Canadian Research Needs

The partnership between the Environmental Research & Education Foundation (EREF) and the Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA) provides a more effective means to evaluate and oversee direct independent scientific research and educational initiatives of specific interest in Canada. The two organizations met with industry executives recently to discuss the partnership, which aims to strengthen EREF’s funding of Canadian-based research and scholarships. During this meeting, key research needs were identified and there was discussion on how the EREF organization will be structured in Canada. We'd like to get your feedback on your specific research needs and the Canadian governance structure.

Question Title

* Please indicate how important the following research topics are to you/your company.

	Not Important	Somewhat Important	Important	Very Important	Extremely Important	N/A
Construction, renovation and demolition recycling	Construction, renovation and demolition recycling Not Important	Construction, renovation and demolition recycling Somewhat Important	Construction, renovation and demolition recycling Important	Construction, renovation and demolition recycling Very Important	Construction, renovation and demolition recycling Extremely Important	Construction, renovation and demolition recycling N/A
End-of-life vehicle recycling	End-of-life vehicle recycling Not Important	End-of-life vehicle recycling Somewhat Important	End-of-life vehicle recycling Important	End-of-life vehicle recycling Very Important	End-of-life vehicle recycling Extremely Important	End-of-life vehicle recycling N/A
Energy-from-Waste	Energy-from-Waste Not Important	Energy-from-Waste Somewhat Important	Energy-from-Waste Important	Energy-from-Waste Very Important	Energy-from-Waste Extremely Important	Energy-from-Waste N/A
Hazardous waste management (including recycling)	Hazardous waste management (including recycling) Not Important	Hazardous waste management (including recycling) Somewhat Important	Hazardous waste management (including recycling) Important	Hazardous waste management (including recycling) Very Important	Hazardous waste management (including recycling) Extremely Important	Hazardous waste management (including recycling) N/A
Landfill management	Landfill management Not Important	Landfill management Somewhat Important	Landfill management Important	Landfill management Very Important	Landfill management Extremely Important	Landfill management N/A
Organics management	Organics management Not Important	Organics management Somewhat Important	Organics management Important	Organics management Very Important	Organics management Extremely Important	Organics management N/A
Paper and packaging recycling	Paper and packaging recycling Not Important	Paper and packaging recycling Somewhat Important	Paper and packaging recycling Important	Paper and packaging recycling Very Important	Paper and packaging recycling Extremely Important	Paper and packaging recycling N/A
Used tire recycling	Used tire recycling Not Important	Used tire recycling Somewhat Important	Used tire recycling Important	Used tire recycling Very Important	Used tire recycling Extremely Important	Used tire recycling N/A
Waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling	Waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling Not Important	Waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling Somewhat Important	Waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling Important	Waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling Very Important	Waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling Extremely Important	Waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling N/A
Waste and recycling collection and transportation	Waste and recycling collection and transportation Not Important	Waste and recycling collection and transportation Somewhat Important	Waste and recycling collection and transportation Important	Waste and recycling collection and transportation Very Important	Waste and recycling collection and transportation Extremely Important	Waste and recycling collection and transportation N/A
Waste management in remote and rural communities	Waste management in remote and rural communities Not Important	Waste management in remote and rural communities Somewhat Important	Waste management in remote and rural communities Important	Waste management in remote and rural communities Very Important	Waste management in remote and rural communities Extremely Important	Waste management in remote and rural communities N/A

Question Title

* What research topics are you interested in related to the above research areas?

Assessment and development of technology solutions

Measurement of performance (tonnage, volume, life cycle assessment, etc.), data management and definitions

End use market development

Health and safety

Behavioural economics

Policy evaluation

Optimization of operations

17% of survey complete.