Edmonton receives funding for organic waste processing facility

A provincial agency that directs funding grants toward projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions is providing 10 million dollars to the City of Edmonton for the construction of an organic waste processing facility.

The City of Edmonton is one of eight recipients of funding for renewable energy projects announced today by the Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation.

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Edmonton Celebrates 25 Years of Recycling

The City of Edmonton is celebrating 25 years of recycling and is thanking residents for their ongoing and enthusiastic participation in its three residential recycling programs.

“This anniversary is an important milestone, and demonstrates Edmontonians' dedication to the environment,” says Mayor Stephen Mandel. “We’ve come a long way in the past 25 years, and we are now world leaders in sustainable urban waste management.”

Mayor Mandel, Michael Recyle & kids with City Hall School

Edmonton was the first major city in Canada to implement curbside recycling, and since its inception in 1988 Edmontonians have set out enough recycling to form a convoy of trucks from Edmonton to Lake Superior, Ontario, a distance of approximately 2,500 kilometres.

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Edmonton and Ukrainian Province work on sustainable solutions to waste management

News from City of Edmonton's Waste Management Services

Edmonton's expertise in municipal waste management could soon benefit the western Ukrainian province of Ivano-Frankivsk.

Governor Mykhaylo Vyshayvanyuk, of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, and Mayor Stephen Mandel, City of Edmonton, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on August 14, 2013 for developing environmentally sustainable waste management in the Ukraine province.

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