The new funding stream for waste-diversion projects answers our call for #OttCity funding for this crucial work:
- prolongs landfill capacity
- saves money
- reduces emissions
- builds community

We strongly encourage all to apply! #Ottawa #OttWaste #WasteDiversion

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Ecology Ottawa welcomes new community waste diversion funding, urges improvements Ecology Ottawa delegated to City Council's Environment and Climate Change Committee meeting today to support a proposed new funding stream for community waste diversion initiatives and urge several im...

Thanks to Peace and Environmental News for publishing our recent delegation on @en.ottawa.ca's new community-led waste diversion fund!

This is a good-news story—even if, as councillors observed, it's "baby steps." #Ottawa #OttCity #OttWaste

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Join us online on Wed, Feb 25 as we watch and discuss the Feb 17 meeting of City Council's Environment and Climate Change Committee as they discuss a proposed new funding stream for community-led waste diversion projects. #OttCity #OttWaste #OttPoli #CouncilWatch

Thanks to @capitalcurrent.bsky.social for their coverage of the City's proposed new funding stream for community-led waste diversion.

If Council approves next week, this program will open up opportunities valuable to both the community and #OttCity. #OttWaste

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Thanks to all those who signed the petition!

Our calls for improvements to a proposed new funding stream for community-led waste diversion were heard by Environment and Climate Change Committee and partly incorporated.

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#OttCity #OttWaste #Community

@en.ottawa.ca staff are proposing a new stream for community projects that divert waste.

Great news, right? This answers a call Ecology Ottawa made in a 2024 petition: www.ecologyottawa.ca/waste_reduct...

#Ottawa #OttCity #OttWaste #ReduceReuse #WasteDiversion

Environment and Climate Change Committee - February 17, 2026

For the agenda of the Environment and Climate Change Committee meeting on Feb 17 where this recommendation is considered: pub-ottawa.escribemeetings.com/Meeting.aspx...

#OttWaste #Ottawa #OttPoli #ReduceReuse #WasteDiversion

That said, we also asked for operations funding for groups already doing this work, to provide stability and increase their capacity.

Groups like
- Eco-Equitable
- Ottawa Outdoor Gear Library
- Ottawa Tool Library
- Waste Watch Ottawa

We'll keep advocating for this. #OttWaste #OttPoli #Ottawa 3/3

This is tomorrow!

Join to learn about the fight against incineration in other jurisdictions. #OttWaste #Incineration #Waste

Ottawa businesses find ways to divert food waste The majority of waste taken to landfill in Ottawa could have been diverted to the green bin, and of that food waste, much of it is avoidable.

Nice to see our Council Watch post on @en.ottawa.ca's Waste Audit picked up in a recent @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social story.

The audit flew under the radar—unfortunately, as it offers important (and interesting!) data on #OttCity waste diversion. #OttWaste #Ottawa

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Here’s what you need to know about changes to blue and black bin recycling in Ottawa on Jan. 1, 2026 As of January 1, the City of Ottawa will no longer be responsible for collecting your blue and black bin, as the Ontario government shifts responsibility for collecting and processing recycling to pro...

Helpful summary from @ctvnewsottawa.bsky.social on the changes to blue and black bins taking effect in #Ottawa Jan 1.

Certainly an expansion of what's received, and a couple surprises—so well worth a read. #OttWaste #OttCity #Waste #Recycling

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Pellerin: Too much garbage? One man's trash is another man's treasure Ottawa has taken little action to deal with all that junk. Let's talk someone into taking it off our hands, says Brigitte Pellerin

Whether or not you accept @brigittepellerin.bsky.social’s modest proposal here, their underlying premise is surely right: we in #Ottawa produce too much trash, and we haven’t been creative or courageous enough in dealing with it. #OttWaste

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Keep Ottawa Incinerator-Free!

For more, including how to take action: www.ecologyottawa.ca/incineration...

#Ottawa #OttCity #OttWaste #Environment #Health #Climate #WasteManagement

Community Waste Reduction and Reuse Initiatives In June 2024, Ottawa City Council approved the Solid Waste Master Plan (SWMP). The plan guides how the City will sustainably manage waste over the next 30 years. One of the key actions in the plan is ...

@en.ottawa.ca is seeking feedback on community waste initiatives!

Please share your ideas on how they can support residents to reuse, repair, or share household items and keep them out of landfill. Deadline Jul 7.

#Ottawa #OttCity #OttWaste

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