Waste

Embracing circularity

This award recognizes a program or project that focuses on reducing or diverting solid waste or recovering resources in an innovative manner that can possibly be replicated by other municipalities, in the spirit of embracing circularity.  

Examples of eligible initiatives:

• Composting, anaerobic digestion, or other processes to capture value from organic waste.
• Landfill gas capture, mitigation and/or beneficial use.
• Waste diversion programs or projects that use waste as a resource.
• Initiatives that support and foster a circular economy at the local or regional level.

Who can apply?

All Canadian municipalities and their partners are eligible to apply for an FCM Sustainable Communities Award.

Learn about one of our 2022 waste category winners. Communities and waste management teamed up in Quebec’s Lac-Saint-Jean region to create Réemploi+, an organization that is creating a system for waste diversion and reuse while also developing skills training opportunities.

Learn about another one of our 2022 waste category winners, the City of Guelph and Wellington County, who increased access to affordable food and reduced food waste and emissions by implementing a circular food economy.

Discover how the Green Municipal Fund can support the next steps in your waste management projects with funding through our Organic Waste-to-Energy offers.

Applications are now closed. Winners will be announced in 2025.