Edson And District Recycling Society

The mandate for EDRS is to educate on the 3Rs and wise use of our environment, provide people of Edson and area the opportunity to recycle and to provide public input into municipal and provincial waste management.

The Edson and District Recycling Society formed on January 8, 1990 with the mandate to:
• Provide education on reusing, recycling and the wise use of our environment.
• Provide the people and business community of Edson and district with the opportunity to recycle.
• Provide public input into municipal and provincial waste management.
• The Society Philosophies are:
– A healthy, fully functioning environment is essential to our social and economic well being.
– The rate of waste production must not be greater than the rate that our world can reuse / recycle it.
– Every individual in our community should have the opportunity and the responsibility to minimize their waste production.
– Community actions taken to reduce wastes must be sustainable, or lead to more sustainable actions.

The ongoing partnerships between the Edson District Recycling Society, Yellowhead County and the Town of Edson recognize the strong responsibility that municipalities have to promote effective waste reduction and recycling programs in our region.

Partnerships within the community help to reduce costs, enhance environmental educational and help to spread the "ownership" of the depot throughout the community.