City of Yellowknife Waste Audit and Curbside Recycling Study
Type of initiative
FCM Green Municipal Fund - Plans, Studies, Pilots
Sector
Waste
Project value$100,000
Project Type
Feasibility Study
Sub Sector
Recycling
Grant amount$50,000
Program type
GMF
Municipality
City of Yellowknife, NT
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
20,340
Project timeline
2008 - 2011
Project number
9539
Description
As part of its Waste Management Strategic Plan, the City of Yellowknife will conduct a waste audit and a feasibility study for curbside collection of recyclables to determine how to improve the city’s current system. The goal is to increase solid waste diversion from landfill by 40 per cent by the year 2011. The city’s existing program is based on a user-pay system for waste, with recycling available at five drop-off locations and participation in this program is low. Depending on the results of the waste audit, the feasibility study will evaluate a number of capital waste diversion projects and programs and assess the impact of specific recycling options. Projects and programs could include a city-wide program for curbside collection of recyclables, a composting program, installing additional recycling bins at family dwellings or expanding the current recycling program to include more items. It is estimated that a curbside collection program could increase waste diversion by an estimated 19 per cent, helping the city achieve its 40 per cent target for waste diversion.
Applicant
City of Yellowknife, NT