Matériauthèque

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Cutting emissions by cutting waste

In Quebec’s remote Magdalen Islands, waste is responsible for a lot of fossil fuel emissions. The Matériauthèque is trying to change that. This innovative social enterprise project recuperates and promotes usable building materials to prevent them from going to the landfill. Join Mayka Thibodeau, from the Centre de recherche sur les milieux insulaires et maritimes (CERMIM), as she gives us a tour.

Recommended Video Citation

Climate Atlas of Canada. (2020). Matériauthèque: Cutting emissions by cutting waste. Prairie Climate Centre. https://climateatlas.ca/video/materiautheque

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