Multi-Family Recycling Program Letter

[Date]

We are excited to announce our complex’s recycling program, which starts on [Enter date].

The program can help us keep our recyclables out of the landfill. It also complies with The City’s Waste & Recycling Bylaw that requires on-site recycling at all multi-family complexes.

What’s included in our recycling program:

Put the following recyclables into the blue bins loose. Do NOT use garbage bags or blue recycling bags. **See exception items below.

 Paper: Newspaper, catalogues and magazines, mixed paper (flyers, envelopes and office paper), telephone books and coffee cups  Boxboard and corrugated cardboard  Glass jars and bottles  Food cans and foil  Refundable beverage containers  Plastic containers with the recycling symbols 1-7, except polystyrene foam  Juice boxes and soup boxes (such as TetraPaks™)  **Plastic bags and clear plastic film – must be bundled into a single bag and tied closed.  **Shredded paper – must be put in a bag and tied closed

Download a copy of The City of Calgary’s Recycling brochure here.

Where to find our recycling area

The recycling area will be located in [Enter the location(s) where the containers are stored]

Make sure all material goes inside the recycling bins. Do not leave material outside of the bins. How to prepare your recycling

Make sure the all recyclable material is prepared properly:

- Rinse off any food residue from your jars and cans. Put leftover food scraps into your green bin program.

- Flatten your cardboard boxes to save space.

- Put your recycling into the blue bins loose. Do NOT use garbage bags or blue recycling bags.

Who collects our recycling

The City of Calgary will collect our material regularly and will take it to be recycled.

How to get rid of other common items

of 2 Items such as furniture, electronics, motor oil or household chemicals are not accepted in our garbage, recycling or food and yard waste. [Add additional information about how you want your residents to handle these materials)

Why is it important to recycle?

Calgary businesses and organizations produce one third of all the waste going to City landfills. More than half of the waste from businesses is not actually garbage – it is paper, cardboard and other materials that can be recycled instead.

Thank you

Thank you for doing your part to ensure our recycling program is a success.

If you have any questions, please contact [contact name, number or email].

Sincerely,

[Name, title/business/organization]