Think Green Recycle

Lets start thinking about waste in a different way.   How about we think of waste as a resource something that can fuel our economy.   

Maybe that aluminum can will become part of a power supply to power our laptop computer or maybe that old apple can turn into energy as it biodegrades.  Putting the four R's (Reduce, Recycle and Recover) this resource into action is what waste management is all about. This generation has largely embraced the principles of recycling and Airdrie , Alberta is on-board with this generation.

The City of Airdrie has made some major in-roads to making our the City of Airdrie Green.  It would be nice if everything we throw out could be recycled, but it is not possible at this time.  Some materials do not have an established market, a process to deal with material or it is too cost prohibitive for recycling. This makes collection, transportation or processing too expensive.

The City of Airdrie is so committed to Waste Reduction that our own  Mayor Linda Bruce Co-Chairs the Calgary Regional Waste Reduction Partnership Committee and is ex-officio on all City of Airdrie committees. Mayor Bruce is very excited that the City of Airdrie has partnered with The Natural Step as it continues to find innovative ways to reduce Airdrie’s ecological footprint and make Airdrie a sustainable community. 

Our East Lake Recycle Depot is one of our waste reduction initiatives, to discover more read our Recycling and Waste Guide .