Living 住 Al l-in-One Guide to Calgary 2022 Among the services they provide are •Garbage collection for all residential homes. They also provide collection services for commercial and industrial establishments on a fee-for-service basis. • Disposal of both residential and commercial wastes through the operation of three landfills. • Waste diversion opportunities such as residential recycling programs, leaf and backyard composting programs, and household hazardous waste collection and disposal. Residential Waste Collection Green Cart Food and Yard Waste Program Dispose of all your food and yard waste in your green bin. It will be turned into nutrient-rich compost at our new indoor composting facility rather than go to waste in our landfills. Set extra paper yard waste bags two feet to the side of the cart. The pick up schedule will be: • Spring: Green Carts are picked up every week on the same day as Blue Cart. •Winter: Green Carts are picked up every second week on the same day as Blue Cart. Grasscycling Approximately 20% of the waste entering landfills is from yards. Instead of throwing out grass clippings, recycle them by leaving the cuttings where they lay. This is called Grasscycling. It keeps your lawn healthy while reducing the amount of yard waste, acts as slow release fertilizer, keeps moisture in the soil. Real Christmas Trees Put your real Christmas tree in your green cart for composting. Cut your tree into small pieces and place in your green cart (make sure lid can close).If your green cart is full, put in paper yard waste bags and roll tops closed. Set bags 0.5m (2 ft) from side of your cart. Please visit calgary.ca/collection to find an updated schedule or call 311. You can sign up for free reminders and choose type of notice by text, phone or email. Or download the“Calgary Garbage Day”app. Blue Cart Recycling You can put these items in your blue cart: • Paper and cardboard • Bundled stretchy plastic bags and cling wrap • Plastic jugs and bottles • Bags, packaging and food containers • Food cans and foil • Glass jars and bottles • Lids and caps - separate from container Metal lids must be larger than 5 cm (two inches) in diameter. Plastic lids must be larger than 7.5 cm (three inches) in diameter. Please note that all coffee cup lids belong in the garbage. They are too light to be sorted properly at the recycling facility. Extra bags are not accepted. Save items for the next week or take them to a community recycling depot. Black Cart Garbage Collection Starting Oct 1, 2020, if you have extra bag of garbage that won't fit in the black cart, you have to purchase tags at participating convenience and grocery store or online at: Calgary.ca/garbagetag. The cost is $3 per tag. Wrap a tag around the know on top of the bag and place the bag 2 feet from the black cart.useful life and cannot be recycled or composted. Black carts are picked up once every two weeks on a seperate day than your blue and green carts. Safely Dispose of Household Batteries Don’t put any kind of battery in your blue, green or black carts. Batteries contain metals like lead, lithium, cadmium and mercury that can be dangerous to human health and the environment. If they end up in any of your carts, batteries can get crushed and cause fires at the recycling, composting and landfill facilities. Household batteries include non-rechargeable alkaline batteries (AA and AAA) and rechargeable batteries found in cellphones and laptops. Safely dispose of batteries by taking to a participating retailer for free recycling, including London Drugs, Staples, Home Depot, Rona, IKEA and Best Buy. For more information visit calgary.ca/battery. No miscellaneous plastics, even if they have a recycling symbol Put these items in the black cart as garbage. Your blue cart is for plastic containers – if your plastic item is not a container, do not recycle it. •Plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons) and straws •Plastic food wrappers and cellophane e.g. yogurt tubes, popsicle wrappers, noodle wrappers •Plastic mesh bags e.g. onion and avocado bags •Laundry baskets, kiddie pools and large tubs (anything bigger than 5 gallon pail) •Pens and markers •CD cases and DVD cases •Coffee cup lids and fountain pop lids To find out where to recycle, compost or dispose of your everyday items, and how to properly prepare them, visit What Goes Where. https://www.calgary.ca/uep/wrs/what-goes-where/default.html Waste & Recycling Services Is Responsible for The Management of The Waste & Recycling Services Provided by The City of Calgary NEW 22
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