2016-2020 Waste Management Plan for the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory February 2016 Revised May 2016 1 Work Team 2016-2020 Waste Management Plan for the Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory May 2016 Holly McComber Environmental Technologist Kahnawà:ke Environment Protection Office In collaboration with Monique Clément, B.Sc. DGE Recycologue Gestion des matières résiduelles formation - conférence – vulgarisation Téléphone : 819-835-0833 Courriel:
[email protected] www.moniqueclement.ca 2 Table of Contents 1 Geographic and socio-economic description of the community ............................. 5 1.1 Description of Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory ................................................. 5 1.2 Description of the community organization ....................................................... 6 1.3 Community socio-economical profile .................................................................. 6 2 Existing Waste Management Infrastructure ............................................................... 7 2.1 Infrastructures within the community ................................................................ 7 2.1.1 Recycling Depot Operations ......................................................................... 7 2.1.2 Transfer Depot Operation ............................................................................. 8 2.2 Infrastructures and organisations outside the community ............................ 10 3 Current waste management services and practices ................................................. 14 3.1 Residential recycling