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Every Edmontonian has the power to reduce the waste they make at home and at work. Reducing waste not only saves money but also helps to protect our environment and conserve valuable resources.
Identifies programs and regulations that will result in fewer materials becoming part of the waste stream.
Emphasizes waste prevention and waste reduction, and redesigns our services to help all Edmontonians play a bigger role in Edmonton’s zero waste future.
Programs and initiatives in place that support waste reduction.
Edmonton has developed a Waste Reduction Roadmap to support the commitments identified in the 25-year Waste Strategy. The Roadmap identifies programs and regulations that will result in fewer materials becoming part of the waste stream over the next three years.
The development of the roadmap included:
Implementation of the Roadmap will happen over three years and will result in fewer materials from Edmonton residents and businesses becoming part of the waste stream.
There are many ways to manage waste. The Zero Waste Framework, below, lists them in order of most to least preferred. Rethink, reduce and reuse focus on preventing waste and provide the most environmental, economic and social benefits.
Waste prevention reduces the amount of natural resources used, cuts greenhouse gas emissions, reduces the cost of collecting and managing waste, and redistributes usable items among community members.
Encourage and support the design of products and systems that minimize waste and support a circular economy.
Prevent waste at the source to minimize how much you have to throw away.
Use an item for the duration of its life.
Turn waste into a new product that can be used again through mechanical, chemical or biological processes.
Mechanical and biological processes that recover additional materials from the waste that cannot be recycled or composted. This includes recovering energy from waste.
Responsible management of waste that cannot be recycled, composted or recovered as energy, as well as environmentally responsible management of existing landfills to maximize their capacity/lifespan.