Recycling in Calgary is Laughable
The City of Calgary might delay curbside recycling… AGAIN.
That is ridiculous… irresponsible… and downright archaic.
The problem is Alderman can’t agree. If the final details about the program can’t be hammered out, it might not be up and running until 2011!!
Edmonton has had curbside recycling for 20-years… since 1988 (yes… the year of the Winter Olympics in Calgary).
Mississauga has had curbside pick-ups since 1986.
Ottawa has had blue box recycling since the late 1980s.
It’s time to tell your Alderman to stop talking… and to get curbside recycling in place.
Here’s the contact info:
Mayor - Dave Bronconnier - 268-5622 - themayor@calgary.ca
Ward 1 - Dale Hodges - 268-2445
Ward 2 - Gord Lowe - 268-2430
Ward 3 - Jim Stevenson - 268-2430
Ward 4 - Bob Hawkesworth - 268-2430
Ward 5 - Ray Jones - 268-2430
Ward 6 - Joe Connely - 268-2430
Ward 7 - Druh Farrell - 268-2475
Ward 8 - John Mar - 268-2430
Ward 9 - Joe Ceci - 268-2430
Ward 10 - Andre Chabot - 268-2430
Ward 11 - Brian Pincott - 268-2430
Ward 12 - Ric McIver - 268-2430
Ward 13 - Diane Colley-Urquhart - 268-2430
Ward 14 - Linda Fox-Mellway - 268-2430
You can also call 311 if you can’t get a politician on the line.
March 7th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Why is the City trying to resurrect the dead? Surely these people are old enough to remember “we’ve been there, done that”. Some of us still have that expensive “Blue Box” to prove it. Besides destroying the livelihood of many in small businesses, they plan to tax responsible homeowners that already recycle. They could hire a lot of people to clean up around the recycle bins for a lot of years for the cost of running the curbside program. Part of the problem at the bins is the wind which will also blow the stuff throughout every neighborhood. Why does Cochrane have a Green Bin for plastic like Yogurt containers etc. and we don’t?
Thank you.
August 12th, 2008 at 11:54 am
Why does Cochrane have a Green Bin for plastic like Yogurt containers, etc. and we don’t? Good question. I used to take all my recycling to a business called A & P, but can’t now, because from what I hear, the City of Calgary wouldn’t extend their business licence and wants to get into the collection business themselves, and charge me through my taxes for what I used to do for free. I drove my recyling to a private company, and now the City of Calgary wants to get into the recyle business and charge me for what I used to do myself for no cost. Recycling should be done by private businesses and not by government