once scrap tires are
collected under the Program and delivered to the site of a registered Processor, culling for resale on site
is prohibited under the Program and not designated for funding.
Energy Recovery for Electronics, Paint and Tires (Other thermal-based technologies Included).
Energy recovery is defined as the direct combustion of a material as fuel to produce energy (a positive
BTU contribution, as opposed to “incineration” which is the use of a fuel to burn or thermally destroy a
waste material or negative BTU contribution).
Energy recovery is outside the scope of the Incentive Program Requirements that are approved by
Alberta Recycling’s Board of Directors for the recycling of end-of-life computer equipment and TV’s,
latex paint and paint containers, and tires (designated materials).
The Board of Directors has determined that they may evaluate proposals regarding energy recovery on a
case-by-case basis, with consideration for circumstances unique to each Program. For completeness,
the Board has addressed several thermal-based technologies within this Position Statement (below).
Electronics
The material generated from electronics recycling that has encountered the most challenges in finding
consistent, viable markets is ‘lower value’ plastic. This plastic, commonly used to make the rigid housing
and base pieces for electronics, is made up of co-mingled resins which can make it difficult to recycle.
Therefore the use of lower value plastics in the energy recovery process will be considered for review
upon confirmation that there is a limited recycling market for it.

Paint
Energy recovery or ‘fuel-blending’ is an accepted process for the processing of designated oil-based
paints, but only by downstream processors approved though the Program.
Tires
With the general success of the Tire Recycling Program, demand for recycled material produced under
the Program (tire-derived aggregate, mulch, and crumb) meets or exceeds the available supply. Energy
recovery proposals will be considered should markets don’t utilize the tire supply, causing stockpiles of
tires over an extended period of time.
Other Thermal-based Technologies
Alberta Recycling’s Board of Directors has determined that it may evaluate proposals regarding thermal-
based technologies on a case-by-case basis, with consideration for circumstances unique to each
program.
There are other thermal-based technologies for which Alberta Recycling receives requests related to
funding. For the most part, these requests are based on pyrolysis technologies whereby a hydrocarbon
undergoes anaerobic combustion (absence of oxygen). This is also described as thermal destruction in a
vacuum.
Rather than burning the material directly as a fuel, these processes break the material down into its
component materials (similar to “cracking” in the oil industry). In the case of rubber tires, the resulting
components are:
a) a low grade form of carbon “char”, which can be refined into carbon black;
b) a combination of lower grade gas and oil, which can be used as is or refined into a higher grade
synthetic fuel or bio-fuel; and
c) steel, which can be recycled.
Similarly, the plastics in electronic products, plastic paint buckets, and oil-based paint could be
processed though these technologies.
Typically, the primary purpose of the process is to recover the oil and gas, although there have been
proposals where the primary purpose is production of carbon black, with the fuel being a by-product.
Usually, the gas and sometimes oil are used as fuel to run the system itself.

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
COMMITTEES INDUSTRY COUNCILS
• Assessment • Electronics Industry Council
• Audit & Investment • Paint Industry Council
• Governance & • Tire Industry Council
Accountability • Used Oil Industry Council
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
• Mandate & Operations
• Organization & Program
Development
• Governance (Board;
Committees; Industry
Councils)
DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONS FINANCE

ADMINISTRATION
• Program Compliance • Revenue & Expenditure
• Developmental Activities • Supplier Administration Administration
• Governance Administration • Revenue Compliance • Financial Reporting
• Office Administration • Investment Compliance
• Public Information • Payroll & Benefits
• IT Management

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2. Electronics Recycling Program…. ........................................................................................ 7

3. Paint Recycling Program ..................................................................................................... 22

4. Tire Recycling Program........................................................................................................ 38

5. Used Oil Materials Recycling Program ............................................................................... 50

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Approved by Alberta Recycling’s

Caroline McAuley, Chair

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• Waste minimization and recycling Programs;

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Performance Measure E1.1: Total Amount of End-of-life Electronics Processed

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Year Total Kg. per Total Cost Recovery

2016/17 Result 13,465 3.29 $1.03 43%

2017/18 Result 11,992 2.88 $1.05 37%

2018/19 Forecast 10,234 2.44 $1.10 35%

2019/20 Target 9,861 2.32 $1.19 33%

2020/21 Projection 9,861 2.30 $1.22 33%

2021/22 Projection 9,861 2.28 $1.24 33%

Strategic Action Plans for Performance Measure E1.1

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Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E1.1: Materials Processed from

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Plastic 3,824 4,481 5,456 5,694

Metals 3,176 3,722 3,710 4,818

Total 10,234 11,992 13,465 16,682

Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E.1: Disposal of Residual Materials

Year Total Disposed Total Processed Percent of Total

2015/16 Result 88 16,682 0.53%

2016/17 Result 68 13,465 0.50%

2017/18 Result 57 11,992 0.48%

2018/19 Forecast 49 10,234 0.48%

Goal E2: Ensure Program sustainability by confirming Surcharge and funding

Performance Measure E2.1: Program Sustainability

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Performance Measure E2.2: Revenue Completeness

TABLE A: SUPPLIER SIZE PROFILE

Total 100% 100%

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Strategic Action Plan for Performance Measure E2.2

Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E2.1: Supplier Registration

Performance Measure E2.3: Sustainability of Recycling Industry

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Performance Measure E3.1: Environmental Assurance – Processors

Performance Measure E3.2: Environmental Assurance - Municipal Collection Sites

Supplementary Information for Performance Measure E3.2: Substances of Concern Diverted

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Performance Measure E4.1: Public Awareness and Support

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Year Awareness Support Awareness Support

2015/16 Result 70% 89% 55% 53%

2017/18 Result 64% 89% 49% 47%

2018/19 Forecast 65% 90% 50% 48%

2019/20 Target 66% 90% 51% 49%

2019/20 Projection 67% 90% 52% 50%

2020/21 Projection 68% 90% 53% 51%

Performance Measure E4.2: Key Stakeholder Support

Goal E5: There is strong participation in the collection of electronics for

Performance Measure E5.1: Residential Participation and Access