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Calgary's Depots
In Calgary, many people are struggling to make ends meet due to rising food costs, job loss, and ongoing economic pressure. Beddington Bottle Depot recognizes this growing need and have stepped up to help. Through continual bottle drives supporting local food banks, they play an active role in reducing food insecurity and helping ensure more people have access to basic necessities.
This campaign against hunger has seen immense support and participation from the residents. It allows people to turn their bottles and cans into a hamper of eatables and food. Your bottle returns can make a difference! Bring your empties to a depot and donate the refund to the Calgary Food Bank. This drive has a positive impact and effort that can lead to addressing essential needs within the community.
Beddington Heights Bottle Depot
At Beddington Heights Bottle Depot in Calgary, recycling isn’t just our job, it’s our passion! Feel free to browse this page to learn some fun facts about recycling reported by the Alberta Bottle Depot Association!
Recycling Fun Facts
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Well-run recycling initiatives are less expensive to operate than waste collection, landfilling and incineration
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Alberta kept over 2.2 billion beverage containers out of landfills in 2013, according to Environment Canada
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It takes plastic 400 years to breakdown in a landfill
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Glass takes 1 million years to break down in a landfill
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Winter jackets, fleece jackets, carpets and sleeping bags are made from recycled PET plastic bottles
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Recycling aluminum is so efficient it takes as little as 60 days for a container to be collected, melted, made into a new can and wind up back on a store shelf
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From end-to-end, the amount of containers recycled in Alberta in a year could circle the earth 8 times
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Recycling 1 ton of plastic saves 7 cubic yards of landfill space
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One beer bottle is refilled an average of 15 times
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Recycling an aluminum can save enough energy to run your TV for 3 hours or light a 100 watt bulb for 20 hours
Feeling inspired to recycle those containers lying around the garage? Stop by Beddington Heights Bottle Depot today!
