Waste Reduction at Home
A network of drop-off recycling depots is provided for residential use. Each recycling location is equipped with a divided container to receive:
- mixed paper products including boxboard, catalogues, magazines, telephone books, flyers, cardboard, office paper, envelopes (window envelopes accepted), paperback books
- newspapers and inserts (please place loose in bin)
- metal food and beverage cans (please remove labels, rinse and flatten)
- plastic milk jugs - clear HDPE#2 (please rinse, flatten and remove plastic lids)
Drop depots are located in: Prince George, Mackenzie, McBride, Dunster, Valemount.
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Involve the entire family and do your part to be garbage smart.
The 3 R's are a hierarchy of waste management options that can help us decrease the amount of garbage we produce. The order of the 3 R's is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
- Reduce - the first and most important R.
- Simply put, reduce means bringing home less garbage in the first place. By creating less garbage we will decrease the amount of waste material that has to be reused, recycled and landfilled.
- Reuse - the second R.
- Before you recycle or dispose of an item you should try and find another use. this also means favouring those items or packaging that have a reusable value over those items or packages that do not have any reusable value.
- Recycle - the third R.
- Recycling is the process of taking a waste material and making it into a new item. We all have a role in making recycling viable. First of all we must make sure we recycle those items that are recyclable through local programs. Secondly, in order to drive the recycling system it is important that we purchase products that are made from recycled materials.