Recycling Depot move to be part of major Waste Management project

11/27/2014

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke (MCK) would like to inform Kahnawa�kehr�:non that a major waste management project has received unanimous approval by Chief & Council.

The �Waste Management Project Charter, Phase 1: Recycling� was developed to improve efficiency in regard to waste management and recycling operations within the community. Start-up costs will total approximately $600,000 and will be offset by accumulated programming dollars ($330,000), leaving a total appropriation of $270,000 from MCK reserves.  It is estimated that the project will save approximately $2.2 million over the next fourteen years.

As part of the project, the Recycling Depot will be relocated to the area near the Transfer Depot along the St. Lawrence Seaway. Additionally, a more suitable new vehicle will be purchased for the Recycling program to replace the older pick-up trucks that have been in use for many years.

�We are committed to being more efficient in all of our operations,� said Environment Portfolio Chief Clinton Phillips. �Our team has worked hard to create a plan that will allow us to not only save money, but is good news for the people who live next to the current Recycling Depot.�

The formal approval was given at this past Monday�s Council meeting.