Garbage & Recycling
DID YOU KNOW....
- It is estimated that a traditional plastic bag takes 1000 years to dissolve
- Canadians take home over 55 million shopping bags every week
- Recycling just one plastic bottle saves enough energy to power a 60W light bulb for 6 hours
- Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a televison for 3 hours
- Landfill sites account for about 38% of Canada's total methane emissions. Methane is 20 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide
- A person weighing 150 pounds will generate 45 tonnes of garbage in their lifetime
- Recycling one tonne of newspaper saves: 19 trees, 3 cubic metres of landfill, 4000 kilowatt hours of energy, 29,000 litres of water and 30 kg of air pollution effluent
- A littered aluminum can will take 300 years to break down on its own
- Canadians throw away 6 million tonnes of recyclable glass each year
- One recycled glass bottle saves enough energy to power a 100-watt light bulb for four hours.
Helpful Links:
Garbage & Recycling Pickup Schedule
Hazardous Waste & Year-Round Depots