Classification of Waste Management Current Expenditures

1 - Collection and transportation, current expenditures

'Collection and transportation, current expenditures' refers to the local government Waste Management Industry sector expenditures related to the collection of all waste, recyclables and organic materials. It does not net out revenues, and includes in-house expenditures, payments to contractors and payments to other municipalities/administrations. Public includes local governments, waste management boards and commissions and provincial bodies responsible for the delivery of waste management services.

2 - Tipping fees, current expenditures

'Tipping fees, current expenditures' refers to the local government Waste Management Industry sector fees paid to waste disposal/processing facilities, recycling facilities, or organic processing facilities owner and/or lessor or operator for the right to dispose of waste within facilities. It does not net out revenues, and includes in-house expenditures, payments to contractors and payments to other municipalities/administrations. Public includes local governments, waste management boards and commissions and provincial bodies responsible for the delivery of waste management services.

3 - Operation of disposal facilities, current expenditures

'Operation of disposal facilities, current expenditures' refers to the local government Waste Management Industry sector expenditures related to waste disposal facilities operation. Waste disposal facilities include landfills and incinerators/energy from waste facilities. The amount does not net out revenues, and includes in-house expenditures, payments to contractors and payments to other municipalities/administrations. Public includes local governments, waste management boards and commissions and provincial bodies responsible for the delivery of waste management services.

4 - Operation of transfer stations, current expenditures

'Operation of transfer stations, current expenditures' refers to the local government Waste Management Industry sector expenditures related to transfer stations operation. Transfer stations are facilities at which wastes transported by vehicles involved in collection are transferred to other vehicles that will transport the wastes to a disposal (landfill or incinerator) or recycling facility. The amount does not net out revenues, and includes in-house expenditures, payments to contractors and payments to other municipalities/administrations. Public includes local governments, waste management boards and commissions and provincial bodies responsible for the delivery of waste management services.

5 - Operation of recycling facilities, current expenditures

'Operation of recycling facilities, current expenditures' refers to the local government Waste Management Industry sector expenditures related to the operations of facilities where materials are collected for recycling are prepared or processed. The amount does not net out revenues, and includes in-house expenditures, payments to contractors and payments to other municipalities/administrations. Public includes local governments, waste management boards and commissions and provincial bodies responsible for the delivery of waste management services.

6 - Operation of organics processing facilities, current expenditures

'Operation of organics processing facilities, current expenditures' refers to the local government Waste Management Industry sector expenditures related to the operations of facilities offering the breakdown of organic materials through either composting or anaerobic digestion processes. The amount does not net out revenues, and includes in-house expenditures, payments to contractors and payments to other municipalities/administrations. Public includes local governments, waste management boards and commissions and provincial bodies responsible for the delivery of waste management services.

7 - Contributions to landfills post closure and maintenance fund, current expenditures

'Contributions to landfills post closure and maintenance fund, current expenditures' refers to the local government Waste Management Industry sector expenditures related to contributions to landfills post closure and/or maintenance fund. The amount does not net out revenues, and includes in-house expenditures, payments to contractors and payments to other municipalities/administrations. Public includes local governments, waste management boards and commissions and provincial bodies responsible for the delivery of waste management services.

8 - Other current expenditures

'Other current expenditures' refers to any local government Waste Management Industry sector expenditures not encompassed in Collection and transportation, Tipping fees, operation of disposal facilities, transfer stations, recycling facilities, and organics processing facilities, and contribution to landfills post closure and maintenance. Public includes local governments, waste management boards and commissions and provincial bodies responsible for the delivery of waste management services.