Construction of LaSalle’s eco-centre begins

LaSalle’s eco-centre will provide residents access to a drop site to get rid of undesirable matter and dangerous household waste products. It will also serve as a drop off point for construction, demolition and renovation waste materials as well as dry goods and green matter to be treated. In addition to the same services that a regular eco-centre offers, LaSalle’s eco-centre will be the first centre to have an industrial recycling facility. Companies in the area can seek advice on the best means to dispose of their waste matter in an ecological and safe manner.

The project will include an elevated ramp which will have 12 containers to accommodate a wide variety of waste matter for eventual recycling or development. Shelters for accommodating dangerous household waste and for keeping halocarbons as well as a re-use storage facility will be included.

Alan DeSousa, who is responsible for the environment and for sustainable development in the City of Montreal’s Executive Committee, and LaSalle Mayor Manon Barbe, Councilors Alvaro Farinacci, Richard Deschamps and Vincenzo Cesari visited the construction site. “This project will make the life of residents easier by encouraging them to recycle more frequently and to reduce the quantities destined for dump sites. The plan will provide eight additional eco-centres for the next 10 years which should serve the whole island,” said Mr. DeSousa.

Mayor Manon Barbe said, “this eco-centre will be of benefit to residents and companies. It’s an example of an ecological construction because it will apply for a Certification Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.