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Keele Valley Landfill - former landfill owned and used by Metro Toronto from 1983 (Toronto since 1998 to 2002) to deal with waste from all municipalities that now make up Toronto. Now sits idle until 2028 when re-development can commence. Britannia Landfill - former landfill in Mississauga, Ontario took Metro Toronto and Toronto waste. Closed ...
The blue box recycling system (BBRS) was initially a waste management system used by Canadian municipalities to collect source separated household waste materials for the purpose of recycling. The first full-scale community wide BBRS was implemented in 1983 by the waste management contractor Ontario Total Recycling Systems Ltd. (a subsidiary of ...
A Waste Connections garbage bin. Waste Connections of Canada Inc., formerly Progressive Waste Solutions, is a waste collection company, that provides non-hazardous solid waste collection, recycling, composting, renewable energy, and landfill disposal services to commercial, industrial, municipal, and residential customers throughout the United States and Canada.
Edmonton started their curbside recycling program in 1988. [13] In 2021, Edmonton transitioned from a bag to cart system for garbage and food waste collection. [14] On September 10, 2020, the Edmonton city council approved a 25-year waste strategy to reduce the landfill waste by 90%.
In September 2006, Toronto City Council agreed to purchase the privately owned Green Lane landfill site. Councillors opposed to the agreement accused Toronto Mayor David Miller of pushing through a secretive deal, and there was also a strong reaction from residents and members of parliament from the London metropolitan area.
The Green Lane landfill handles waste produced by Toronto. The city purchased the landfill in April 2007, and it became the city's primary waste disposal facility on January 1, 2011. [25] The City of Toronto produced nearly 1,000,000 tonnes of waste in 2013, with each Torontonian generating around 15 pounds of waste per week. [25]
GFL Environmental waste bin. GFL Environmental Inc. (an initialism of Green For Life) is a Canadian waste management company, with headquarters in Vaughan, Ontario.Founded in 2007, GFL operates in all provinces in Canada and much of the United States, and currently employs more than 20,000 people. [2]
TransformTO is a plan adopted by the City of Toronto to bring the city to carbon neutrality by 2040. [1] The plan was adopted by city council unanimously in July 2017, [2] and has components addressing buildings, transportation, waste, and natural systems. [1]