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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%.
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 ...
On January 1, 2019, the City of Edmonton officially annexed 8,260 ha (82.6 km 2; 31.9 sq mi) from Leduc County and the City of Beaumont, increasing the city's area to 767.85 km 2 (296.47 sq mi), with discussions of annexing an additional 2,830 ha (28.3 km 2; 10.9 sq mi) of Edmonton International Airport land still ongoing.
Beaumont became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019. [3] 157 elected city officials (19 mayors and 138 councillors) provide city governance throughout the province. [4] The highest density of cities in Alberta is found in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Beaumont, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove and St. Albert).
EPCOR Utilities Inc., formerly known as Edmonton Power Corporation, is a utility company based in Edmonton, Alberta. EPCOR manages water, wastewater, natural gas, and electricity distribution systems in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia , and Ontario , and the American states of Arizona , New Mexico , and Texas . [ 4 ]
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.