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About the ICS

The Institute for Community Sustainability (ICS) is a London, Ontario-based not-for-profit whose goals include:

Developing and operating programs promoting the protection and preservation of the environment through re-use, reduction, recycling and recovery of waste
Operating a Thing Library, Repair Cafés and related programs in order to preserve household items and to keep them from disposal in landfill
Educating the public on the subjects of reducing waste, reusable and refillable alternatives to single-use products, supporting composting, and living more sustainably

Current Programs

📦Thing Library

⚒️Repair Café

♻️Workshops & Events

Latest News

Our draft Strategic Plan 2025-2030 is here!

We’ve been working hard over the last few months to develop a draft strategic plan that clarifies our vision, mission, and values, and guides our decision-making and programming for the next five years - and it’s finally ready to share! Check it out below.

Your feedback is crucial for ensuring that this plan represents the needs, interests, perspectives, and passions of our community. Please consider leaving some feedback!

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Share your feedback through our anonymous form or email us at info@communitysustainability.ca

Download the draft Strategic Plan 2025-2030

Download a high resolution version of the draft Theory of Change

Introducing our new event space at Reimagine Together

We celebrated the launch of our draft Strategic Plan and newly renovated event space at Reimagine Together on June 26, 2024. There was food, music, fun activities for all ages, and generally good energy all around! Thanks to all the wonderful folks who came out to join us. Some highlights below…