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 | Where can I recycle or donate items? |
| Stop Junk Mail |
Composting
| What is composting? Where can I obtain materials? |
| What is vermicomposting? Where can I obtain materials? |
Starting Recycling Programs
| Corporate Recycling Program |
| School / Classroom Recycling Program |
Where can I recycle or donate items?
Everyone finds it difficult to know exactly what can be recycled and where that recyclable material can be taken. Before you throw anything away have a look at the following table to see if you can't help to keep usable material out of the City of Calgary's landfills. There are organizations and charities that will gladly take some of your waste off of your hands for from your doorstep for no charge!
The following list should help you find places where you can recycle or donate your materials.
| City of Calgary's List of Recycling Opportunities
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)This is a very detailed list of companies that provide recycling service within the City of Calgary. |
| Clean
Calgary's Reuse & Recycling Listing Clean Calgary has provided a good list of companies and organizations that will take reusable items or recycle existing items. If you haven't been able to find information from the table above this listing might be helpful as well. |
| City of Calgary's Recycling Hotline
(277-7770) or Alberta Recycling Hotline (1-800-463-6326) Either of these resources are really great as they will help you determine if there is any company they know of that will take the material you have for reuse or recycling. |
| Freecycle
or FreecycleTM
Calgary Freecycle Calgary is a unique opportunity for people in Calgary, Alberta (any many many other locations) who have a desire to help the environment and improve their own lives by clutter clearing and passing on their "trash" to those who would find it a "treasure". |
What is composting? Where can I obtain materials?
There is a lot of information available about composting, how you can compost in your backyard, and where you can obtain materials to start composting at Clean Calgary.
What is vermicomposting? Where can I obtain materials?
Information about vermicomposting is available at Clean Calgary, as well as all the materials needed to get started.
Stop Junk Mail
| Canadian
Marketing Association's (CMA) Do Not Contact Service This free service allows consumers the chance to submit their personal information to be removed from phone and junk mail lists of corporations that are registered with CMA. CMA guarantees that after 3 months you will notice a decline in junk mail and phone calls and this will continue for 3 years! |
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Start a Corporate Recycling Program
We are currently compiling a list of applicable information that would be potentially helpful in implementing and/or supporting a recycling program within your company.
| Action on Reducing Waste - Alberta Government Fact Sheet |
| Action on Reducing Waste Manuals - Alberta Government |
| Action
on Reducing Waste - Government of Canada ( ) This is a very good document that provides information on how to go about setting up a recycling group within your organization. |
Start a Classroom Recycling Program
The following is a list organizations that you can work with in order to start a recycling program within your classroom. The programs that these organizations use to teach children about responsible choices are creative and fun.
| Green
Street (All Grades) This is organization provides a wide range of programs to do everything from reducing waste to saving energy! This is a great place to sign-up and get applicable resources for a program in waste reduction. |
| Involved
your Students in creative recycling |
| SEEDS
Foundation Curriculum fit energy and environmental education programs for the past 27 years. |
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