Curbside managed by the district or city, financed by MMBC
Depots managed by the district or city, financed by MMBC
Retailers and businesses manage their own recycling
Who pays for my recycling collection?
Retailers and businesses that pay fees to MMBC
BC resident taxes
Who does MMBC manage residential recycling programs for?
Packaging and printed paper businesses and retailers
All types of business
Mainly retailers
How does MMBC use the fees it collects?
To finance depot collection in communities in BC
To finance multi-family collection in communities in BC
To finance depot collection in communities in BC
All of the above
What material MUST be taken to a depot?
Glass
Container recycling
Paper recycling
Why must glass be taken to a depot?
It cannot separate properly when collected with other materials
It cannot be broken down curbside
It is too heavy to be carried in blue boxes or yellow boxes
What objective(s) does recycling accomplish?
Protecting the land, air and water
Keeping garbage out of the landfills
Saving energy
All of the above
What is the main reason why less plastic collected when plastic bags are collected from curb/multi-family buildings?
The bags aren't separated from other materials
Only specific types of plastics are accepted at recycling markets
If plastic bags don't meet North American requirements, they have to be exported
All of the above
Why does foam need to be separated at a depot?
If collected with other recyclables, it breaks apart and mixes
Coloured and white foam cannot be together
Insulation, squishy foam, and packing chips cannot be recycled
All of the above
How is paper and container recycling picked up in the City of Port Coquitlam?
Cart
Depot
Blue or yellow reusable bag
Reusable bag
How is paper recycling picked up in the City of Coquitlam
Blue or yellow reusable bag
Cart
Reusable bag
Grey box
How is container recycling picked up in the City of Coquitlam and the Village of Anmore?
Blue or yellow reusable bag
Cart
Dark blue box
Grey box
What type of curbside collection does the city of Burnaby have?
Single-stream (no sorting)
Multi-stream (sorting required)
Weekly collection (every Friday)
Mixed paper and container recycling (no sorting required)
Where can paper recycling be picked up in reusable bags?
City of Coquitlam
Village of Anmore
City of Burnaby
All of the above
Where must glass recycling be picked up from depots?
City of Burnaby
City of Port Coquitlam
City of Coquitlam
City of Port Moody
Where can glass recycling be picked up in a grey box?
City of Burnaby
City of Coquitlam
City of Port Coquitlam
Village of Anmore
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