Have your say on burning Ottawa's garbage
The City of Ottawa wants to know what you think about the future of our garbage, and one of the options on the table is burning it. Its Long Term Waste Management Survey is open until Monday, December 14.
We've written a short guide to help you answer it. It explains what's in the survey, what it leaves out, and how we'd answer each question.
Why your answers are important
City staff will use the survey results as they prepare a recommendation for Council in early 2027, so what residents say now could shape Ottawa's garbage system for decades. An incinerator would cost hundreds of millions of dollars, pollute our air and need a steady supply of garbage to keep running. The best answer, making far less garbage in the first place, isn't even one of the choices.
That's why it matters that as many people as possible take the survey, and take it with the full picture in mind.
Read our Guide to Future of Waste Survey here
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