State of the aggregate resource in Ontario study : Point sur les ressources en agrégats en Ontario : rapport global

The reason is two-fold: the use of aggregate is the main source of building materials and the rehabilitation of sites for culturally important functions provides secondary benefits. [...] Based on the results of a survey of public agencies and a review of similar international systems, the following is the recommended method for tracking recycled aggregate in Ontario: 1. Guidelines on how and what materials to be tracked should be developed in order to standardize the data being put into the system from across the province. [...] This section of the report examines the availability of limestone/dolostone reserves, determines areas of relative abundance and scarcity of reserves and presents opportunities to make the best use of the resource within existing licenced properties in the central portion of southern Ontario. [...] Figure 4: Aggregate Reserves located within 75km of the GTA (Vaughan) 15 16 State of the Aggregate Resource in Ontario Study 5.2 Areas of Relative Abundance and Scarcity of Reserves An assessment was carried out in relation to each of the areas covered in this study and in relation to a major market demand area of the GTA, Vaughan. [...] For instance, 23 State of the Aggregate Resource in Ontario Study • The Value of Aggregates paper investigated the economic, social and environmental values of the resource in Ontario.