by the City of Calgary, Waste and Recycling Services
We talk a lot about putting the right items into your blue, black, and green carts to avoid contamination. But what exactly is contamination?
Contamination is when the wrong items are put in the wrong bins. Sorting your waste into the right carts ensures materials end up at the right facility to be turned into new products or to be disposed of properly.
Most people do a good job with their carts. But the consequences of contamination create real challenges that impact the waste facilities, the health and safety of workers, and increase program costs for Calgarians.
Working together, we can keep our facilities and staff safe while ensuring our waste programs run properly.
Learn more at calgary.ca/contamination.
