Hello April!
One of our key focus areas for the MPCA Green Initiative Committee is waste management. We implement tactical ways to redirect waste produced within Mount Pleasant and we work to communicate awareness of recycling and composting programs that are available to the community.
This month’s article features a few helpful guides to the waste management options available in our community and city, including our upcoming Community Cleanup.
City of Calgary Waste Management Options:
• Take advantage of the City’s Hazardous Waste recycling. Items that are accepted include automotive chemicals, batteries, motor oil, garden and chemical pests, cleaning chemicals, and home renovations. Just to name a few! For a full list please visit https://www.calgary.ca/waste/residential/household-hazardous-waste-drop-off-program.html. All materials must be stored, labelled, and sealed properly. There are multiple locations across the city.
• Household Blue Cart: These carts can accept many items but not all and sometimes it is hard to recall precisely what can go in your blue cart. The city has a helpful tool to tell you what goes where. It can be found here: https://www.calgary.ca/waste/what-goes-where/default.html.
• Lastly, of course, are the household Green Cart items that keep many things out of the black carts and can go into the city’s composting facilities. Items accepted in these carts are all food waste, food-soiled paper, yard waste, and even pet waste! For a full list visit here: https://www.calgary.ca/waste/residential/green-cart.html.
Also, did you know that if you are looking to learn more about waste management you can call 3-1-1 to book a tour of a landfill, compost, or recycling facility?!
Hopefully, you’re planning to take advantage of the Community Cleanup, coming up on May 4 this year. This is one of the major events that we bring to the community by partnering with the City and community vendors to redirect household items that may otherwise end up in a landfill.
If you have ideas you want to share on how to better waste management or if you want to get involved and be a part of making Mount Pleasant a greener community, we would love to have you join the committee. Please email [email protected] for more information or if you have any questions.
Have a great month,
The MPCA Green Initiatives Committee
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