2010 FCM Sustainable Communities Awards Winner — Waste: Overview

Regional Municipality of York, Ontario

McCleary Court Community Environmental Centre

With only one full-service waste management depot located in the north end of the regional municipality of York, many residents in the south had to drive long distances to dispose of their waste. Community environmental centres (CECs) are designed to provide the public with reliable and convenient access to solid waste management services. The McCleary Court CEC, located in the city of Vaughan, is the first in a planned regional network of CECs and was officially opened in July 2009. Vaughan residents attended a public consultation meeting early in the project process, allowing them to learn about the facility and ask questions prior to construction. Follow-up meetings were held to resolve the community’s concerns, and a number of design and operational measures were adopted.