Recycling Basics for the Home

Recycling saves energy, landfill space and natural resources.

Home recycling requires a trivial amount of time, yet offers substantial benefit to the homeowner as well as the environment.

According to the EPA, the national recycling rate is just 30%. Increasing materials recycling in Canada to 60% could save the equivalent of 315 million barrels of oil per year. Recycling is a great way individuals can make a difference, both locally and globally.

Home Recycling Tips

- visit your local recycling center and find out what materials they accept for recycling. Then set up your bins accordingly. To find the recycling center nearest you, call: 403-223-1610
- put storage bins in place - The key to a successful home recycling program is the storage bin setup. Once you learn which materials your local recycling center accepts set up a corresponding storage bin system. The garage is a good place to locate the bins; if using an open car port the lids will need to be covered to secure the contents from pests and wind. Once your system is set up, recycling is easy!
- use plastic bags or totes to store materials for recycling. Paper bags can be leaky, and rip easily. Try to use smaller containers, as they will be easier to lift when full.
- label recycling bins to ensure materials are separated correctly.
- choose products with the highest percentage of "post-consumer" recycled content
Two types of recycled materials are used in manufacturing products and packaging:
pre-consumer - often referred to as mill scraps recycled internally at manufacturing plants.
post-consumer - returned by consumers, through recycling programs, to the manufacturing process.
- clean bottles and tins before putting in the recycling bin. This prevents flies both at home and the recycling station.
- put a 'no junk mail' sticker on your letter box. You'll be amazed at how much this reduces your rubbish.
- join the Freecycle™ movement - the idea is simple: you give away for free what you have and don’t need and you receive for free what you need, but don’t have. This ‘free cycle’ of goods keeps lots of useful stuff out of landfill sites and is about thinking globally and recycling locally.

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