The Town of Canmore is committed to planning for a sustainable community and to being leaders in environmental stewardship.  The Town of Canmore has committed by 2035 to landfill no more than:

• 0.30 tonnes/person/year of total Municipal Solid Waste,
• 0.20 tonnes/person/year of Residential and ICI Waste, and
• 0.10 tonnes/person/year of C&D Waste.

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Desired Future State

Current Reality

Goals/Targets

Strategies 

Actions

Performance Measurement and Reporting

Accountabilities

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WHY RECYCLE?

There are, minimally, 4 Important Reasons to Recycle:

1. Save Natural Resources – By making products from recycled materials instead of virgin materials, we conserve land and reduce the need to drill for oil and dig for minerals.
2. Save Energy – It usually takes less energy to make recycled products; recycled aluminum, for example, takes 95% less energy than new aluminum from bauxite ore.
3. Saves Clean Air and Water – In most cases, making products from recycled materials creates less air pollution and water pollution than making products from virgin materials.
4. Saves Landfill Space – When the materials that you recycle go into new products, they don’t go into landfills or incinerators, so landfill space is conserved.