As one of our  goals is to support evidence-based decision-making we want to work with interested partners to help mobilze ReWaRP study findings.  Such findings may be useful to all stakeholders and others interested in waste-as-resource decisions.

The target audiences for this project are waste policy decision-makers and influencers (e.g., facility owners and managers, municipal government managers, local community groups, non-government organizations as well as academics involved in waste and energy resource  

The purpose of our knowledge mobilization efforts are to provide these groups with both: i) timely information about our project and; ii) facilitate meaningful exchange among these groups.  This website is part of that mobilization, to update stakeholders on our study findings and related activities.  We will be holding a workshop to bring  together research participants and other stakeholders to discuss our findings and map agendas for  future activities including social scientific research.  Please see the connect page to receive updates.

REWARP in the news

CBC News, Sept 21, 2018
Virginia MacLaren was interviewed by CBC for the article "G7 countries eye waste-to-energy incineration as part of plastic pollution solution" about plastics recovery and the Ocean Plastics Charter. The article refers to our study and publication in Waste Management, particularly the finding that 13-18% of Greater Toronto Area residents would divert less material if they knew it was going to an energy-from-waste facility.

Workshop and Webinar

Waste-to-Energy Policy and Perceptions Research Results

What: A workshop (also broadcasts as a webinar) to share our findings with stakeholders
When: Thurs. June 9, 2016 - 8:30am - 1:30pm (lunch provided)
Where: University of Toronto Campus or Webinar
Who: Those who participated in the interviews (Study 1) and other stakeholders interested in waste-to-energy in particular. We anticipate up to 30 people to participate face-to-face and the rest through the online webinar portal. If you are interested in participating, please email us.
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Publications

Please Email us if you would like a copy of any of our publications

Baxter, J., Maclaren, V., & Bayne, J. (2020) How energy from waste (EFW) facilities impact waste diversion behavior: A case study of Ontario, Canada, Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 158
View abstract at publisher's site
Download pre-proof article here

Baxter, J., Ho, Y., Rollins, Y. & Maclaren, V. (2016) Attitudes towards waste to energy facilities and impacts on diversion in Ontario, Canada, Waste Management, 50: 75-85
View/download article

Presentations

Baxter, J., Ho, Y., Rollins, Y. and Maclaren, V (2016)Residents views of waste-to-energy facilities and waste diversion in Ontario, Canada, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

Baxter, J., Ho, Y., Rollins, Y. & Maclaren, V. (2015) Attitudes towards waste-to-energy in Ontario, Canadian Association of Geographers Meeting, Vancouver BC

Rollins, Y. (2015)(invited) Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy, University of Waterloo | Solid Waste Management Partnerships Workshop.

Rollins, Y. (2015)(invited) Sustainable Communities Conference, Federation of Canadian Municipalities | The Two-Sided Coin: Navigating Polarized Issues (Waste Incineration)

Rollins, Y. & Taylor, J. (2015). Waste-to-energy in Ontario’s socio-technical transition. Chicago, Illinois: American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting.

Rollins, Y. (2014). Multidisciplinary reflections on waste-as-resource management. York University, Ontario: Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario Division Annual Meeting.

Rollins, Y. (2014). Energy Recovery in Ontario Municipal Solid Waste Regimes: A Preliminary Investigation. Tampa, Florida: American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting.

Rollins, Y. & Baxter, J. (2013). A Preliminary Investigation of Waste to Energy Uptake by Ontario Municipalities. St. John’s, Newfoundland: Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting.

Rollins, Y. (2013). Rubbish Realities, Perceptions of Pollution and the Waste Hierarchy. Toronto, Ontario: York University English Graduate Students Picking Through the Trash Conference.

Rollins, Y. (2013). A critical review of waste to energy technologies’ potential and realised contributions to managing waste as a sustainable energy resource in Ontario. Nottawasaga, Ontario: Ontario Network for Sustainable Energy Policy Annual Workshop.

Rollins, Y. (2012). Energy from waste?: Contributions from geographic thought to the management of municipal waste as a sustainable energy source. Scarborough, Ontario: Canadian Association of Geographers Ontario Division Annual Meeting.

Rollins, Y. (2012). Reduce, Re-use, Recycle, Recover: Consequences of the ‘fourth R’ for municipal waste policy coalitions. Waterloo, Ontario: Canadian Association of Geographers Annual Meeting.

Rollins, Y. (2012). Materiality, Morality and Municipal Waste Management. New York, New York: Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting.