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By the later 20th Century Toronto and previously Metro Toronto have used a number of sites mostly close to the city to handle solid waste collected: Keele Valley Landfill - former landfill owned and used by Metro Toronto from 1983 (Toronto since 1998 to 2002) to deal with waste from all municipalities that now make up Toronto. Now sits idle ...
Even with 60% diversion through the green bin and recycling programs, residual waste from the Greater Toronto Area would amass 2,200 tonnes (2,425 tons) a day or 800,000 tonnes (882,000 tons) a year.
Edmonton started their curbside recycling program in 1988. [13] In 2021, Edmonton transitioned from a bag to cart system for garbage and food waste collection. [14] On September 10, 2020, the Edmonton city council approved a 25-year waste strategy to reduce the landfill waste by 90%.
In 1985, Laidlaw won the bid for recycling in the City of Mississauga and introduced the second commercial blue box program in Ontario in June 1986, the largest recycling effort in North America. Between 1997 and 1999, Laidlaw, Inc. exited the solid waste business after incurring heavy losses through its investments in Safety-Kleen and ...
Built in 1999, the Edmonton Composting Facility was the largest of its kind in North America, [4] both in volume and capacity. At 38,690 square metres (416,500 square feet) in size it was also the largest stainless steel building in North America [5] and could process 200,000 tonnes (220,000 tons) of residential waste and 25,000 tonnes (25,000 long tons; 28,000 short tons) (dry) of biosolids ...
The former Eaton's store (moved in 1977 from former location at 276 King Street West - now Eaton's Lofts) and later Sears store has since been converted to offices, as has much of the remainder of the mall. Galleria London (formerly Wellington Square; now Citi Plaza), London: This was the last to be developed under the ODRP. Originally, it ...
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Downtown Edmonton is the central business district of Edmonton, Alberta.Located at the geographical centre of the city, the downtown area is bounded by 109 Street to the west, 105 Avenue to the north, 97 Street to the east, 97 Avenue and Rossdale Road to the south, and the North Saskatchewan River to the southeast.