Merrickville-Wolford encourages and promotes respect for the environment.  There are a number of community activites and programs which support this mandate.

Residents and visitors are encouraged to recycle.  Depots are available at the Landfill site or at various locations in the Merrickville ward.

The municipality offers electronics recycling and co-ordinates Household Hazardous Waste Days with the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.

Active community groups include the Merrickville cycle group, Merrickville Goes Green, the Merrickville Trails group.  These groups offer local residents an opportunity to become more involved in the community.

Recently the municipality embraced the Yellow Fish program operated by the Girl Guides.  Municipal storm drains are painted with a yellow fish icon to remind everyone that storm drains empty into the nearby river.

The municipality encourages residents to become a part of Eco-events like Earth Hour, Earth Day, the local Eco- Fair and the Zero Volt Challenge.

A number of local restaurants participate in the Buy Local program and area farmers markets encourage residents and businesses to support their local farming network.

The Village of Merrickville-Wolford has a very active Environmental Advisory Committee.  This committee is composed of volunteers from the community who have been appointed by Council to make recommendations on Environmental matters.

Agendas for Environment Committee Meetings are located under the Agenda and Minutes tab under "Office" on the main webpage.

By-Laws associated with the environment, like the Idling By-Law are located under the By-Law category under the "Residents" tab on the main web page.