Etude de faisabilite pour l'implantation d'une collecte des residus compostables
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Waste
Project value$43,560
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Composting
Grant amount$21,780
Program type
GMF
Municipality
Ville de Sherbrooke, QC
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
172,950
Project timeline
2004 - 2011
Project number
1719
Description
This feasibility study will determine the costs, structures and technology required for the city to set up a compostingwaste collection service. The study will also gauge whether residents would support and participate in the service. Thecity estimates that it could divert about 14,000 tonnes of residential and industrial and institutional waste from landfill if those wastes were composted. The compost produced would be used by the municipality, distributed to residents or soldon the open market.*** Report is available in French only.
Applicant
Ville de Sherbrooke, QC