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Who manages and picks up recycling?

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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