Recycling

Visit www.recycle-more.ca for detailed information on how you can recycle in Wood Buffalo.

Fun Facts

• Recycling one tin can saves enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours
• Recycling one glass bottle saves enough energy to light a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours
• One 20-year-old tree makes 785 paper bags
• Packaging accounts for more than 30% of your garbage
• For $11.00 spent on groceries, $1.00 is paying for packaging
• Recycling one ton of paper saves three cubic yards of landfill space
• Recycling aluminum can reduce energy use by 95% with similar reductions in water and air pollution