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Recycling Best Practices

10/14/2019

 
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Want to keep your recycling out of landfills?  You may think you know what’s recyclable, but if you’re like me, you may be wrong. So here’s how to make sure your recycling is actually recycled.
 
How to prepare your recyclables before putting them into your bin:
  • Thoroughly wash all cans, glass bottles and plastic food containers and bottles. Anything contaminated with food or drink means your recyclables will end up in a landfill not a recycling depot.
  • Do NOT put recycling into the bin in a plastic bag of any colour - in other words, NO PLASTIC BAGS in your bin! Dump your clean recyclables into your bin and, if you’ve used one, throw away the plastic bag or better yet, wash and reuse it or take it to the plastic bag recycling bin at your local grocery store. Most of the big chains have a collection bin for plastic grocery bags.
  • Do NOT nest items - i.e.: don’t put cans or bottles inside one another. Keep them separate.  
  • Do NOT put any form of medical or hazardous waste into recycling. Take any needles, asthma puffers or other medical waste to your local pharmacy, which will oversee their recycling. Take hazardous waste to one of the cities 4R depots.
What you can recycle:
  • Clean Plastic containers/bottles (No black plastic)
  • Clean Metal cans 
  • Clean Glass bottles
  • Newspapers
  • Non-glossy paper
  • Clean cardboard boxes. (No food contaminated boxes)
What you CANNOT recycle: 
  • Black plastic (for example, the containers mushrooms are packaged in at the supermarket, coffee-cup lids or bedding plant containers)
  • Plastic bags (even the ones that claim to compostable!) 
  • Plastic toys, chairs or any other large plastic item
  • Plastic wrap (either cellophane or the thicker type)
  • Styrofoam (such as takeout containers, coffee cups, meat trays or packing materials)
  • Glossy coloured paper (gift bags, wrapping paper)
  • Paper towels 
  • Paper cups (the kind you get at Tim Hortons or Starbucks - even the compostable ones!)
  • Foil containers (takeout trays, pie plates and other foil trays used for cooking)
  • Aluminum foil
  • Glassware 
  • Computers, computer keyboards and electrical cords 
  • Clothing and textiles
  • Paint cans (see our hazardous waste blog)
  • Aerosol cans 
Kyle
10/15/2019 09:54:48 am

Thank you for the information. Appreciate it

Erna Buffie
10/15/2019 11:02:52 am

You're welcome Kyle! And check out our hazardous waste blog too. https://www.wrawpg.ca/blog/what-is-hazardous-waste-and-how-do-i-get-rid-of-it

Erna Buffie
10/16/2019 06:27:28 am

Clean milk containers can also go into recycling. And if you don't think it's worth the effort to clean your recyclables or if you think most of our recycling winds up in landfills, check out this news article. Winnipeg is actually ahead of the game on recycling. https://globalnews.ca/news/5217910/where-does-winnipegs-recycling-end-up/

Michael Bennett
11/24/2019 11:13:01 am

Thanks for this informative blog on what's recyclable, what's not. Do you know if the tape used to close cardboard boxes need to be removed (such as the tape on Amazon packages or cellophane tape)? Also, some cardboard, typically from China, seems un-recyclable due to the flimsy nature of the cardboard. Is it recyclable or garbage? Thanks for this... Michael

erna buffie
11/24/2019 11:55:56 am

Hi Michael, If you call one of the 4R depots they should be able to tell you but I'd guess the tape should come off. And Michael do you have a block leader on your street and are you still leading the tree bandits? We're trying to find point people to disseminate info about what the WRA's up to via their mailing lists. If you can help with that just PM me on Facebook and let me know!


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