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Rideau Lakes is a township located within Leeds and Grenville United Counties in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The township was incorporated on 1 January 1998 by amalgamating the former townships of North Crosby, South Crosby, Bastard, South Burgess and South Elmsley with the village of Newboro .
The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) is an inter-municipal environmental protection and advisory agency that works with local municipalities, government agencies, special interest groups and the general public to protect the natural resources of the Rideau River watershed.
According to a 2019 study, only 9 percent of waste in Canada goes to recycling. [21] As of 2019, British Columbia has the highest recycling rate, at 69 percent. [22] In Ontario, the recycling rate has declined from 60.2% in 2018 to 57.3% in 2019. [23]
Foley Mountain Conservation Area, the highest conservation area in the Rideau Valley, overlooks Upper Rideau Lake and Westport. [citation needed] It features a variety of wildlife in 325 hectares (800 acres) of woods, ponds and fields. [2] The area also has a sandy beach with changing facilities.
This is a list of environmental dates which are designated for creating awareness of environmental issues. Species awareness days highlight biodiversity , with the aim of increasing understanding and appreciation of the subject.
Portland is a police village and unincorporated place located in the municipal township of Rideau Lakes, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in eastern Ontario, Canada. [1] [3] [4] The community is on Ontario Highway 15 about 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Ontario Highway 401 at Kingston by road, [3] and is situated in geographic Bastard Township [5] on the southeast side of Big Rideau ...
Sand Lake is a lake on the Rideau Canal, located in the Township of Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada, in the ward of South Crosby. It is 891 hectares (2,202 acres) in surface area, with a maximum depth of 14.3 metres (47 ft) and a shore length of 65.5 kilometres (41 mi) [ 1 ]
Recycling rates by country 2019 Country % recycling % composting % incineration with energy recovery % incineration without energy recovery % other recovery % landfill % other disposal Australia: 24.6 19.8 0.6 0 9.5 55 0 Austria: 26.5 32.6 38.9 0 0 2.1 0 Belgium: 34.1 20.6 42.3 0.5 1.6 0 0 Costa Rica: 3 3.8 0 0 0 86.5 6.7 Czech Republic: 22.8 11.7