TURNING DOWN THE VOLUME
Alberta’s waste management goals and objectives

Alberta's goal:

• Decrease the amount of material sent to landfills to 500 kg/capita by the year 2010

• Increase pollution prevention and waste reduction efforts

• Ensure a sustainable waste diversion infrastructure is in place to manage increasing and diversified wastes.

• Ensure a sustainable waste management infrastructure is in place to manage those wastes that require disposal.

• Ensure that waste disposal practices protect human and environmental health

Environmental stewardship, at its heart, involves each of us caring for our land, air and water. Stewardship programs may be voluntary or regulated, public or private, involve individual activities or national endeavours, and are a complex blend of ethics, awareness, education and action.

Municipal, industrial and public stewardship programs have been -- and will continue to be -- key in minimizing, diverting and disposing of our waste materials. And already there are many waste stewardship programs operating efficiently and effectively throughout the province.

As we move toward our goal of reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills, stewardship programs will play an even greater role in our waste reduction efforts. Together a strong, responsible province-wide approach will protect and conserve our resources.