(Town of Ponoka)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

Expanded Program

Ponoka’s Curbside Recycling Collection Program now includes #1-7 plastics

Mar 29, 2022 | 11:07 AM

The Town of Ponoka’s curbside recycling collection program has expanded and citizens can now place all plastics labelled with the numbers 1-7 at the curb for recycling.

For the past few years, Town officials acknowledge Ponoka citizens have only been able to place plastics labelled with numbers 1 and 2 at the curb for recycling. That was due to market restrictions that made it too costly for many companies to access recycling markets for mixed plastics because those plastics had to be sorted by number and cleaned.

However, the Town’s waste management contractor, E360S, has recently started transporting its recyclable plastics to a company in Edmonton that uses an automated sorting system to cost effectively sort large volumes of mixed plastics. This automated sorting of large volumes is said to make it feasible for the company to now access recycling markets for plastics #1-7.

“Being able to place all plastics with numbers 1-7 at the curb for recycling again means that our community can start diverting more waste from the landfill. That’s great news,” said Sandra Lund, Chief Administrative Officer for the Town of Ponoka.

“The Town encourages residents to recycle as much plastic and household waste as possible through the curbside program because recycling not only protects the environment for future generations, it also saves on landfill costs,” added Lund.

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Residents are reminded that all plastics placed at the curb for recycling must be rinsed and cleaned.

Please see the list below for examples of plastics # 1-7 that can now be placed at the curb for recycling:

(Town of Ponoka)

For a complete list of ‘accepted’ items that can be recycled, please visit www.ponoka.ca/p/recycling.

Recyclable materials must be placed in clear or blue transparent bags, which are picked up bi-weekly (every second week) in Ponoka. To view a calendar that shows waste collection pick-up dates for your zone, please see the 2022 Curbside Waste Collection Calendar and zone map found on the Town’s website at www.ponoka.ca/p/waste-management.

If you have questions about what plastics can be placed at the curb for recycling, or for more information on the Town of Ponoka’s waste management and curbside collection program, please visit www.ponoka.ca/p/waste-management.