Stratzer is one of the leader in waste management consulting services in Canada. Municipal organizations, private corporations and various organizations call on our services for the evaluation, planning, operations, characterization and optimization of waste management. Whether it is for the management of garbage, recyclables, organics or construction waste, Stratzer finds creative solutions to improve current practices and eliminate less waste. A key player in waste management, Stratzer distinguishes itself by providing services that highlight the expertise and proactivity of a creative and versatile team that listens to its clients.
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Stratzer made a portrait of the waste management of this small northern municipality and developed optimization scenarios for waste collections and the transfer station (eco-center). Moreover, the scope of intermunicipal management or autonomy desired by Chapais made it possible to modulate the basic scenarios. Stratzer then designed an action plan, including budget estimates, for the implementation of the collection, transportation...Learn more
Improving waste Management in Chapais
In order to update the knowledge on the waste streams sent to disposal sites, RECYC-QUÉBEC mandated Stratzer to carry out a provincial sampling and characterization. Stratzer worked in collaboration with RECYC-QUÉBEC to plan the field visits, develop a database and train the characterization team. The team coordinated its schedule with 18 disposal sites across the province. In total, 600 samples...Learn more
Characterization study of waste sent for disposal
In an effort to grasp the composition of landfill materials in New Brunswick, the Southeast Regional Service Commission (SRSC) commissioned Stratzer to conduct a provincial characterization study covering all regional service commissions. Stratzer’s team collected over 400 samples from the six landfills in the province. The materials were sorted into over 120 categories and a database was set up with...Learn more
New Brunswick Landfill Characterization Study
RECYC-QUÉBEC mandated Stratzer to study the quantities, the origin and the composition of waste sent to the construction and demolition (C&D) landfills. The mandate consisted in sampling and characterizing the C&D waste. Stratzer also conducted a series of visual audits and interviews with C&D waste haulers. In total, more than 1013 interviews and visual audits were conducted as well as...Learn more
Characterization study of construction and demolition waste
The City of Montreal has mandated Stratzer to draw a portrait of construction and demolition (C&D) waste as well as bulky items collected by three services: transfer stations (eco-centers), at the curbside and in municipal road construction depots. A rigorous sampling plan was developed to cover all sources and sectors of the City. Stratzer’s technicians coordinated with the truck arrivals...Learn more
Characterization of construction waste at transfer stations, the curbside and construction yards
Stratzer has been mandated by Simcoe County (Ontario) to conduct a curbside characterization study. This mandate, which covers four seasons, will allow the County to evaluate the impact of standardizing collection equipment for single-family homes. Each season, the three waste streams (garbage, recyclables and organics) of 100 homes are sampled and sorted for a total of more than two tons...Learn more
Curbside Characterization of Residential Waste in Ontario
The City of Beaconsfield is the first city in Quebec to implement a pay-as-you-throw system for curbside garbage collection. As part of this project, Stratzer conducted a characterization study of household waste from 200 housing units on the territory. The study, conducted in 2017, and again the next year, assessed the outflow rate (or bin lift rate), contamination, and fill...Learn more
Waste Characterization to examine the impact of a Pay-as-you-throw system
For this waste characterization, Stratzer’s team sorted and classified garbage, recyclables, and organics collected from the Place Ville-Marie food court over the course of a day. In addition, the collection records were used to determine thequantities disposed of and recovered at Place Ville-Marie in 2019. The results led to recommendations including the use of clear bags to encourage source separation,...Learn more
Waste Characterization of a food court in Montreal
During data collection for the Quebec City Metropolitan Community‘s (‘CMQ’, in French) Waste Management Plan, Stratzer identified major flaws in the waste management of elementary and secondary schools. The average waste recovery rate of these institutions was at 11%, the rest being disposed of. The causes of this alarming finding were the subject of an extensive investigation and school visits....Learn more
Identification of waste management issues in schools and proposed solutions