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Behchoko Landfill Upgrade and Expansion

Sector: Government • Location: Northwest Territories, Canada

Source: Infrastructure Canada

Project
In Progress

Community Government opened its new Landfill in September 2019. The landfill is designed with five cells, and Behchoko constructed only one cell. Behchoko proposes building one more cell, a brand new landfill office, weigh scale, controlled gate, and increasing the fence height to meet the guidelines. This project will support the cumulative disposal over a 20 year horizon of approximately 26,600

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Government, Residential, Commercial, Waste Processing and Treatment
Location
Northwest Territories, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Infrastructure Canada

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The project “Behchoko Landfill Upgrade and Expansion” is an infrastructure initiative in the Government sector, located in Northwest Territories, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Infrastructure Canada.

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Under Construction

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2026-07-22

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Community Government opened its new Landfill in September 2019. The landfill is designed with five cells, and Behchoko constructed only one cell. Behchoko proposes building one more cell, a brand new landfill office, weigh scale, controlled gate, and increasing the fence height to meet the guidelines. This project will support the cumulative disposal over a 20 year horizon of approximately 26,600 tonnes and with proper compaction and cover an estimated total of 105,000 cubic metres of airspace.

Original sector

Waste Management

Location

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Canada

State

Northwest Territories

Source

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Infrastructure Canada

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Sector

Government, Residential, Commercial, Waste Processing and Treatment

Article published date

2026-04-12

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