Yukon Recycling Summit
The Government of Yukon and the City of Whitehorse are excited to invite you to the Yukon Recycling Summit this November.
What’s the Yukon Recycling Summit?
The summit will bring together organizations and people interested in making a difference in recycling and waste management and learning more about a circular economy in the Yukon.
We’ll facilitate discussions on:
- policy updates;
- the consequences of waste in the environment;
- recycling and waste diversion;
- extended producer responsibility; and
- highlighting successes from local organizations and businesses.
When and where is it?
Date: November 1 to November 3, 2022
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Place: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, 1171 1st Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon
How to go
You can attend either virtually or in person. Registration is free.
Open house
Date: November 1, 2022
Time: 4 to 7 pm
Place: Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, 1171 1st Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon
The open house is free for everyone and does not require registration to attend. We’ll will showcase organizations and businesses supporting the circular economy in the Yukon. Come on down and checkout the:
- free workshops including paper making, sewing, and clothes mending;
- shopping from artists and vendors including the Refillery, Mt. Lorne Transfer Station free store, Whitehorse Community Thrift Store, and more;
- information from local organizations including Raven Recycling Society, ColdAcre, the Whitehorse Tool Library, NGOs, Whitehorse Blue Bins, Yukon Public Library, and more;
- engagement opportunity on Extended Producer Responsibility in the Yukon;
- art installations;
- a free movie about the circular economy; and
- snacks!
Artist and vendor biographies can be found here
Agenda
Agenda
View the most current agenda here and learn more about keynote speakers here
November 1 and 2, 2022
Group discussions and facilitated conversations with a range of perspectives on waste, recycling and the circular economy.
November 3, 2022
Field trips, including:
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