The Island Waste Management Corporation (IWMC) is a Canadian provincial Crown corporation operated by the Government of Prince Edward Island.
Headquartered in Charlottetown, IWMC is responsible for collecting and disposing of solid waste in the entire province.
Faced with ever-increasing amounts of solid waste heading to antiquated, poorly-designed community landfills across the province during the 1980s, the provincial government conceived its Waste Watch program in the early 1990s with the eventual goal being to standardize the collection and disposal of waste, while closing all small community landfills. IWMC was established to administer and provide solid waste management services throughout the province. The company sub-contracts the collection and disposal services and collects an annual fee for its operations through provincial property taxes for both residential and commercial properties.
Read more about Island Waste Management Corporation: Waste Watch, Waste Watch Separation Rules
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