Submitted on behalf of the Education Committee by Belle Auld
Foam food containers are NOT the same as food-soiled paper – foam containers always go in the garbage
Food-soiled paper such as cardboard pizza boxes go in the green compost bin
Plastic clamshell containers MUST be clean to be recycled
Single use plastic bags and all stretchy plastic must be combined into one bag and TIED closed
Black plastic containers go in the garbage
Please do NOT use compostable bags for garbage – these and any organic/food waste create methane gas in the landfill (methane is much more harmful to the environment than carbon)
Please bag all garbage to keep it from flying out of the BluPlanet trucks
Tin foil can be recycled only if it is CLEAN
Small household items such as humidifiers do NOT go in the garbage – they go to electronic recycling (there is an electronic recycling bin at West Hillhurst Community Centre, inside by the ice rink)
Yard waste in large bags – let Yvonne Sabraw know when you have these. She takes them to the dump so we avoid the extra costs BluPlanet charges when these are outside the bins