1. Public Works and Engineering: Sustainability Division
2017 Recycling Awards
Public Works and Engineering: Sustainability Division

2. Wek’èezhìi Land and Water Board
Implementing a Recycling and Composting Program at YK office
Renting reusable dishes and hiring local people for dishwashing duties
Using tablets and laptops rather than printing board packages

3. Yellowknife Farmers Market
Requiring food vendors to use compostable containers
Set a diversion goal of 85% and reached 86% at event
Campaign to recognize patrons that brought their own containers 

4. Les Rocher
“When I first met him in 1984, he was a proprietor of a small “Swap Shop”. Since that time he and his family have recycled more “stuff” then anyone I have ever met.”
Photo credit: Pat Kane

5. DREAM Office Management (NWT) Inc
Conducted a Waste Study and presented info at open house
Initiated a new compost program with bins on each floor

6. The Fat Fox Café
Leading the way by using compostable take-away containers and serving in house meals and beverages with reusable containers
Compost their food waste using the City’s organics program