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Learn how to implement the best practices and strategies used by Durham, ON, our 2018 Sustainable Communities Awards climate change winner.
- Sustainability
- Climate change
- Disaster mitigation
Case study
The Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine's Terrace Area Integrated Solid Waste Management Program is the 2018 winner in the waste category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.
- Sustainability
- Waste
The Regional Municipality of Durham's Community Climate Adaptation Plan is the 2018 winner in the climate change category of FCM's Sustainable Communities Awards.
Watch the video and read the case study to learn more about this project. Download our guide below to get started on a similar project in your community.
- Climate change
- Disaster mitigation
- Sustainability
Learn how a Quebec community creates biogas plus environmental and economic benefits from organic waste.
- Sustainability
- Waste
Case study
The Municipality of the District of Shelburne studied the feasibility of building a local waste transfer station to reduce the costs and environmental impact of trucking waste to a landfill in another municipality.
- Environment
- Sustainability
- Waste
Case study
The City of St-Jean-sur-Richelieu studied the feasibility of using municipal sewage sludge as agricultural fertilizer.
- Environment
- Sustainability
- Waste
Case study
The Town of Cape St. George, NL, is a leader among small rural municipalities with its comprehensive curbside recycling program and resourceful approach to reuse and composting.
- Sustainability
- Waste
Case study
The City of Whitehorse, YK, is taking the lead among northern communities with a Solid Waste Action Plan that aims to divert at least half of its solid waste from landfill by 2015 and achieve zero waste by 2040.
- Sustainability
- Waste