Sort it Out
Putting your materials in the proper cart helps ensure they reach the right facility, where they can be sorted, cleaned, and processed for use in manufacturing or permanently disposed of.
| Blue Cart - Recycling | Grey Cart - Garbage | Backyard Compost - Organics |
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| Collected bi-weekly and taken to Recycle-It Resource Recovery for use in manufacturing. | Collected weekly and taken to the North Peace Regional Landfill for disposal. | Reduce your impact on our planet and improve your soil by composting at home. Learn how to compost more and waste less. |
Items that aren’t accepted curbside can be taken to Recycle-It Resource Recovery, North Peace Regional Landfill, the Fort St. John Bottle Depot, or your local thrift store.
Why Contamination Matters
Sorting your recycling is just the beginning. When your cart leaves your home it’s taken to a sorting facility where the work continues. A contaminated cart can pose a number of concerns down the line.
Waste Worker Safety
Contamination in your curbside recycling carts can have serious consequences for waste worker safety. The wrong materials in the wrong bin can be hazardous, causing accidents that can harm workers, result in work stoppages, and even start fires.
Quality of Materials
When contamination happens, it also compromises the quality of the recycling. That means it may not be recovered and turned into new materials. Learn more about what happens to your recycling after collection, and take a virtual facilities tour.
The solution to contamination starts at home. When the right waste is placed in the right bin, we help keep our community safe and our province green.
Unsure what goes where?
Download the Waste Wise app and check out our “What Goes Where?” brochure for help.