Staff changes have been announced at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment. Greg Sones is leaving the Waste Management Policy Branch and going back
to enforcement. Wendy Ren will be acting director of Waste
Management Policy Branch, whose Bill 91 (Waste Reduction Act) died
on the order paper when the election was called. Maurice Bitran the Assistant Deputy
Minister is going off to run the Science Centre.
The official notice states:
"Greg Sones becomes the Director of the Sector Compliance
Branch, OD. Since becoming the Director of Waste Management Policy
Branch in 2011, Greg has led transitioning Waste Diversion
Ontario's Board to a skills-based board; implementing cost
recovery initiatives to ensure the financial sustainability of
Ontario's waste diversion programs; introducing a new
regulation to address the end of life management of consumer waste
pharmaceuticals and sharps; and working with Central Region, WDO
and OTS, addressing the successful clean-up of used
