Waste
Recent stories about waste
![Calls for public engagement: Non-residential waste, spa rezoning, St. Albert budget A petrochemical plant, with more industrial development in the background](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/10/23/CPE-2024-10-24-industrial.jpg)
Calls for public engagement: Non-residential waste, spa rezoning, St. Albert budget
Here are opportunities to help inform municipal decision-making for rezonings, waste services, budgeting, and more. Please only answer surveys from the municipality where you live.
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![Podcasters consider councillor conduct and new revenue ideas A photo of Coun. Aaron Paquette](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/09/09/paquette-sm-275.jpg)
Podcasters consider councillor conduct and new revenue ideas
The confrontation between councillors Tim Cartmell and Aaron Paquette at last week's utility committee meeting caught the ear of the co-hosts of Episode 275 of Speaking Municipally, Taproot's municipal affairs podcast. But it wasn't so much the tension itself as what could potentially be fuelling it that made the exchange so intriguing for the co-hosts.
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![On the agenda: Compost capacity, new risks, city manager Machines process organic material.](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2024/08/29/cuac-2024-09-03.jpg)
On the agenda: Compost capacity, new risks, city manager
This week, city councillors return for committee meetings and private council meetings to discuss a proposed composting facility, the city auditor's findings, and recruitment for a city manager.
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![Calls for public engagement: Neighbourhood renewal, urban ag, waste reduction A reusable plastic grocery bag hanging on a doorknob](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2023/11/09/cpe-2023-11-09.jpg)
Calls for public engagement: Neighbourhood renewal, urban ag, waste reduction
Here are some opportunities to offer your input on civic initiatives, including renewal projects in Dunluce and Oliver, urban agriculture in Fort Saskatchewan, and Edmonton's single-use item reduction bylaw.
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![A moment in history: July 26, 1917 A newspaper clipping with the headline "Recommends City Cook and Sell Garbage"](https://taprootyeg.blob.core.windows.net/photos/2023/07/25/history-cooked-garbage.jpg)
A moment in history: July 26, 1917
On this day 106 years ago, Edmonton gave a short-lived thumbs-up to a plan to cook and sell the city's trash.
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![[Re] Waste gets traction solving plastic problems for companies A man wearing a mask holds up a large piece of square material made of recycled plastic](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/42736542-44d5-d5ee-2f9c-f7bac231bbdb.jpg)
[Re] Waste gets traction solving plastic problems for companies
A plastic-recycling startup created in its founder's garage during the pandemic has gained enough traction to contemplate expansion across Canada by 2024.
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![On the agenda: Budget motions, ward boundaries, and waste services Organics bin and recycling on the street](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/480f6c23-6a59-51b4-39e4-211009d316b6.png)
On the agenda: Budget motions, ward boundaries, and waste services
This week, utility committee meets on Jan. 30, and city council meets on Jan. 31, with a continuation scheduled for Feb. 1 if needed. Here are some of the key items on the agenda.
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![Reusable container service launches at UAlberta Four smiling members of the DishZero team stand with their arms around each other](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/df207f53-9451-28b3-969c-dc56dd1404c1.jpg)
Reusable container service launches at UAlberta
As pressure rises on restaurants to decrease their use of single-use items, a group of current and former students at the University of Alberta has come up with a way to make it easy — and free — to offer reusable containers for takeout.
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![Coming up at council: July 4-8, 2022 The Sedona Apartments project proposed for 10209 100 Avenue NW](https://mcusercontent.com/cf49a42db023942d337b0dabf/images/3f341924-ae07-25e0-c391-170e34885a89.jpg)
Coming up at council: July 4-8, 2022
This is city council's final week of meetings before the summer break. There's a city council meeting on July 4, with a continuation scheduled for July 6. A public hearing is scheduled for July 5.
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